Philippines

Frustration is growing two weeks after a devastating typhoon struck the Philippines, with government assistance slow to reach the affected areas.

Two Philippine ships headed for Second Thomas Shoal with food supplies for the Filipino forces there were blasted with water by Chinese coast guard vessels.

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The secretary of the Navy has final authority and discretion to name and rename ships.

The mining sector in the Philippines has had a lethal impact on people and the environment. Will an international transparency process help end it?

According to the Philippine government, more than 250 Chinese vessels have been spotted near six Manila-claimed islands and reefs in the disputed South China Sea.

Manila is beefing up its "maritime sovereignty patrols" in the disputed South China Sea.

A new Chinese law authorizes the country’s coast guard to fire on foreign vessels and destroy other countries' structures on islands it claims.

Rights groups said the Indigenous people had been “red-tagged” after opposing a local dam project. It’s the latest in a string of high-profile police incidents.

Guilty or not for exacerbating the suffering of Filipinos in 2020, Duterte is facing potentially tougher challenges in 2021.

Drivers have pushed back against a forced modernization scheme which the government says is needed to bring the iconic vehicles up to modern standards.