WATCH: Philippines releases images of 'high risk' encounter with Chinese vessel

Video released by the Philippine armed forces purports to show Chinese PLA Navy ships blocking and shadowing the Philippine Navy ship BRP Emilio Jacinto. The incident happened near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. The Philippines has …

Philippines metro project “no longer feasible”

The proposed Makati Subway falls victim to boundary dispute. The Makati Subway would have had an interchange with Manila MRT Line 3. PLANS for a $US 3.5bn 8km underground metro in the city of Makati appear to have been abandoned after one of the companies …

Balikatan 25: Strengthening Cyber Security Ties with the Philippines

CAMP GENERAL EMILIO AGUINALDO, PHILIPPINES 05.06.2025 CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military recently participated in the Cyber Defense Exercise in support of Exercise Balikatan 25 from April 21 to May 9, at …

Balikatan 25: U.S., Philippines forces, ‘Bundle of Joy’ reaches Dugui San Isidro Elementary School.

Armed forces of the Philippines and U.S service members deliver a ‘Bundle of Joy’ to Dugui San Isidro Elementary School during Exercise Balikatan 25, Dugui San Isidro, Virac, Catanduanes, May 6, 2025. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the …

Balikatan 25: U.S., Philippines forces, provide aid to Barangay Dugui San Isidro, Virac, locals.

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alexander L. Nestor, an independent duty medical technician with the Combined Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force, shares his experience during Exercise Balikatan 25 at the Dugui San Isidro Heath Center, Virac, Catanduanes, …

Vitaly Zdorovetskiy faces up to 24 years in Philippines' jail: Will Russia step in to free him?

Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, the Russian prankster who was arrested in the Philippines on 2 April, is now staring down the barrel of a 24-year prison sentence, and, if enforced, could see the internet’s Russian internet personality locked away until his late 50s, …

Teachers from Philippines reportedly detained during immigration raid

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - More immigration raids are being carried out in Hawaii. U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement confirmed Wednesday that federal agents conducted an operation in Captain Cook, Hawaii Island. Multiple sources told Hawaii News …

Philippines Q1 GDP grows 5.4% y/y, below expectations

Philippines' GDP expands 5.4 pct in Q1

MANILA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2025 grew by 5.4 percent from a year earlier, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday. In a press conference, PSA head Dennis Mapa said the …

Philippines slams 'high-risk' Chinese naval actions near Scarborough Shoal

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines criticised on Thursday a "high-risk" manoeuvre by a Chinese vessel near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in a rare incident involving warships from the two navies. The Scarborough Shoal -- a triangular chain of …