カテゴリー: Philippines
Swifties from across the country are spending big so they can travel to see star’s Eras tour in Japan, Singapore and AustraliaFor Allan Villa, seeing Taylor Swift live in concert is an unmissable experience, worthy of the backbreaking travel that will …
Former president has called for his home region, Mindanao, to split from the Philippines as his alliance with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr crumblesThe Philippine government is ready to use “authority and forces” against attempts to divide the nation, …
Ferdinand Marcos Jr hits back with fentanyl insult amid breakdown in relations between political familiesThe former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte accused his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, of being a drug addict who risked being ousted from off…
Ferdinand Marcos Jr was flown in because concert-goers created ‘unforeseen traffic complications’, bodyguards sayPhilippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr has been criticised for using a presidential helicopter to attend a Coldplay concert north of the …
Boat from Philippines with gifts for fishers, troops and coastguard in South China Sea slipped past vessels that intercepted festive flotillaIt looked, for a time, as if Christmas had been cancelled. A Philippine mission by volunteers to bring the fest…
Forty fishing boats loaded with donations, Father Christmas figurines and nativity had set sail in disputed South China SeaA Philippine mission to bring Santa Claus to the South China Sea to spread holiday cheer to fisherfolk, troops and coastguard off…
Four people were killed and at least 50 were injured after an explosion at Mindanao State University gymnasium in the city of Marawi, in an attack the authorities called Islamist terrorism. In a statement, Gilbert Teodoro, the Philippine national defen…
Police say the explosion at Mindanao State University gymnasium in Marawi could be revenge by pro-Islamic State militantsPhilippine forces were on high alert after a bomb killed four people and wounded many more during a Catholic mass in a university g…
The magnitude 7.5 quake in Mindanao triggered tsunami warnings in Japan and more than 600 aftershocksPhilippine residents were allowed to return to their homes on Sunday after a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck the country’s south, killing at least one …
Hamas released 24 hostages on Friday, including 13 Israelis, one Filipino man and 10 Thai citizensIsrael-Hamas war – live updatesThe group of hostages driven out of Gaza on the first day of the ceasefire with Israel included 13 Israelis, 10 Thai citize…
Richard Marles says two countries committed to a peaceful region where ‘sovereignty and agreed rules and norms are respected’Australia and the Philippines have begun joint sea and air patrols in the South China Sea as Pacific nations warily eye an incr…
National Security Council says convoy of 40 boats to bring festive spirit to troops in South China Sea risks stirring tensionsA planned Christmas convoy of 40 boats aiming to bring the festive spirit to Filipino troops on a disputed shoal has been desc…
Shopping mall ceiling collapse among reported damage after earthquake of 6.7 magnitude hits Mindanao regionThe death toll from a strong earthquake off the southern Philippines rose to five on Saturday as authorities reported more casualties across two …
Colonel Medel Aguilar says the Philippines will not stop resupply missions to a grounded warship that have developed into a potential flashpoint with BeijingThe Philippines has accused China of seeking to bully smaller countries into submission and vow…