Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday he is not worried that street protests over alleged corruption in multi-billion flood-control projects will escalate into violence similar to…
Read more Philippine president backs corruption scandal protestsJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A dismissed town mayor who fled the Philippines after being accused of helping establish an illegal online gaming and scam center catering mostly to…
Read more Indonesia arrests a fugitive former Filipino town mayor wanted for illegal online gaming scamsJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia on Thursday deported a dismissed Philippine town mayor accused in Manila of helping establish an illegal online gaming and scam center and evading…
Read more Indonesia deports an ex-Philippine town mayor accused in Manila of cybercrimesMANILA – A recently signed agreement will open a direct line of communication between the presidential offices of China and the Philippines to help prevent any new confrontation…
Read more New deal establishes a hotline Chinese and Philippine presidents can use to stop clashes at seaMANILA – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the Philippine president on Monday in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organized global peace…
Read more Zelenskyy in Manila to promote peace summit, which he says China and Russia are trying to undermineUnited States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin told a gathering of top security officials Saturday that war with China was neither imminent nor unavoidable, despite rapidly escalating tensions…
Read more US defense secretary says war with China neither imminent nor unavoidable, stressing need for talksWASHINGTON – President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for a White House summit next month amid growing concerns…
Read more Biden to host Japan PM Kishida, Philippines President Marcos for White House summitLea Salonga is back on the stage where her Broadway journey first began. But she isn’t playing someone Vietnamese or Chinese or Japanese at the Broadway Theatre. For…
Read more Lea Salonga heads the first all-Filipino cast of a Broadway show in ‘Here Lies Love’Hong Kong CNN — Sandwiched between two Pacific superpowers, the Philippines has long had to tread delicately when it comes to dealing with Beijing and Washington’s competing interests,…
Read more As US and Philippine defense ties grow, China warns over Taiwan tensions | CNNMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. flew to China on Tuesday for a three-day state visit, saying he looks forward to his meeting with Chinese…
Read more Philippines’ Marcos Jr. heads to China amid sea disputesPUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is flying to a western Philippines island province at the edge of the South China Sea on Tuesday to…
Read more US VP Harris flying to Philippine island near disputed seaMANILA, Philippines — A strong earthquake rocked a large swathe of the northern Philippines, injuring at least 26 people and forcing the closure of an international airport and…
Read more Strong quake injures dozens, shuts north Philippine airportPhilippine police have killed three inmates, including a top Abu Sayyaf militant, after they stabbed a jail officer and briefly held a detained former opposition senator in a…
Read more Philippine police kill 3 inmates amid rampage in Manila jail
