The Philippine government and Communist guerrillas on Friday signed an indefinite ceasefire deal to facilitate peace talks aimed at ending one of Asia's longest-running insurgencies.
Negotiations are progressing between medical executives from the Philippines and Qatari investors for the establishment of a polyclinic in Doha, as part of the proposed Filipino hospital project in Qatar.
The Philippines' national police chief said on Tuesday that about 1,900 people had been killed during a crackdown on illegal drugs, which began seven weeks ago ...
A pregnant woman, her husband and infant daughter were among six Filipinos killed in a weekend fire at their Saudi Arabian residence, the Philippines embassy said on Monday.
Philippine communist guerrillas will observe a seven-day truce from Sunday to bolster upcoming peace talks hosted by Norway, the rebels said, urging the Manila government to also order a ceasefire.
A Philippine court on Thursday released on bail a former branch manager of a Manila bank in a perjury case linked to the world's largest known cyber bank heist, police said.
A woman gave birth to a premature but healthy baby girl mid-flight while travelling from the United Arab Emirates to the Philippines, forcing the plane to carry out an emergency landing in India.
Five people have been killed in the Philippines and tens of thousands have fled from floods caused by days of unrelenting rain, rescuers said on Sunday.
Protests took place on Sunday in Manila over Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's plans to honour the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos with a state burial.
The Philippines on Saturday restarted peace talks with the country's largest rebel group, the first under President Rodrigo Duterte aimed at ending decades of violence that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
Japan on Friday announced it is pouring a massive $2.4bn into a new railway in the Philippines aimed at easing Manila's notorious gridlock.
The remains of Ferdinand Marcos are one step closer to internment at the Philippines' Heroes' Cemetery after the defence secretary issued an order implementing a controversial move promised by the country's new president.
