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VP Sara Duterte's future in balance as election season kicks off
by Cecil Morella - February 11, 2025 - 9:19am
Campaigning began in the Philippines Tuesday for mid-term elections that could set the table for the next presidential race and determine the political future of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte.
'Life or death consequences for millions': NGOs stunned by US aid freeze
by Cecil Morella - February 7, 2025 - 8:59am
The freeze in aid funding by Donald Trump's new US administration has left humanitarian workers seeing a large proportion of their budget cut off and fearing millions will be affected as programs are suspe...
Five things to know about the VP Sara Duterte and her impeachment
by Cecil Morella - February 6, 2025 - 11:11am
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was riding high not so long ago, sailing to a landslide 2022 election victory with her then-ally and fellow political scion Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Burst dike leaves Filipino farmers under water
by Cecil Morella - November 19, 2024 - 5:09pm
Filipino farmer Ferdinand Pascua faces financial ruin after heavy rain brought by Super Typhoon Pepito (Man-yi) sent torrents of water down a river near his shanty, bursting through an earthen dike and inundating...
Super Typhoon 'Pepito' batters Philippines' most populous island
by Cecil Morella - November 17, 2024 - 4:58pm
Super Typhoon Man-yi slammed into the Philippines' most populous island on Sunday, with the national weather service warning of flooding, landslides and huge waves as the storm sweeps across the archipelago nat...
Super Typhoon 'Pepito' pounds the Philippines
by Cecil Morella - November 17, 2024 - 6:44am
Super Typhoon Man-yi battered the Philippines on Saturday, with the national weather forecaster warning of a "potentially catastrophic and life-threatening" impact as huge waves pounded the archipelago's coastl...
Tens of thousands flee as Super Typhoon Pepito nears Philippines
by Cecil Morella - November 16, 2024 - 11:11am
Philippine authorities ordered all vessels back to shore and people in coastal communities to leave their homes Saturday as Typhoon Pepito (international name: Man-yi) neared the storm-weary archipelago nation, with...
To tackle plastic scourge, Philippines makes companies pay
by Cecil Morella - November 1, 2024 - 9:10am
Long one of the world's top sources of ocean plastic, the Philippines is hoping new legislation requiring big companies to pay for waste solutions will help clean up its act.
Philippines says US offered to escort supply ships in disputed sea
by Cecil Morella - August 30, 2024 - 8:12am
The United States has offered to escort Manila's resupply missions to outposts in the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine military chief said Thursday, following Beijing's intensifying efforts to block the...
Filipino mother's search for missing son in the spotlight
by Cecil Morella - August 19, 2024 - 6:49pm
For 17 years, Edita Burgos has looked inside body bags, visited military camps, led street protests, and filed court cases in a desperate search for her missing son Jonas.
China launches air, sea patrols near flashpoint reef as US holds joint drills
by Cecil Morella - August 7, 2024 - 7:17pm
China carried out a combat patrol to test "strike capabilities" near a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on Wednesday, as the United States and its allies held joint military drills in the same waters.
Inside the dark world of Philippine scam centers
by Cecil Morella - July 25, 2024 - 6:28pm
It started with a raid on a Chinese-run online gambling center north of Manila where hundreds of foreigners and Filipinos were forced to run scams or risk torture.
Philippines to 'stand our ground' in South China Sea dispute
by Cecil Morella - July 12, 2024 - 4:20pm
The Philippines will "stand our ground" in a dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea, a top security official said Friday, eight years after an international ruling against China in the territorial conte...
Beijing defends coast guard's 'professional and restrained' conduct in WPS
by Cecil Morella - June 20, 2024 - 4:04pm
Beijing has insisted that its coast guard behaved in a "professional and restrained" way during the confrontation and claimed "no direct measures" were taken against Filipino personnel.
Philippines deploys river rangers in battle against plastic
by Cecil Morella - May 28, 2024 - 1:50pm
The Philippines produces about 61,000 tons of trash every day, up to 24% of it plastic, figures from the environment department show.
Kids study in overheated slum as Philippines shuts schools
by Cecil Morella - May 3, 2024 - 9:36am
Many schools in the tropical country have no air conditioning and students must sweat it out in poorly ventilated classrooms but conditions at Baseco, Manila's infamous docklands slum, are even more desperate.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
by Cecil Morella - April 24, 2024 - 1:57pm
Extreme heat scorched the Philippines, forcing schools in some areas to suspend in-person classes and prompting warnings for people to limit the amount of time spent outdoors.
Philippines observes Good Friday with crucifixions and whippings
by Cecil Morella - March 29, 2024 - 4:44pm
Catholic zealots in the Philippines re-enacting the last moments of Jesus Christ were nailed to wooden crosses while others whipped themselves bloody in extreme displays of religious devotion on Good Friday.
'Miracle' rescue nearly 60 hours after Davao de Oro landslide
by Cecil Morella - February 9, 2024 - 11:56am
The rescue of a child on Friday nearly 60 hours after a landslide hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has been hailed as a "miracle" after searchers had given up hope of finding more survivors...
Landslide at Davao de Oro gold-mining village kills seven
by Cecil Morella - February 7, 2024 - 4:23pm
At least seven people were killed and 31 injured when a rain-induced landslide hit a gold-mining village in a mountainous region of the southern Philippines, officials said Wednesday.
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