Philippines

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's sexist joke has angered women's rights groups, with some of them saying the remarks are "extremely worrying".

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 28, 2018

Philippines president Duterte has repeatedly made it clear that he does want to stay in power beyond his term when it ends in 2022.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 23, 2018

Lava fountains gush up 700 metres (2,300 feet) above Mount Mayon's crater and ash plumes tower up to three kilometres (1.9 miles) in the sky.

David Sim Jan 23, 2018

Devotees squeezed their way into the tightly packed mob and climbed on others in a desperate attempt to reach the carriage carrying the Black Nazarene through Manila.

David Sim Jan 09, 2018

Children as young as three spend their days sitting in soot and breathing in coal dust and toxic smoke to make charcoal out of wood scavenged from rubbish dumps.

David Sim Jan 05, 2018

Paolo Duterte stepped down as Davao city's vice mayor on Christmas day after months of accusations that he was involved in illegal drug trade.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 26, 2017

Many of the victims of the blaze at the Davao shopping centre were suspected of being trapped in a call centre office in the building.

Lara Rebello Dec 24, 2017

Philippines Storm Tembin: Abdulsalam Binang Amerhasan eaten by crocodile while trying to flee rising water on island of Palawan.

Isabelle Gerretsen Dec 23, 2017

Philippines Storm Tembin kills more than 180 on Mindanao island - latest typhoon from Pacific to strike the island country after Kai-Tak.

Isabelle Gerretsen Dec 23, 2017

Casualties feared as the Philippines coast guard is leading the rescue operations in the waters, located 70kms from Manila.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 21, 2017

Storm Kai-tak pounds Philippines, leaves over 30 dead and dozens missing in island province of Biliran after triggering severe flooding and landslides.

Isabelle Gerretsen Dec 18, 2017

Search continues for little girl knocked unconscious and dumped by drunken dad in the forest. Felipe Eranzo now facing child abuse charges.

Paul Wright Dec 14, 2017

Australian photojournalist Ted McDonnell documents life in Happyland, a ramshackle collection of shelters built around a rubbish dump outside Manila.

David Sim Dec 14, 2017

When asked whether he would impose a nationwide martial law to combat terror, the Phillipines president said "all options are on table".

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 14, 2017

The Philippines president argued martial law powers are necessary to root out the extremists who have been regrouping after the military campaign.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 13, 2017

The Philippines president warns the industrialisation and urbanisation should move beyond the capital as Manila will soon hit a saturation point.

Vasudevan Sridharan Dec 07, 2017

Rights group Amnesty International earlier said there have been serious human rights violations committed by Filipino soldiers in Marawi.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 17, 2017

"The truth has never been his strong suit," one Twitter user wrote.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 15, 2017

The US president said his gruelling five-nation tour has been "tremendously successful" touting unconfrimed dollar figures.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 14, 2017

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and US President Donald Trump met officially on the sidelines of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit.

Ananya Roy Nov 13, 2017

US President Donald Trump has offered to moderate talks between the multiple claimants in the South China Sea dispute.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 12, 2017

The Philippines controversial president Rodrigo Duterte said he stabbed a person to death as a teenager.

Roger Baird Nov 10, 2017

The firebrand leader has often faced criticism for his violent war on drugs and numerous extra judicial deaths allegedly meted out by his security forces.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 10, 2017

Dionisio Santiago is the successive chairman of Dangerous Drugs Board to face an unceremonious exit.

Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 07, 2017

Some of the websites compromised belong to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, China's BDStar and the Armed Forces of the Philippines among others.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Nov 07, 2017

Russia donated around 5,000 guns and other weapons to the Philippines to fight Islamic terror as the Kremlin also seeks to boost its military presence in Southeast Asia.

Roger Baird Oct 26, 2017

Air strikes, artillery and machine-gun fire have left the lakeside city of Marawi in the southern Philippines a smouldering wasteland of shattered buildings and bullet-pocked mosques and houses.

David Sim Oct 25, 2017

Duterte urges public to remain vigilant as the remnants of Islamists could come back to launch fresh attacks.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 23, 2017

In pictures: The siege of Marawi has finally come to an end after one final fierce gunfight with a group of militants holed up in the shattered city.

David Sim Oct 23, 2017

Russian and Filipino navy officials said that the warships unloaded some 5,000 assault rifles, a million rounds of ammunition and 20 army trucks.

Ananya Roy Oct 20, 2017