Philippines

The Philippines is looking to buy heavy-lift Chinook helicopters from the United States, after scrapping a deal with Russia worth $227.35 millionin order to avoid sanctions, Manila's ambassador to Washington said on Monday.

On Aug. 22, schools in the Philippines will finally reopen their doors to students after two and a half years - one of the longest pandemic-induced school closures in the world.

India has offered to sell 18 light-combat aircraft (LCA) "Tejas" to Malaysia, the defence ministry said on Friday, adding that Argentina, Australia, Egypt, the United States, Indonesia, and the Philippines were also interested in the single-engine jet.

Malaysia is scrambling to protect its assets as the descendants of the last sultan of the remote Philippine region of Sulu look to enforce a $15 billion arbitration award in a dispute over a colonial-era land deal.

A lawmaker in the Philippines has filed a bill seeking to declare "ghosting" - the act of ending communication with someone without explanation - an emotional offence.

Anxious residents slept outside after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the earthquake-hit northern Philippines, locals said Thursday, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr inspected damage in the region.

A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday killing four people, damaging buildings and sending strong tremors through the capital, Manila.

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with residents in the capital Manila reporting their buildings shaking.

Three people were killed Sunday in a rare shooting at a university in the Philippine capital Manila, officials said, in what appears to have been a targeted assassination.

A Filipino man recently came up with a unique idea to ensure his wife could still be on vacation with him even though she had to cancel their holiday plans at the last moment.

The remains of a US Navy ship discovered last month by explorers, has broken the world record for deepest shipwreck, according to a release by Guinness World Records (GWR).

A Philippine mayor has ordered public servants to smile, or risk a fine, as he seeks to improve the level of service provided by the local government.

Tecno Spark 8P price in India has been tipped online — just hours before the official announcement.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Thursday praised his dictator father's rule after being sworn in as the country's new leader, completing a decades-long effort to restore the clan to the country's highest office.

A Philippine news site co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has been ordered to shut down, the company said Wednesday, a day before President Rodrigo Duterte -- its arch-nemesis -- leaves office.

The Philippines is looking to buy heavy-lift Chinook helicopters from the United States, after scrapping a deal with Russia worth $227.35 millionin order to avoid sanctions, Manila's ambassador to Washington said on Monday.

On Aug. 22, schools in the Philippines will finally reopen their doors to students after two and a half years - one of the longest pandemic-induced school closures in the world.

India has offered to sell 18 light-combat aircraft (LCA) "Tejas" to Malaysia, the defence ministry said on Friday, adding that Argentina, Australia, Egypt, the United States, Indonesia, and the Philippines were also interested in the single-engine jet.

Malaysia is scrambling to protect its assets as the descendants of the last sultan of the remote Philippine region of Sulu look to enforce a $15 billion arbitration award in a dispute over a colonial-era land deal.

A lawmaker in the Philippines has filed a bill seeking to declare "ghosting" - the act of ending communication with someone without explanation - an emotional offence.

Anxious residents slept outside after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the earthquake-hit northern Philippines, locals said Thursday, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr inspected damage in the region.

A powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippine island of Luzon on Wednesday killing four people, damaging buildings and sending strong tremors through the capital, Manila.

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the northern Philippines Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, with residents in the capital Manila reporting their buildings shaking.

Three people were killed Sunday in a rare shooting at a university in the Philippine capital Manila, officials said, in what appears to have been a targeted assassination.

A Filipino man recently came up with a unique idea to ensure his wife could still be on vacation with him even though she had to cancel their holiday plans at the last moment.

The remains of a US Navy ship discovered last month by explorers, has broken the world record for deepest shipwreck, according to a release by Guinness World Records (GWR).

A Philippine mayor has ordered public servants to smile, or risk a fine, as he seeks to improve the level of service provided by the local government.

Tecno Spark 8P price in India has been tipped online — just hours before the official announcement.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Thursday praised his dictator father's rule after being sworn in as the country's new leader, completing a decades-long effort to restore the clan to the country's highest office.

A Philippine news site co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has been ordered to shut down, the company said Wednesday, a day before President Rodrigo Duterte -- its arch-nemesis -- leaves office.