Tag: southern Philippines

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

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made a surprise visit to the wartorn city of Marawi on Thursday where troops are still ...

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

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

A Vietnamese sailor being held hostage by Islamist gunmen in the southern Philippines was killed during a gunbattle between the ...

A Philippine military jet accidentally killed two soldiers and injured 11 others as troops fought to retake a southern city ...

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

Snipers in high-rise buildings are the main problem facing Philippine forces battling to crush pro-Islamic State fighters who have occupied ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to eat alive the Islamist militants behind the abduction and beheadings of two Vietnamese ...

Two Vietnamese men have been beheaded by Philippine Islamist group Abu Sayyaf, the country’s military said. Their bodies were found ...

Islamist militants have beheaded two Vietnamese sailors held hostage for eight months in the southern Philippines, the military said on ...

The Philippines' Supreme Court on Tuesday endorsed President Rodrigo Duterte's enforcement of martial law across the southern third of the ...

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

US and Philippine warships on Saturday conducted a joint patrol of southern waters known as a hunting ground for local ...

Islamist militants occupying a southern Philippine city have forced nearly 400,000 people in the wider area to flee their homes, ...

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte marks his first year in power on Friday. Here are key numbers that help explain key ...

China on Wednesday donated thousands of guns to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to help Manila in its battle against Islamist ...

A dusty teddy bear strewn on the floor, family photos on a wall and dried underwear on a clothesline are ...

Australian military spy planes will start flying missions over the southern Philippines to help in the fight against Islamic militants ...

A Muslim border security officer in Singapore has been arrested for planning to fight in Syria, officials said Tuesday. Muhammad ...