Maria Ressa, a Nobel prize winner and co-founder of the online news site Rappler, has been acquitted of a tax evasion charge in the Philippines, another legal victory in her battle against multiple charges filed during the government of former…
2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup: Bolden secures historic win for Philippines
Sarina Bolden scored the only goal as Philippines revived their chances of going through in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup with an upset of New Zealand in Wellington on Tuesday. It was the tournament’s newcomers first- ever win at…
Quebec couple and their 3 children face deportation to Nigeria, Philippines
A mother and her three children smile and eat maple taffy outside a cabane à sucre. A Federal Court judge has upheld the deportation order of a man who’s been living in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, to his home country of Nigeria,…
Philippines starts to evacuate people due to Mayon volcano eruption
The Philippine authorities on Friday evacuated people from the six kilometers radius danger zone around the erupting Mayon Volcano in Albay province, approximately 500 km southeast of the capital Manila. The Albay Provincial Information Office said more than 18,000 people…
US and Philippines begin largest-ever drills after China exercises
The US and the Philippines are holding their largest-ever joint military drills a day after China concluded large-scale exercises around Taiwan. Over three days, China’s military rehearsed blockades of Taiwan in response to the island’s leader meeting the US House…
South China Sea: Philippines says China used ‘military-grade’ laser against boat
The Philippines has accused China of shining a “military grade” laser light to scuttle a resupply mission to a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. The laser glare temporarily blinded the crew of the Filipino coast guard boat, forcing…
Philippines warns travellers of bringing in veggies, fruits without clearance
Philippine customs authorities said on Wednesday that more than 700 cases of smuggled goods, including farm products, were recorded in 2022, warning travellers not to bring in vegetables and fruits illegally. The country’s Bureau of Customs reported 709 seizures of…
Human Rights Watch urges Marcos Jnr to order end to war on drugs
Human Rights Watch on Thursday urged Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr to publicly order police to end their war on drugs. This, has led to the killings of thousands of suspects since the previous administration launched it in 2016. The…
Death toll rises to at least 31 in flash flood in southern Philippines
The death toll has risen to 31 and more were missing after a strong overnight downpour flooded a number of towns in Maguindanao province in southern Philippines, a local official said Friday. Naguib Sinarimbo, interior and local government minister of…
Philippines’ Marcos seeks record $94b budget for 2023
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. asked Congress on Monday for a record $94.40 billion (5.29 trillion pesos) government budget in 2023 to support an ambitious policy agenda aimed at boosting growth and lifting millions out of poverty. Marcos’ proposed budget,…