PHILIPPINES SECRET DEATH SQUADS: OFFICER CLAIMS POLICE TEAMS BEHIND WAVE OF KILLINGS

In his Manila brothel the police officer admits that he too contemplates that very point... READ MORE›

PHILIPPINES' DUTERTE CALLED FOR A 'SEPARATION' FROM U.S. HIS TRADE MINISTER IS NOW BACKTRACKING.

On Thursday night in Beijing, President Rodrigo Duterte called for a military and economic separation from the United States... READ MORE›

WE KILLED FOR DUTERTE, FED BODY TO CROCODILE

1 of 10 Full Screen Autoplay Close Skip Ad x Who is Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte?... READ MORE›

HUNDREDS OF MILF CHILD SOLDIERS RELEASED IN PHILIPPINES

Example for other armed groups The number of child soldiers in the Philippines remains unknown... READ MORE›

SOCIAL MEDIA REVEALS CHAOS IN PHILIPPINES AS ISIS BATTLE GOVERNMENT FORCES (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Another photo, widely shared Wednesday, shows a man clad in black raising a black flag on a building beside the same mosque... READ MORE›

13 MARINES KILLED AS FIGHTING RAGES IN MARAWI CITY

'Take down fake Facebook accounts' Also on Friday, the Philippine military asked Facebook to close dozens of accounts linked to fighters in Marawi City... READ MORE›

DUTERTE MAKES RAPE 'JOKE' FOR MARTIAL LAW TROOPS

Philippines' president reassures soldiers who might be accused of committing abuses under Mindanao island martial law... READ MORE›

ISLAMIC STATE-LINKED MILITANTS BESIEGE PHILIPPINE CITY

Last month, troops backed by airstrikes killed dozens of Maute militants and captured their jungle camp near Lanao del Sur's Piagapo town... READ MORE›

FILIPINO TERRORISTS BEHEAD GERMAN HOSTAGE RELEASE VIDEO

He added that the Philippines is seeking foreign assistance to locate the remaining hostages... READ MORE›

GUNMEN STORM PIGCAWAYAN SCHOOL: POLICE

Pigcawayan is in North Cotabato province in the centre of Mindanao island... READ MORE›

PHILIPPINE MILITARY KILLS ABU SAYYAF COMMANDER

Philippine troops have killed an Abu Sayyaf commander wanted for kidnapping and attacks on foreign ships, a military official said on Sunday... READ MORE›

PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT DUTERTE TELLS OBAMA TO 'GO TO HELL'

President Rodrigo Duterte gives a fist-bump gesture during his visit to the Philippine army's Camp Mateo in Rizal province east of Manila on Aug. 25... READ MORE›

ISLAMIST MILITANTS STORM SCHOOL IN THE PHILIPPINES, TAKE STUDENTS HOSTAGE

Pro-Islamic State militants have stormed a town and occupied a school in the southern Philippines... READ MORE›

EAST PHILIPPINES: TROOPS 'KILL FOUR COMMUNIST REBELS'

Troops in the Philippines have killed four communist rebels during clashes in the eastern part of the country, a regional police spokesperson said... READ MORE›

ARMY KILLS ABU SAYYAF, MAUTE COMMANDERS

Marawi siege Army kills Abu Sayyaf, Maute commanders... READ MORE›

ISIS-BACKED MILITANTS STRUGGLE FOR CONTROL IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES

The death toll in Marawi city, where martial law has been imposed, stands at 85, with Islamic State claiming responsibility... READ MORE›

DUTERTE HINTS AT WIDER MARTIAL LAW, CITES ISIS THREAT

Last month, troops backed by airstrikes killed dozens of Maute militants and captured their jungle camp near Lanao del Sur's Piagapo town... READ MORE›

DOZENS DEAD AFTER GUNMAN STORMS MANILA CASINO

Thirty-six deaths, this is due to suffocation, Manila police chief Oscar Albayalde told CNN Philippines... READ MORE›

BEIJING'S CLAIMS TO SOUTH CHINA SEA REJECTED BY INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL

The islands in the South China Sea have been Chinese territories since ancient times, he said, according to state media... READ MORE›

PHILIPPINE MILITARY RECOVERS 16 BODIES IN CITY BESIEGED BY ISIS-LINKED MILITANTS

On Tuesday, President Rodrigo Duterte declared a 60-day period of martial law in the south to expand his authority to fight the militants... READ MORE›

DOZENS FLEE 'ISIL GUNMEN' IN BESIEGED PHILIPPINE CITY

Marawi City residents describe scenes of panic and tragedy as they attempt to escape battle between troops and fighters... READ MORE›

FILIPINO FIREBRAND RODRIGO DUTERTE JOKES ABOUT PENIS, LASHES AUSTRALIA AGAIN

Mr Duterte told the business forum he would double the salaries of security forces who will be ordered to destroy criminals... READ MORE›

PHILIPPINES FREEZES PEACE TALKS WITH COMMUNIST REBELS

Philippine government halts talks with communist rebels after series of attacks as president vows new offensive... READ MORE›

PHILIPPINES MILITARY: DEATH TOLL IN MARAWI TOPS 500

President Rodrigo Duterte declared a 60-day martial law in Mindanao to help boost the fight against the militants in Marawi City... READ MORE›

AMERICAN FORCES JOIN PHILIPPINE TROOPS TO END MARAWI SIEGE

Washington deployed special forces soldiers to Mindanao in 2002 to train and advise Filipino units fighting Abu Sayyaf militants in a program that once involved 1200 Americans... READ MORE›

PHILIPPINES' RODRIGO DUTERTE POSES A MAJOR AND UNPREDICTABLE CHALLENGE TO THE U.S.

U.S. officials are quite concerned, said Jose L. Cuisia, the Philippines' former ambassador to the United States... READ MORE›

LI OPEN TO PHILIPPINES COOPERATION

He said the Philippines will be committed to pressing ahead with cooperation with China in various fields... READ MORE›

VIDEO OF MANILA CASINO ATTACK SHOWS ROBBERY WAS GOAL POLICE SAY

Video of Manila Casino Attack Shows Robbery Was Goal, Police Say... READ MORE›

LONG ROAD AHEAD FOR MARAWI REBUILDING AS FIGHTING ENDS

The Marawi siege did not only affect Marawi residents, but also the entire Maranao community, he told Al Jazeera... READ MORE›

25, about 390 elite antiterrorism police officers descended on Mamasapano, a tiny remote village on the southern island of Mindanao... READ MORE›