THE Philippines has long been one of America’s principal allies in Southeast Asia, benefiting from historical, security and geopolitical ties which should have translated into a robust military ...

Four individuals, including two Vietnamese women, were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with five charges of drug trafficking and possession. In the court before Magistrate A. Shaarmini, ...

MANILA, Philippines – The military general who led the “overdue” move of a Philippine Marines brigade from the southernmost part to northern part of the archipelago is now the Marines chief.

After NATO members gathered at The Hague and pledged to increase defence spending, a doctored image was shared in posts falsely claiming it showed world leaders posing with a cardboard cutout of ...

TOKYO – A senior member of a crime ring admitted on July 1 to helping it orchestrate robberies in Japan from the Philippines, as the first hearing of a trial of the group’s leaders was held at ...

MANILA – A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck deep off the coast of the southern Philippines on June 28, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino exporters made a killing in May despite the global trade headwinds coming from the US tariffs, helping cut the country’s trade deficit as sales rose to one of ...

DUMAGUETE CITY – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) office in the Negros Island Region (NIR) continues preparations for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) in December while ...

MANILA Philippines – A China Coast Guard ship used water cannons on Philippine government vessels distributing aid to Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc on Friday, June 20.

The Philippine Navy seized an illegal drug shipment worth 10 billion pesos ($175 million) today (20 June) in one of the country's biggest narcotics hauls on record, officials said.

MANILA: The Philippine Navy seized an illegal drug shipment worth 10 billion pesos (US$175 million) on Friday (Jun 20) in one of the country's biggest narcotics hauls on record, officials said. A ...