Philippines

Hundreds are now missing with 20,000 homeless in one of the largest natural disasters in the history of the Southeast Asia islands.

Mark Banham Oct 18, 2015

Eye of Koppu, locally known as Lando, makes landfall in Luzon island.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 18, 2015

Civil defence chief warns 'The winds are getting stronger and it will get stronger'

Henry Austin Oct 17, 2015

Slow-moving typhoon forecast to make landfall in Luzon early on 18 October.

Karthick Arvinth Oct 17, 2015

President Benigno Aquino III took to national television to warn Filipinos to prepare themselves for Koppu.

Romil Patel Oct 16, 2015

The video clip, posted on social media, shows the husband kissing the housemaid.

Jigmey Bhutia Oct 07, 2015

Pugilist keen to bag one of 12 Filipino senate seats up for grabs.

Adam Justice Oct 06, 2015

Dozens of fishermen in the Philippines have gone missing after the typhoon hurled over the 7,000 islands.

Bauke Schram Oct 04, 2015

Acquisition part of Monde's expansion strategy ahead of a stock market listing it plans in 2016.

Kedar Grandhi Oct 01, 2015

Abductions take place at gunpoint on Samal island, near Davao City.

Agamoni Ghosh Sep 22, 2015

The trio appear on a list of 'high achieving individuals'.

Tom Porter Jul 20, 2015

Photo of a homeless boy using McDonald's light to study goes viral inspiring people to value education.

Maria Khan Jul 09, 2015

The Kim Nirvana, carrying 173 passengers, capsized on the way to Pilar, Camotes.

Bauke Schram Jul 02, 2015

Growth in the Philippines is taking off.

Ravender Sembhy Jun 19, 2015

Growth rate forecast to rebound on election spending and low oil prices.

Boby Michael May 28, 2015

Thousands evacuated from the Philippines as typhoon brings gales of 122mph.

Fiona Keating May 09, 2015

Chinese navy ship accused of committing an 'aggressive act' towards a Philippine Navy plane.

Taku Dzimwasha Apr 25, 2015

A museum in the Philippines is helping people appreciate art by letting them become part of it.

Adam Justice Apr 01, 2015

Thousands of families were left homeless on 3 March after a large fire swept through a shanty community in downtown Manila burning down houses made of light materials.

Adam Justice Mar 03, 2015

A couple of Android One devices have been spotted running Android 5.1 Lollipop in the Philippines, following the new update's debut in Indonesia.

Vinod Yalburgi Feb 18, 2015

As long as 44.30 is held, the peso is likely to strengthen to 43.50 before a rebound.

Boby Michael Jan 29, 2015

Deadly clashes erupted after police raided a rebel-held area in southern Philippines.

Ludovica Iaccino Jan 26, 2015

The commandos were hit by a surprise attack from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front

Thomas Wyke Jan 25, 2015

Pope Francis embraces weeping 12-year-old after she asks why God allows children to go through pain.

Maria Khan Jan 18, 2015

Drug lords 'living like kings' and operating rings from luxurious cells inside Philippines' Bilibid jail.

Maria Khan Dec 15, 2014

The rating is revised upward to Baa2 from Baa3 with stable outlook.

Boby Michael Dec 11, 2014

Consequences of Typhoon Hagupit are emblematic of the battle we are waging against nature.

Kumi Naidoo Dec 10, 2014

BREAKING: Students from Central Mindanao University killed after bomb exploded on bus.

Jack Moore Dec 09, 2014

Hagupit downgraded to a tropical storm on Monday, is now moving closer towards the city of Manila.

Samantha Payne Dec 08, 2014

Authorities downgrade Hagupit's status to tropical storm but warn it could still wreak havoc.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 08, 2014