President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been scrambling to quell public outrage over the massive corruption blamed for substandard, defective or nonexistent flood control projects.

Philippines confirms alleged Bondi gunmen's visit amid terrorism concerns, raising alarms about foreign nationals' movements and security risks.

Australia is grieving as two gunmen, Sajid Akram and his son, Naveed Akram, opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Sunday (December 14), killing 15 people and injuring several others.

Chinese coast guard ships have used powerful water cannons and blocking maneuvers against 20 Philippine fishing boats off a disputed South China Sea shoal.

China accused the Philippines of provoking a confrontation in the South China Sea after an incident last week that left Filipino fishermen injured, reviving tensions in the long-disputed waters.

Manila's coast guard said nearly two dozen Filipino fishing boats near Sabina Shoal were targeted with water cannon and blocking manoeuvres.

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro on Tuesday denounced what he described as "dangerous" and "inhumane" actions by Chinese maritime forces against Filipino fishermen in a contested South China Sea shoal last week.

A group of civilians including two former government officials filed a graft complaint against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, in a fresh political challenge for the estranged deputy of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Many Filipinos say floods are worse than ever — and now, the government has admitted that vast sums were embezzled from a program meant to fight the problem.

Philippine and US forces held joint maritime drills in the West Philippine Sea, according to an official statement issued on Tuesday. The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the US Indo-Pacific Command conducted their 10th Bilateral Maritime Cooperative ...