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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...
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, ...
Weakening Typhoon Fung-wong exits Philippines after displacing 1.4 millionTyphoon Fung-wong has left the Philippines after claiming two lives and forcing over a million people to evacuate. The storm caused signifi...
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 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...
Scientists find possible artefacts of oldest known Wallacean hominids in IndonesiaArchaeologists in Sulawesi, Indonesia, have unearthed stone tools dating back 1.5 million years, potentially rewriting early human migratio...
US approves $5.58 bn F-16 fighter jet sale to PhilippinesThe United States has approved the potential sale of $5.58 billion in F-16 fighter jets to the Philippines to bolster defense amid rising t...
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 ...
Super Typhoon Yagi sets sight on Vietnam, two reported dead in China's HainanSuper Typhoon Yagi, Asia's most powerful storm this year, is heading towards northern Vietnam after causing significant damage in China's H...
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 Bowring
China’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 typhoon
Typhoon Fung-wong left three people missing feared dead and caused widespread floods, landslides and power outages in the northern Philippi...
- Thousands evacuated as typhoon strikes Philippines
Typhoon Fengshen showered heavy rains across the eastern and central Philippines, grounding domestic flights and inter-island ferry service...
- Strong earthquake rattles northern Philippines
A strong earthquake rattled the northern Philippines early Saturday, but there were no reports of damages or injuries, US and Filipino seis...