Tag: Manila

Philippine troops have seized 59 suspected militants trying to reinforce Islamist gunmen holed up in the southern city of Marawai ...

The United States donated surveillance aircraft and began delivering weapons to the Philippines on Thursday to help its Asian ally ...

Western governments are warning their citizens against travelling to nearly all of the southern third of the Philippines, citing the ...

The Philippines tried Wednesday to reassure Southeast Asian neighbours about its proposal to partner with Beijing in oil exploration in ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has demanded the United States return church bells seized by American forces in a bloody campaign ...

Beijing urged Southeast Asian nations on Tuesday to unite and "say no" to outside forces seeking to interfere in the ...

Surging global demand for Asian exports and low oil prices will help China and the region's developing economies grow faster ...

Former US secretary of state Madeleine Albright warned Wednesday that "rule-of-law" issues could harm investments in the Philippines after her ...

Singapore said Wednesday it has offered surveillance drones and urban warfare training to Philippine troops battling Islamist fighters, to prevent ...

The Philippines said Wednesday it would monitor large transactions at casinos to curb money-laundering, after proceeds from an $81 million ...

Four of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's bodyguards were shot and wounded on Wednesday by suspected communist rebels a day after ...

President Rodrigo Duterte has asked lawmakers to extend martial law in the southern Philippines as the initial two-month limit approaches ...

President Rodrigo Duterte offered self-rule to the Philippines' Muslim minority on Monday in an attempt to defeat Islamist militants who ...

A business-as-usual approach to climate change will be "disastrous" for Asia, undoing much of the phenomenal economic growth that has ...

Asian markets surged on Thursday, extending a global rally that saw another record on Wall Street after the head of ...

Children and hostages are being forced to fight alongside pro-Islamic State gunmen waging a seven-week battle for a Philippine city, ...

The World Boxing Organization has said it will review the scoring of the Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn welterweight title bout after ...

Runway potholes forced the Philippines' main airport to divert several flights Thursday, officials said, in the third such disruption at ...

Asian energy firms sank Thursday following a plunge in oil prices while equity traders remained on edge after North Korea's ...

Islamist gunmen led by one of the world's most wanted terrorists still hold about 1,500 buildings in a southern Philippine ...