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Largest POW grave site: In 1944, the Japanese hellship Hōfuku Maru sank with over 1,000 Allied POWs aboard; in 2026, forgotten military documents led to a discovery no one expected 80 years laterA Japanese prison transport ship, the Hōfuku Maru, sunk in 1944, has been found off the Philippines coast. This discovery brings to light t...- Philippines and US stage counter-landing drills with allies near South China SeaPhilippine and US forces are conducting large-scale military drills in Palawan. These exercises, part of the Balikatan series, involve alli...
- India-New Zealand FTA to be signed on Monday, says PM Christopher LuxonIndia and New Zealand will sign a Free Trade Agreement on Monday, April 27. This landmark deal aims to boost bilateral trade significantly....
- Archaeologists discover early humans built vast island networks across the PhilippinesNew findings show ancient Filipinos were not isolated. They actively sailed across open oceans thousands of years ago. Mindoro island holds...
- US begins 'biggest ever' Philippines war games in thick of Mideast conflictAmerican, Philippine, and Japanese forces have commenced joint military exercises in the Philippines. The drills involve thousands of perso...
- Super Typhoon Fung-wong slams into Philippines, two deadSuper Typhoon Fung-Wong has struck the Philippines, causing two deaths and forcing the evacuation of a million people. The powerful storm, ...
- Super Typhoon Uwan: Airport operations suspended, 403 families evacuated — Here’s where the storm is headingSeveral airports in the Bicol region suspended operations on Sunday as Super Typhoon Uwan (international name: Fung-Wong) battered the Phil...
- Philippines on high alert as Super Typhoon Fung-wong approaches with extreme winds and heavy rainsSuper Typhoon Fung-wong, locally known as Uwan, has intensified into a massive storm with sustained winds of 185 kph, poised to impact near...
- Philippines evacuates 100,000 people as Fung-wong intensifies into super typhoonPhilippines is bracing for Super Typhoon Fung-wong. Over 100,000 people are being evacuated from eastern and northern regions. The storm is...
- Philippines halts work, classes as super typhoon barrels toward LuzonSuper Typhoon Ragasa prompted the Philippines to suspend work and classes as it approached northern Luzon, with the highest typhoon warning...
- Typhoon Ragasa to hit Hong Kong with 210 km/h winds; flooding risk comparable to Typhoon Hato, Mangkhut; Check threatened areas and landfall pathHong Kong Observatory warns that Typhoon Ragasa could become a super typhoon, potentially bringing winds, flooding, and sea levels comparab...
- US, Philippines launch war games after China's Taiwan drills, ship collisionThousands of US and Filipino troops launched joint Kamandag exercises in the northern and western Philippines. This follows China’s recent ...
- Asteroid ignites Philippine sky in a fiery blaze as it burns through Earth’s atmosphereA small asteroid, 2024 RW1, burned up in Earth's atmosphere over the Philippines after being discovered hours earlier by astronomers in Ari...
- Philippines opens coast guard post after China build-upThe Philippines opens a coast guard post in the far north to enhance security amid China's military build-up near Taiwan. The outpost aims ...
- North Korea says it will launch its first military spy satellite in JuneThe statement came a day after North Korea notified Japan's coast guard that it plans to launch a satellite sometime between May 31 and Jun...
- Super Typhoon Noru slams into the PhilippinesNoru, the strongest to hit the Philippines this year, made landfall in Burdeos municipality on the Polillo islands, part of Quezon province...
- Most deforested island in Philippines has most unique mammals in world
- China’s policies vis-à-vis South China Sea are based on selective history: Philip BowringChina’s assumption that the histories of the non-Han peoples whose lands border two-thirds of the waters known in English as the South Chin...
- Three missing, thousands displaced after Philippines typhoonTyphoon Fung-wong left three people missing feared dead and caused widespread floods, landslides and power outages in the northern Philippi...
- Strong earthquake rattles northern PhilippinesA strong earthquake rattled the northern Philippines early Saturday, but there were no reports of damages or injuries, US and Filipino seis...
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