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Residents walk past downed electric pylons in Talisay town, Cebu province

At least 12 dead as typhoon batters the Philippines

The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year uprooted trees, toppled power lines and flooded villages as it barrelled across the archipelago Friday, leaving at least 12 people dead.

World • 17 Dec 21

Residents stand in a flooded area in the coastal town of Guiuan, central Philippines' Eastern Samar province

Tens of thousands flee Typhoon Rae in Philippines

Tens of thousands of people in the Philippines fled their homes and beachfront resorts as super typhoon Rai slammed into the country today, with a charity warning the storm could hit coastal communities "like a freight train".

World • 16 Dec 21

Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr said he would unite the country

'Bongbong' Marcos to run for Philippines presidency

The son and namesake of the Philippines' former dictator Ferdinand Marcos has said he will run for president in the 2022 election, as the controversial clan seeks the ultimate political revival.

World • 05 Oct 21

The 76-year-old is constitutionally barred from seeking a second term as leader

Philippines' Duterte says will retire from politics

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will not run for vice president in 2022 and will retire from politics, potentially paving the way for his daughter to contest the country's highest office.

World • 02 Oct 21

An alleged drug dealer is captured by policemen after a drug buy-bust operation on a slum area in Manila in September 2017

Philippines will not cooperate with ICC drug war probe

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court's probe into the country's drug war, his lawyer has said, after its judges found the crackdown could be a crime against humanity.

World • 16 Sep 21

Schools which have been empty since the start of the coronavirus pandemic are being used as emergency shelters

At least ten dead as Typhoon Goni hits Philippines

At least ten people were killed as Typhoon Goni hit the Philippines, with authorities warning of "catastrophic" conditions in the hardest-hit regions where hundreds of thousands have fled their homes.

World • 01 Nov 20

Typhoon Goni will make landfall tomorrow with gusts of upto 265km/h. Evacuations will be difficult given social distancing amid Covid-19

Philippines orders evacuation ahead of Category 5 storm

Philippine officials have ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents in the southern part of the main Luzon island, as a Category 5 typhoon - the world's strongest this year - approaches the Southeast Asian nation.

World • 31 Oct 20

Fighting cocks have blades attached to their claws (stock image)

Fighting rooster kills police officer in Philippines

A Philippine police officer was killed during a raid on an illegal cockfight after a rooster's blade sliced his femoral artery, officials have revealed.

World • 28 Oct 20

Philippines became involved in the Wirecard case after the German firm initially claimed it kept the missing €1.9 billion in two banks there

Philippines promises 'thorough' probe of Wirecard

The Philippines' anti-money laundering agency said today it would conduct a "swift and thorough" investigation into scandal-hit German payments firm Wirecard.

Business • 29 Jun 20

Wirecard's chief executive Markus Braun has resigned

Wirecard CEO quits amid search for missing billions

The chief executive of Wirecard resigned today after the search for €1.9 billion of cash missing from the embattled electronic payments firm hit a dead end in the Philippines.

Business • 19 Jun 20

Maria Ressa waves to journalists following her conviction

Duterte-critic journalist convicted in cyber libel case

Philippine journalist Maria Ressa has been convicted of cyber libel and faces up to six years behind bars in a case that watchdogs say marks a dangerous erosion of press freedom under President Rodrigo Duterte.

World • 15 Jun 20

Tens of millions of people live along Vongfong's path

Typhoon forces 140,000 from homes in Philippines

Tens of thousands of people crammed into evacuation centres while trying to follow social distance protocols Friday, as a powerful typhoon hammered the Philippines.

World • 15 May 20

An armed police team entering the shopping complex earlier

Gunman surrenders after holding hostages in Manila

A sacked security guard who shot one person and took about 30 others hostage at a Manila shopping centre has given up peacefully, according to a live-streamed video, ending a day-long standoff.

World • 02 Mar 20

As many as 30,000 people are in shelters

Philippine 'explosive eruption' warning may last weeks

Taal volcano in the Philippines could spew lava and ash for weeks, authorities have warned, leaving thousands in limbo after they fled their homes fearing a massive eruption.

World • 14 Jan 20

Taal is one of the most active volcanoes in the region

Philippines issues 'explosive eruption' volcano warning

Lava and broad columns of ash illuminated by lightning spewed from a volcano south of the Philippine capital this morning, grounding hundreds of flights as authorities warned of a possible "explosive eruption".

World • 13 Jan 20

Tens of thousands of people remain in emergency shelters following the powerful storm

Typhoon Phanfone death toll rises to more than 50

The number of people killed by powerful Typhoon Phanfone that pummeled the central Philippines over Christmas has risen to 50, authorities have said.

World • 31 Dec 19

Villagers walk around a cargo ship washed ashore on Christmas Day in the typhoon-hit city of Ormoc

Philippines' Typhoon Phanfone death toll rises to 28

The death toll from Typhoon Phanfone that struck the Philippines on Christmas Day has risen to 28, up from 16.

World • 27 Dec 19

The Philippines is the first major landmass facing the Pacific typhoon belt, and is hit by an average of about 20 major storms a year

At least 16 dead as Typhoon Phanfone hits Philippines

A typhoon that swept across remote villages and popular tourist areas of the central Philippines on Christmas day has left at least 16 people dead, officials have said.

World • 26 Dec 19

More than 20,000 passengers and 157 vessels were stranded in ports, and at least 60 domestic flights have been cancelled

Phanfone brings strong wind and rain to Philippines

Christmas turned to chaos for many holiday observers in the central Philippines as a typhoon with strong winds and heavy rains destroyed homes, cut off power and stranded travellers, disaster officials have said.

World • 25 Dec 19

Villagers working among damaged houses in the aftermath of Typhoon Kammuri

Death toll hits 13 in Philippines after Typhoon Kammuri

The number of people killed by Typhoon Kammuri's pounding of the Philippines this week has hit 13, officials said, as authorities confirmed reports of storm-related deaths.

World • 05 Dec 19

The typhoon packed maximum sustained winds of up to 175 km per hour

Evacuations under way as Kammuri hits Philippines

Typhoon Kammuri has lashed the Philippines, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents and the closure of Manila's international airport as a safety precaution.

World • 02 Dec 19

Police ordered to arrest people vaping in public

Arrests ordered over Philippine vaping ban

Just hours after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced he would ban e-cigarette use, police were ordered to begin arresting people caught vaping in public and to confiscate the devices.

World • 20 Nov 19

The recent incidents have intensified speculation about President Duterte's capacity to lead

Duterte's ability to lead questioned over health issues

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that life is taking its "toll on my health", as speculation swirls over the 74-year-old's prolonged absences from the public eye.

World • 17 Nov 19

Villagers take shelter in a temporary evacuation centre in Digos City

Seven killed after earthquake hits Philippines

The death toll from a strong earthquake in the southern Philippines has risen to seven, disaster and police officials said today, as aftershocks continued to jolt many parts of Mindanao.

World • 29 Oct 19

Jennifer Talbot was trying to smuggle the baby out of the Philippines

US woman accused of trafficking 'baby in a bag'

Philippine authorities have charged a US woman with trying to smuggle a six-day-old baby out of the country in a bag she wore around her waist as she tried to board a flight at Manila airport.

World • 06 Sep 19