Philippines News

Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Philippines' Mindanao, EMSC says

This comes a day after a 4.5-magnitude quake rocked a town in another region on Christmas Day

Philippines defends US missile system deployment, seeks to acquire its own

The Typhon system, which can be equipped with cruise missiles capable of striking Chinese targets, was brought in for joint exercises earlier this year

Philippine military says will acquire US Typhon missile system

The US Army deployed the mid-range missile system in the northern Philippines earlier this year for annual joint military exercises

Marcos says legal experts to consider clemency requests for convict Filipina

Veloso, a former domestic helper and mother of two, was arrested in Indonesia in 2010 after being found with 2.6 kg of heroin concealed in a suitcase

'A new life for me': Filipina on Indonesia death row handed over to Philippine officials

Her mother Celia Veloso, 65, has called for Philippine President Marcos to grant her clemency so she can spend Christmas with her family

Filipina on Indonesia death row moved before transfer home

Mary Jane Veloso was arrested and convicted in 2010 after the suitcase she was carrying was found to be lined with 2.6kg of heroin

Philippines at double risk of typhoons due to climate change, say scientists

The unprecedented four typhoons in country last month was made 70% more likely due to rise in global temperature by 1.3 degrees Celsius

Sara Duterte hosts party as Philippines investigates her alleged plot to kill Marcos

The alliance between Duterte and Marcos has collapsed spectacularly in the lead-up to next year's midterm polls

Scam farms change tactics to avoid Philippine crackdown

Scammers continue to traffic foreign and local workers, forcing them to pitch clients around the world on fake investment schemes amid government raids

Volcano erupts in central Philippines; surrounding villages asked to evacuate

Video clips posted on social media showed a giant cauliflower-shaped grey mass of smoke billowing above Kanlaon's crater