Philippines Navy installs first ever missile system
Manila, May 2 (IANS) The Philippines Navy has begun installing its first-ever missile system in its three new multi-purpose attack craft (MPAC), an officer said …
Philippines bans sending workers to Kuwait
Manila, April 29 (IANS) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has announced that a ban on Filipinos working in Kuwait will be made permanent and he urged …
Philippines removes ‘comfort woman’ status
Manila, April 28 (IANS) Philippine authorities have removed a bronze statue in Manila symbolising the World War II sex slaves abused by Japanese soldiers, less …
Philippines tourist island temporarily shut for sanitation work
Manila, April 26 (IANS) The Philippines’ Boracay island has been closed to the public for six months starting from Thursday for sanitation and development work …
Philippines revokes Australian nun’s visa
Manila, April 25 (IANS) The Philippines on Wednesday revoked the visa of a 71-year-old Australian nun who has been ordered to leave the country within …
Philippines slams US human rights report
Manila, April 21 (IANS) The Philippines on Saturday slammed the US for raising concerns about alleged extrajudicial killings in the country and increase on police …
Philippines releases Australian nun arrested for political activities
Manila, April 17 (IANS) A 71-year-old Australian nun, who was detained in the Philippines over her alleged involvement in political activities, was released on Tuesday. …
US military begins storage facility construction in Philippines
Manila, April 17 (IANS) The US military on Tuesday started the construction of a storage facility at a base in the Philippines’ Pampanga province. The …
Australian nun arrested in Philippines over political activities
Manila, April 17 (IANS) A 71-year old Australian nun was arrested in the Philippines over her alleged involvement in political activities, the country’s Bureau of …
Tremors felt in Philippines
Manila, April 16 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.4-magnitude on the Richter scale hit Philippine’s main Luzon island on Monday, the volcanology and seismology institute said. …
Man runs amok in Philippines, hacks five to death
Manila, April 15 (IANS) A man went berserk in the Philippines’ Zamboanga del Norte and hacked to death five people, including his four children, before …
Philippines President names new Chief of Staff
Manila, April 5 (IANS) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday named Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez as the new Chief of Staff of the country’s armed …
5.9-magnitude quake strikes Philippines
Manila, April 5 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck the eastern coast of the Philippines on Thursday, according to the US …
13 killed in Duterte’s drug war in Philippines
Manila, March 22 (IANS) Thirteen alleged drug traffickers were shot dead by the police in 24 hours in Philippines’ Bulacan province as part of President …
19 die in Philippines bus crash
Manila , March 21 (IANS) Nineteen persons were killed in southern Philippines when a bus ran off a highway and plunged into a ravine. At …
10 killed as small plane crashlands in Philippines
Manila, March 17 (IANS) Ten people were killed after a small plane crashed into a house in northern Philippines on Saturday, authorities said. Police said …
7 killed as small plane crash-lands in Philippines
Manila, March 17 (IANS) A small plane crash-landed on a house shortly after it took off from Plaridel airstrip in Bulacan province of Manila on …
Philippines formally withdraws from International Criminal Court
Manilla, March 16 (IANS) The Philippines on Friday informed the UN Secretary-General of its intention to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Teodoro Locsin, …
Duterte to withdraw Philippines from International Criminal Court
Manila, March 14 (IANS) Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he plans to withdraw his country from the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it began examining …
Philippines military identifies new ‘IS leader’ in Southeast Asia
Manila, March 5 (IANS) A sub-leader of the Islamic State-inspired Maute Group has taken over as the leader of the Islamic State in Southeast Asia, …
Philippines asks UN to drop current special rapporteur from probe
Manila, Feb 27 (IANS) The Philippines will cooperate with a UN investigation into the war on drugs of President Rodrigo Duterte only if the current …
Philippines summons US envoy over CIA report on Duterte
Manila, Feb 23 (IANS) The Philippines summoned the US Ambassador in Manila on Friday to discuss a report by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) suggesting …
Transgender lawmaker joins Philippines military
Manila, Feb 14 (IANS) The Philippines’ first transgender lawmaker took her oath on Wednesday as a reservist officer of the armed forces, becoming the country’s …
Philippines President unfazed by ICC move
Manila, Feb 14 (IANS) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday that he is not threatened by the complaints lodged against him before the International …
Miss Philippines won’t share ‘Miss Universe crown’ with Miss Colombia
Melbourne, Jan. 6 (ANI): Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez might have got public’s sympathy after the mix-up at the 2015 Miss Universe pageant, but she is …