Philippines

A US military-contract plane crashed into a rice field in the Philippines, killing all of the passengers on board, according to officials.

The US military deployed the Typhon missile system in the northern Philippines last year as part of an annual joint exercise, and Filipino troops have been training with it, with plans to acquire the system as a means to protect Manila's maritime interests.

An American YouTuber that had been missing for weeks was reportedly shot dead in a botched kidnapping attempted in the Philippines, according to police.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr stated that he found the threats levied against him by his former running mate, Vice President Sara Duterte, to be "troubling" after Duterte received backlash for placing a conditional hit on Marcos, an action she has attempted to defend herself for.

Filipino authorities transferred an accused child rapist to a children's hospital in in Quezon City in order to administer medical tests requiring special equipment, officials say.

Tropical Storm Yagi brushed past the Bicol region southeast of Manila overnight Sunday and was expected to make a landfall later Monday on the northeast coast of the main island of Luzon.

Beijing claims almost the entirety of the sea, brushing aside rival claims by other countries, including the Philippines, and an international ruling that its stance has no legal basis.

The US Army said in April it had deployed the Mid-Range Capability missile system which can fire the Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) and the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile in the northern Philippines.

As two Philippine vessels meet on the high seas to transfer a sick Filipino soldier, China Coast Guard boats shadow, block and bump them, according to video released by the Philippine Coast Guard on Friday.

The alleged incident happened on May 19 at Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, where Filipino troops are garrisoned on a grounded navy vessel to assert Manila's claims to the waters.

The latest incident happened near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, which has long been a potential flashpoint, during a mission to resupply Filipino fishermen.

The Philippine Coast Guard said one of its ships was damaged Tuesday in a collision with a China Coast Guard vessel during a resupply mission to Filipino troops on a remote outpost in the South China Sea.

The rescue of a child on Friday nearly 60 hours after a landslide hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has been hailed as a "miracle" after searchers had given up hope of finding anyone alive.

The landslide struck Tuesday night in a mining village in Davao de Oro province on Mindanao island, trapping at least 20 people inside two buses used to transport mine workers, provincial disaster official Edward Macapili told AFP.

The Philippines has requested to blur a controversial map featured in the new Barbie movie. However, the country will still permit the film to be screened.

China's military practiced blockades of Taiwan over three days in response to the island's leader visiting the U.S. House Speaker last week.

Jose Maria Sison was the founder of one of the longest insurgencies in Asia.

A veteran police officer from the Philippines has been sacked for shooting down a traffic enforcer who he allegedly mistook for a carjacker.

A 58-year-old woman is dead after she was beheaded by a 35-year-old man for not allegedly giving the latter his fair share of taking care of a carabao before it was sold.

A father allegedly stabbed his son to death due to the annoying barks of the victim’s dog.

A security guard in the Philippines was arrested for reportedly killing two comrades after a drinking spree and an argument over food.

A 30-year-old Filipino woman was reportedly shot dead by three men who invaded their home in Washington.

A 55-year-old man from the Philippines reportedly hacked a teenager with a bolo knife resulting from an issue watching television.

Three people are dead after a Philippine school principal reportedly killed a teacher and her husband on Tuesday, Apr. 12.

Popular Filipina actress Sharon Cuneta will star in an international film based on an award-winning novel, "The Mango Bride."

A molecular biologist from the Philippines says that the Omicron variant may possibly end the pandemic due to the antibodies individuals would get if they get past the latest COVID-19 variant.

A security guard from the Philippines saw his revenge plans go haywire, ending up getting arrested for assaulting a wrong target.

A 48-year-old man who worked as an assistant prosecutor in the Philippines was killed by an unknown gunman on New Year's Eve with the motive yet to be known.

A 60-year-old mom was reportedly killed by her own son who alleged she was an "aswang," a mythical creature in the Philippines.

One of the most populous nations in Asia, the Philippines boasts of a long and lavish Christmas which is marked at the start of the “ber” months.