In January 2016, the Asia Dollar Index slumped to a seven-year low, months after the rupiah sank to the weakest since 1998... READ MORE›
It was against a backdrop of increasing Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea after 2002 that Vietnam began reaching out to its former American foe... READ MORE›
Since then, Chinese and Vietnamese troops have skirmished over ownership of islets in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
Since then, Chinese and Vietnamese troops have skirmished over ownership of islets in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
Human rights advocates have said many of the police killings in the drugs war have been executions... READ MORE›
Fears that Duterte could become an autocrat are compounded by the admiration he has expressed for Marcos... READ MORE›
A judicial official said on Saturday that Lebanese citizen Nader Essam Assaf was handed over by Syrian authorities to Lebanon on Friday... READ MORE›
Demafelis' death prompted Duterte to order a ban on further deployment of Filipino workers to Kuwait, triggering a diplomatic crisis... READ MORE›
The Duterte administration and his police force have maintained all the dead were killed during legitimate police operations... READ MORE›
In January, the president's securities and exchange agency ordered that Rappler be shut down for allegedly violating rules restricting foreign ownership of Philippine media... READ MORE›
Compared with the 342 HIV infections reported in 2007, the 2017 figure is 3,147 percent higher... READ MORE›
China claims the South China Sea almost in its entirety and has challenged the US naval supremacy in the western Pacific... READ MORE›
Talks on the long-debated Code of Conduct for the South China Sea could restart next month, according to a meeting between China and the Philippines... READ MORE›
UNCLOS refers to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea... READ MORE›
Human rights organizations blasted Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday for suggesting his troops shoot female rebels in the vagina to render them useless... READ MORE›
According to a government transcript of a speech he delivered on February 7, Duterte said Philippine soldiers should not kill women rebel fighters... READ MORE›
Protesters have rallied outside the Chinese consulate in the Philippines capital, Manila, against China's militarisation of the disputed islands in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
He is sick and tired of being accused of the commission of crimes against humanity, Mr. Roque told reporters in Manila... READ MORE›
The Jan. 24, 2018 file photo shows an 80-meter 260 feet piece of the Berlin wall in a forest in Berlin... READ MORE›
Last month, during a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, the Philippines president indicated that he might purchase the guns from India... READ MORE›
In May 2017, Duterte told soldiers fighting in Mindanao that they could rape up to three women without getting punished... READ MORE›
Mount Mayon, in Albay province, Philippines, has been spewing towering plumes of smoke and ash and launching pyroclastic flows down its slopes since mid-January... READ MORE›
USS Hopper DDG 70 Photo from navy.mil The U.S. decision to stir up trouble reveals who is behind the militarization of the South China Sea... READ MORE›
The IRB decision notes Menorca's problems with the INC began due to an internal division within the church's leadership ... READ MORE›
Filipino villagers escape to a safe area as the Mayon Volcano erupts anew in the town of Daraga, Philippines, Jan. 23, 2018... READ MORE›
President Rodrigo Duterte warns another war could break out in Mindanao if legislation on Muslim autonomy collapses... READ MORE›
Mount mayon may have a hazardous eruption within days, authorities warn... READ MORE›
The South China Sea has crucial shipping lanes, rich fishing grounds and potential oil, gas and other mineral deposits... READ MORE›
Huangyan Island is also known as the Scarborough Shoal, a disputed territory in the South China Sea claimed by the Philippines as well as China... READ MORE›
Many in the Philippines have rallied on social media to show their support for Rappler using the hashtags DefendPressFreedom and IStandWithRappler... READ MORE›
Celestino Almeda, 100,A is a Filipino World War II veteran who immigrated to the U.S. in 1996 and livesA in Gaithersburg, Md... READ MORE›
MANILA -- Christopher Lawrence Go is special assistant to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte... READ MORE›
Referencing human rights criticisms of his policies, Duterte said that he wasn't afraid to go to jail, and apparently used the anecdote to illustrate that... READ MORE›
In Zamboanga del Norte province, police said 30 people had been killed in the town of Sibuco town and six in Salug... READ MORE›
Since taking office, Mr. Duterte has pivoted away from the United States, a longtime treaty ally, and toward China... READ MORE›
Trump will start his 12-day Asia trip on Friday to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines... READ MORE›
President Donald Trump has again traded barbs with North Korea, shortly before offering to mediate in a heated regional dispute... READ MORE›
He also drives a tuk tuk around Tampa, Florida, which is commonly used for public transport in the Philippines... READ MORE›
Philippines duterte says his son will be killed if he is involved in drugs... READ MORE›
The United States and its former colony, the Philippines, have been strategic allies since World War Two... READ MORE›
US President Donald Trump said he has a great relationship with Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte, after a highly anticipated meeting in Manila... READ MORE›
In Zamboanga del Norte province, police said 42 people had been killed in the towns of Sibuco and Salug... READ MORE›
Typhoon Tembin is expected to slam into Vietnam late on Monday after bringing misery to the predominantly Christian Philippines just before Christmas... READ MORE›
Mr. Duterte is set to meet with President Trump on Sunday in Manila, part of the American president's 12-day tour to several Asian nations... READ MORE›
Mr Trump is expected to raise how China can rein in North Korea's nuclear aims, an issue dominating his Asia tour... READ MORE›
In January, Japan temporarily withdrew its ambassador to South Korea over a new statue outside the Japanese consulate in South Korea's port city Busan... READ MORE›
The South China Sea is better left untouched, nobody can afford to go to war... READ MORE›
US Defense Secretary James Mattis' arrival in the Philippines on Monday could have been an opportunity to showcase America's importance in the region... READ MORE›
Canada is not blemish-free when it comes to issues of human rights, trudeau said... READ MORE›
Ayala Land is building five dormitories that can house as many as 6,000 people... READ MORE›
On November 21, Dawood Balindong, 37, who has been working in Saudi Arabia for over a year, swam to the man's car and gave him a lifejacket... READ MORE›
Trump left for home from the Philippines after a lunch with the other leaders, as meetings were running about two hours behind schedule... READ MORE›
In Brazil, three other Philippine maids who were recruited by the same agency as Maria also left their employment in the last year under similar circumstances... READ MORE›
Relations with Trump have been far warmer, with Duterte performing a playful impression of his first phone call with Trump last December... READ MORE›
Days before Mr. Trump was elected, Mr. Duterte named Mr. Antonio an envoy to the United States for trade, investment and economic affairs... READ MORE›
Tell him nobody's threatening him, that there will be no war, Duterte said, referring to the North Korean leader... READ MORE›
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Manila to protest against US President Donald Trump, ahead of his visit to the Philippines... READ MORE›
President Rodrigo Duterte met victims at the scene, about 1,000km southeast of the capital Manila... READ MORE›
In a statement on Monday, the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines NUJP expressed outrage over the government's decision against Rappler... READ MORE›
Heydarian said Trump's convivial hobnob with controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was the most successful leg of the journey... READ MORE›
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