Philippines flags ‘incursions’ by nearly 300 Chinese militia boats
The Philippines on Wednesday reported what it said were incursions into its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) by 287 maritime militia vessels from China, in a further sign...
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Philippines evacuates nearly 1 million as world’s strongest 2020 typhoon approaches
Officials have evacuated almost a million residents in the southern part of the Philippines’ main island of Luzon as a category 5 storm – the...
Rumbling volcano shuts down Philippine capital (V)
Schools and businesses shut across the Philippine capital on Monday as a volcano belched clouds of ash across the city and seismologists warned an eruption...
Philippines warns of ‘explosive eruption’ as volcano spews ash
A volcano near the Philippines capital spewed ash up to 15 km (nine miles) into the sky on Sunday, prompting the evacuation of thousands of...
Strong quake in Philippines kills at least two, injures dozens
An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 sent people scrambling on Tuesday as it shook buildings and disrupted power supply in the central area of the Philippines’...
Cyprus’ serial killings to be portrayed in Philippines docudrama
An award-winning weekly drama series in the Philippines, ‘Tadhana’ will feature two special episodes based on the serial murders in Cyprus which were uncovered in...
In address to Filipinos, president slams authorities’ ‘casual and careless approach’ to missing persons
Any failure by Cypriot authorities to properly investigate cases of missing persons, which in seven instances at least, led to murder by a serial killer,...
Philippines’ Duterte accepts China’s proposal to jointly investigate collision
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted China’s proposal to jointly investigate allegations that a Chinese fishing vessel abandoned 22 Filipinos after it sank their boat in the...
Police investigating case of kidnap in the Philippines
Police are investigating a case concerning the abduction of a Chinese businessman in the Philippines who lives permanently in Limassol. The man was released by...
Philippines monitoring serial killer probe, dispatch representatives
The Philippine foreign ministry said Friday it was monitoring developments in Cyprus and has dispatched representatives to provide Cypriot authorities with assistance. In a statement,...
Eight killed, dozens feared trapped after earthquake hits Philippines
By Karen Lema and Martin Petty MANILA, April 22 (Reuters) – At least eight people were killed when a magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the Philippines’...
Philippines vows to crush ‘terrorists’ after church bombs kill 20 (Update)
By Martin Petty and Enrico Dela Cruz The Philippines vowed to destroy those behind twin bombings that killed 20 people during a Sunday church service...
European arrest warrant for gay couple suspected of buying baby
Police have issued European arrest warrants for two men in a same sex partnership suspected of illegally adopting a baby brought to Cyprus by a woman from...
Earthquake of 6.9 strikes off Philippines, small tsunami possible
MANILA, Dec 29 (Reuters) – An earthquake of 6.9 magnitude struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday and small tsunami waves were...
U.S. returns bells looted after Philippine wartime massacre
Church bells taken as war trophies by U.S. forces more than a century ago arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday, ending Manila’s decades-long quest for the return of some...
Philippines’ Duterte ‘will quit’ if enough women protest his kiss
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has defended his kiss on the lips of a married Filipino woman in South Korea, and said he will resign if enough women...
Philippines’ Duterte stirs controversy by kissing woman on lips
A kiss by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on a Filipino woman’s lips while on an official visit in South Korea sparked anger and jokes on...
Duterte says he ordered investigation of Australian nun
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he ordered the investigation into a 71-year-old Australian nun for “disorderly conduct”, justifying it as a legal move against “undesirable”...
Shoot me, don’t jail me, Duterte tells Hague court prosecutor
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday told the International Criminal Court (ICC) to go ahead and investigate him for crimes against humanity, and said he would prefer...
Philippines exhumes bodies of two children in dengue vaccine probe
A Philippine government agency on Thursday exhumed the bodies of two children whose parents suspect they died of dengue after receiving a new vaccine against...