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In this photo taken 9 May, 2022, Presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., son of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr., speaks to the members of the media, at his party heaquarters in Manila

Philippine dictator's son wins landslide presidential victory

The son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos cemented a landslide presidential election victory Tuesday, as Filipinos bet on a familiar dynasty to ease rampant poverty

Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr waves after casting his vote at Mariano Marcos Memorial Elementary School in Batac, Ilocos Norte on 9 May, 2022.

Marcos Jr eyes landslide as Philippines votes for new president

Millions of Filipinos thronged primary schools and other polling stations Monday to elect a new president, with the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos the favourite to win the high-stakes ...

Anwar Hossain

Bangladesh national shot dead in Philippines

A Bangladeshi businessman has been killed by some unidentified gunmen in Metro Manila, the capital of the Philippines

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki speaks during the daily briefing in the James S Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on 13 April, 2022

US to host ASEAN leaders in mid-May

US president Joe Biden will meet in mid-May with the leaders of Southeast Asian nations, with a likely focus on the rising power of China, the host country announced Saturday

This undated handout photo received from 14TH IB (Avenger Battalion) Philippine Army on 13 April, 2022 shows an injured Pilar Village resident being evacuated to the town

Death toll from Philippines landslides, floods rises to 59

The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 59 on Wednesday, official figures show, as rescuers dug up more bodies with bare hands and backhoes in villages crushed by ...

This undated handout photograph received from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on 11 April, 2022 shows coast guard and police personnel evacuating a resident from a flooded area in Abuyog town

27 dead in Philippines landslides, flooding

Rescuers hampered by mud and rain searched Tuesday for survivors of landslides that smashed into villages in the central Philippines, as the death toll from tropical storm Megi rose to 27

Philippine Balikatan Exercise Director Maj. Gen. Charlton Sean Gaerlan (L) and US Exercise Director Maj. Gen. Jay Bargeron (2nd R) unfurl the Balikatan flag during the opening ceremony for a 12-day joint military drill, at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City, east of Manila on 28 March 2022.

US, Philippines kick off their largest-ever war games

The Philippines and the United States launched the largest-ever joint military drills in the archipelago nation on Monday, signalling deepening defence ties as fresh tensions surface in the disputed ...

This photo taken on 2 February, 2022 shows members of the Philippines national cricket team training at the United Club pitch in Paranque City in suburban Manila

Cricket 'fairy tale': Philippines amateurs chase World Cup berth

The Philippines is better known for boxers than batsmen and its cricket team has not played for three years, but the side of amateurs hope to make their mark in T20 World Cup qualifiers

A resident gathers wood as he tries to fix his damaged house in Surigao City, Surigao del Norte province, on 24 December, 2021

Philippines typhoon death toll rises to 388

Uprooted coconut trees and destroyed house are seen next to a sinage in Dapa town, Siargao island on 21 December 21, 2021, days after super Typhoon Rai devastated the island.

Philippine surfing paradise wiped out by typhoon

Resort and bar owners on a Philippine island popular with surfers and tourists were expecting a bumper Christmas holiday after Covid-19 restrictions finally eased. Then Super Typhoon Rai wiped them ...

An armed policeman stands guard while his colleagues clear a road of debris in Surigao City, Surigao del norte province, on 19 December, 2021, days after super Typhoon Rai devastated the city

Death toll passes 200 after Philippines typhoon

The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year surpassed 200 on Monday, as desperate survivors pleaded for urgent supplies of drinking water and food

This handout photo taken and received on 16 December, 2021 from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows a Coast Guard member (R) assisting a flood-affected resident in a flotation ring during an evacuation from their homes next to a swollen river in Cagayan de Oro city on southern Mindanao island, amid heavy rains brought about by Typhoon Rai

Tens of thousands flee as super typhoon hits the Philippines

Thousands of people in the Philippines fled their homes and beachfront resorts as super typhoon Rai slammed into the country Thursday, with a charity warning the storm could hit coastal communities ...

Vendors sell plastic horns ahead of New Year celebrations in Divisoria, Manila in the Philippines, 29 December 2017.

Philippines suspends decision to allow vaccinated tourists entry

The Philippines has temporarily suspended a decision to allow fully vaccinated tourists entry in a bid to prevent a new, heavily mutated coronavirus variant taking off in the country where most of ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands.

ICC suspends investigation of Philippines 'war on drugs'

The International Criminal Court has suspended its investigation into suspected rights abuses committed under Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte's "war on drugs" following a request from Manila.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Veteran Philippine journalist Maria Ressa pictures is displayed in the Reporter Without Border (RSF) headquarter in Paris, on 8 October 2021

Philippines govt defends press freedom after critic wins Nobel Peace Prize

A top aide to Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte said Monday the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to journalist and government critic Maria Ressa was proof that “press freedom is alive” in the ...

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