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Election result could tip scales for Sara Duterte
by Pam Castro - May 14, 2025 - 8:30am
As results were still being tallied in Monday's midterm elections, impeached Vice President Sara Duterte released a statement just before midnight telling supporters the outcome was "not what we had hoped...
Filipino pope could revive priestly vocations in Catholic bastion
by Pam Castro - May 8, 2025 - 11:15pm
As cardinals gather in the Vatican to elect a new pope -- with a Filipino among the favorites -- the church in Asia's most Catholic country is grappling with a decline in those with a vocation for the pries...
Philippines, New Zealand sign troops deal in 'deteriorating' strategic environment
by Pam Castro - May 1, 2025 - 9:15am
The Philippines and New Zealand signed an agreement on Wednesday allowing the deployment of troops on each other's territory, a move aimed at bolstering security in a "deteriorating" strategic env...
'Shared loss': Filipino Catholics bid Pope Francis farewell
by Pam Castro - April 27, 2025 - 9:15am
Filipino faithful prayed the rosary inside a Manila church on Saturday as the funeral of Pope Francis played overhead on large screens.
Yolanda victims remember day Pope Francis brought hope
by Pam Castro - April 23, 2025 - 8:10am
Fourteen months after the deadliest storm in Philippine history, Pope Francis stood on a rain-swept stage to deliver a message of hope to the battered town of Tacloban.
'God never sleeps': Opponents of Duterte's drug war
by Pam Castro - March 15, 2025 - 12:08pm
Former President Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs has always faced strong opposition on the home front.
Tears, disdain as drug war families watch Duterte at ICC
by Pam Castro - March 15, 2025 - 8:57am
As former President Rodrigo Duterte stated his name for the International Criminal Court on Friday, a murmur of disdain crept through a cramped room in a Manila church.
Philippine 'Angels' aim to de-escalate South China Sea encounters
by Pam Castro - March 8, 2025 - 10:47am
"Angels of the Sea is a testament that there are things that women can do more effectively than men."
Manila neighborhood puts bounty on dengue-carrying mosquitoes
by Pam Castro - February 20, 2025 - 8:49am
Residents in a central Manila neighborhood lined up Wednesday, as dengue cases spike nationwide, to collect a bounty -- one peso for every five mosquitoes, dead or alive.
Marcos puts China at center of poll campaign
by Pam Castro - February 16, 2025 - 9:08am
President Ferdinand Marcos put Beijing firmly center stage on the campaign trail on Saturday, saying his predecessor's administration was all too happy for the Philippines "to be a province of China".
Impeached Duterte won't rule out presidential run
by Pam Castro - February 8, 2025 - 10:27am
Vice President Sara Duterte said Friday she had yet to consider stepping down and was still weighing a run for president despite her dramatic impeachment this week by the House of Representatives.
Catholic devotees mass in Manila hoping for a miracle
by Pam Castro - January 9, 2025 - 8:52am
 Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle Thursday, straining to reach a centuries-old statue of the Black Nazarene in an annual display of religious...
Floods hit northern Philippines after 'Pepito' forces dam release
by Pam Castro - November 19, 2024 - 11:28am
Floodwaters hit hundreds of houses in the northern Philippines on Monday after water released from a dam following Typhoon Man-yi caused a major river to break its banks.
Philippines cleans up as 'Pepito' death toll rises
by Pam Castro - November 18, 2024 - 6:07pm
Filipinos cleared fallen trees and repaired damaged houses on Monday after the sixth major storm to batter the Philippines in a month smashed flimsy buildings, knocked out power and claimed at least eight lives...
Philippines death toll from 'Kristine' rises to 110
by Pam Castro - October 28, 2024 - 10:12am
Rescuers in the Philippines searched a lake and scoured isolated villages on Sunday to locate dozens of missing people as the death toll from Tropical Storm Trami (locally known as Kristine) hit 110.
Manila's car counters help address 'world's worst traffic'
by Pam Castro - October 18, 2024 - 10:41am
Rain or shine, through floods and car exhaust pollution, the 41-year-old holds the fort as carmageddon plays out each day in the Southeast Asian metropolis infamous for its terrible gridlock.
Philippines to deploy floating barriers to contain oil spill
by Pam Castro - July 26, 2024 - 11:31am
The Philippine Coast Guard planned Friday to deploy oil dispersant and floating barriers a day after a tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel sank off Manila.
Philippines hopes to sign key defense pact with Japan
by Pam Castro - July 4, 2024 - 5:01pm
The Philippines' military chief said Thursday he hoped a key defense pact with Japan allowing for the deployment of troops on each other's territory will be signed at security talks next week.
Philippines says it agrees with China to 'de-escalate' West Philippine Sea tensions
by Pam Castro - July 3, 2024 - 10:48am
The Philippines and China agreed on Tuesday to "de-escalate tensions" over the West Philippine Sea, Manila said, following a violent clash in the disputed waters last month.
Philippines says Chinese coast guard boarded navy vessels in South China Sea
by Pam Castro - June 19, 2024 - 2:45pm
The Philippine military said Wednesday that the Chinese coast guard rammed and boarded Filipino navy boats and seized their guns in the South China Sea this week in a confrontation that saw a Filipino sailor lose...
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