Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday accused his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte of peddling lies after the former leader said this year's national budget was invalid, in the latest feud between the former allies ahead of upcoming midterm elections.

The U.S. Embassy in the Philippines says that nearly 200 Afghan nationals have been flown on to the United States after having their special immigration visas processed in the Philippines

The Philippines’ top fintech platform GCash is building up its suite of financial products beyond payments as it prepares for an initial public offering, its chief executive said on Monday.

MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos denounced on Monday (Jan 20) a proposed law to make sex education mandatory in schools in the conservative mainly Catholic nation, alleging it would teach 4-year-olds to pleasure themselves.

As Donald Trump begins his second four-year term today, the world braces itself for what many fear will be a turbulent chapter in global politics. The United States, and indeed the rest of the

The regional bloc ASEAN and China should make headway on a protracted code of conduct for the South China Sea by tackling thorny "milestone issues", including its scope and if it can be legally binding,

MANILA: Philippine security officials said on Monday (Jan 20) that they had arrested a Chinese software engineer suspected of spying on Filipino military and police camps. The arrest comes as

The Filipino government has secured a substantial loan from South Korea to fund the Laguna Lakeshore Road Network (LLRN) Project, Phase 1 Stage 1. The Export-Import Bank of Korea (KEXIM) has agreed to provide $905.

Divorce remains illegal in Catholic-majority Philippines, the only place outside the Vatican where it is outlawed, contrary to claims that surfaced on Facebook and TikTok in January 2025. The posts misrepresented footage that showed the Southeast Asian archipelago's lower house of Congress approving a divorce bill in May 2024.

A Philippine security official says China is “pushing us to the wall” with growing aggression in the disputed South China Sea and warned that “all options are on the table” for Manila’s response, including new international lawsuits.

Hundreds of thousands of barefoot devotees joined an annual procession in the Philippines of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ on Thursday in one of the world’s grandest displays of Catholic devotion and expressions of faith.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Monday accused his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte of peddling lies after the former leader said this year's national budget was invalid, in the latest feud between the former allies ahead of upcoming midterm elections.