Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has given a commitment that $81mn stolen by cyber criminals from the account of Bangladesh Bank in New York would be returned, the Bangladesh ambassador to the Philippines said.
Police Wednesday shot dead six supporters of a Philippine mayor days after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to have him ‘shot on sight’ for protecting his allegedly drug-dealing son.
The Philippines told its fishermen Wednesday to steer clear of a fishing ground in the disputed South China Sea to avoid harassment from Chinese authorities.
A Malaysian court jailed nine Philippine militants for life on Tuesday for their involvement in a 2013 invasion of a Malaysian state on Borneo island, in a dispute stemming from 19th century British colonial rule.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte vowed big reforms to tackle chronic economic flaws and defended his pursuit of a deadly anti-narcotics war, saying drugs were drowning his country and human rights were no excuse to shield criminals.
Southeast Asian nations overcame days of deadlock when the Philippines dropped a request for their joint statement to mention a landmark legal ruling on the South China Sea, after objections from Cambodia.
More than 222,000 Filipino expatriates are now working in Qatar, an increase of over 34,000 from last year, according to the Philippine embassy.
Former Philippine president Gloria Arroyo was released from detention on Thursday following nearly five years in a military hospital after the Supreme Court dismissed her corruption charges, her lawyer said.
The main runway at the Philippines' biggest international airport was closed on Monday due to heavy rain, with more than a hundred flights expected to be delayed or diverted, officials said.
President Rodrigo Duterte met with a businessman he accused of being one of the Philippines' top drug lords and threatened to kill him to his face.
The Philippines will concede nothing to China as it seeks to implement an international tribunal ruling against Beijing's claims to most of the South China Sea, its top lawyer said on Friday.
The Philippines urged Beijing on Thursday to respect an international tribunal's ruling that rejected Chinese claims to most of the South China Sea, and said it would raise the issue at a regional summit.
