
China urged to face Philippines at UN tribunal
A senior U.S. lawmaker meeting with Philippine officials said Tuesday that China should agree to face the Philippines before a U.N.

Philippine dictatorship victims to be compensated
Almost four decades after he was arrested and tortured and his sister disappeared into a maze of Philippine police cells and military houses, ...

Police among 13 suspects slain in Philippine clash
At least three police personnel were among 13 suspected criminals who were gunned down in a shootout with Philippine security forces at a highway ...

New law points to Philippine church's waning sway
Twenty-six years after Roman Catholic leaders helped his mother marshal millions of Filipinos in an uprising that ousted a dictator, President Benigno ...

Philippines OKs divisive contraceptives bill
Philippine legislators passed a landmark bill Monday that would provide government funding for contraceptives and sexuality classes in schools despite ...

Sympathy over US school shooting stretches globe
As the world joined Americans in mourning the school massacre in Connecticut, many urged U.S. politicians to honor the 28 victims, especially the ...

Hundreds of fishermen missing in Philippine storm
The number of people missing after a typhoon devastated the Philippines jumped to nearly 900 after families and fishing companies reported losing ...

Pacquiao loss downs spirit of storm-hit Filipinos
Filipino fans were stunned by Manny Pacquiao's knockout defeat to Juan Manuel Marquez, dampening the spirit of a nation battered by a powerful typhoon ...

Safety, need compete in typhoon-hit Philippines
The Philippine government's geological hazard maps show why this farming community was largely washed away by a strong typhoon: "highly susceptible ...

About 350 die in Philippine typhoon, 400 missing
A powerful typhoon that washed away emergency shelters, a military camp and possibly entire families in the southern Philippines has killed almost 350 ...

Powerful typhoon kills at least 74 in Philippines
Torrential floods from a powerful typhoon engulfed emergency shelters and an army truck carrying soldiers and villagers who were fleeing their homes ...
Typhoon pounds the Philippines, killing at least 7
One of the strongest typhoons to hit the Philippines this year barreled across the country's south on Tuesday, killing at least seven people and ...
Strong typhoon pounds Philippines; 41K leave homes
The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year was pounding southern provinces Tuesday, cutting power, suspending travel and flooding areas ...

China's role in Southeast Asia questioned
China is finding the once friendly ground of Southeast Asia bumpy going, with anger against Chinese claims to disputed islands, once reliable ally ...

Obama wades into thorny Asian territorial row
President Barack Obama's attendance at an annual summit of Southeast Asian leaders on Tuesday thrust him right in the eye of the region's most stormy ...

Philippines rolls out welcome mat for US warship
A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike force's visit to Manila is the latest show of American military might partly aimed at countering China's grip in ...
Stocks shine as Thais, Filipinos nurture stability
The two Asian nations with the region's best performing stock markets in the past year are unlikely havens for investors: Thailand and the Philippines

Muslim rebels ink Philippine pact as step to peace
Muslim rebels and the Philippine government overcame decades of bitter hostility and took their first tentative step toward ending one of Asia's ...
Philippine peace deal seen as blow to terrorists
Hunted by U.S.-backed Filipino troops in 2005, Abu Sayyaf chieftain Khadaffy Janjalani and other al-Qaida-linked militants sought refuge in the ...

Philippine Supreme Court suspends cybercrime law
The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended implementation of the country's anti-cybercrime law while it decides whether certain provisions ...

Benefits outweigh risks in Philippines peace deal
A tentative roadmap to peace in the southern Philippines announced this week is the first major step in the latest attempt to end a long and bloody ...

Philippines, Muslim rebels agree on peace pact
The Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim rebel group have reached a preliminary peace deal that is a major breakthrough toward ...

Ex-Philippine president arrested in plunder case
Police arrested former Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Thursday and temporarily detained her in a hospital on corruption charges, in ...

Media groups, Filipinos protest tough cyber law
Media groups and Filipinos stepped up calls for repealing a tough new law that targets cybercrime but activists fear will be used to suppress online ...