Philippines

The Philippine navy chief said that the country plans to procure 15 more Shaldag Mark V gunboats, in addition to the nine it has already ordered.

The incident close to the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island was just the latest between the two nations in the disputed South China Sea.

The U.S. vice president's visit to the Philippines has seemingly closed the book on the problems and tensions of the Rodrigo Duterte era.

Kamala Harris is the highest-ranking Biden administration official to visit the country, marking a revival of ties after the tensions of the Duterte years.

Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla denied the claims that the country is plagued by a "culture of impunity."

The Catholic-majority country now has a birthrate of just 1.9 children per adult woman, the third-lowest in Southeast Asia.

The announcement comes ahead of a visit by Vice President Kamala Harris to the island of Palawan, adjacent to the disputed Spratly Islands.

Han Thar Nyein of Myanmar and Lady Ann Salem of the Philippines have been shortlisted for their efforts to hold corrupt and repressive governments to account.

The administration of President Marcos has said and done nothing substantial to address the country's human rights crisis.

Debris found in two separate locations were likely remnants of a Chinese Long March 5B rocket launched last week from Hainan island.

Gerald Bantag has been accused of masterminding the October 3 shooting of the journalist Percival Mabasa.

So far, the reasons that the new leader has offered have been vague and at times incoherent.