It’s a ‘travesty of justice’
A young journalist who spent nearly six years in a crowded provincial prison was found guilty of terror financing in a case rights groups and a UN expert labelled a "travesty of justice".
Marcos hit with impeachment bid
Members of Philippine civil society groups filed an impeachment complaint against President Ferdinand Marcos, accusing him of systematically bilking taxpayers out of billions of dollars for bogus flood control projects.
Asean revives push on peace plan
The current chair of Asean hosted a meeting of "important political groups" from army-ruled Myanmar, officials said, in an effort to advance the regional bloc's long-stalled peace plan.
Grok access restored with safety fixes
The nation will restore access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok following commitments from its developer to remove image-manipulation tools that previously raised child safety concerns, its cybercrime investigation unit said.
New offshore discovery the first in more than 10 years
President Ferdinand Marcos has said a "significant" discovery of natural gas had been made near the country's sole producing offshore site.
Manila-Tokyo defence pacts inked
JAPAN and the Philippines signed two defence pacts, including a deal allowing their forces to exchange supplies and services, with both countries seeking to strengthen security cooperation in response to rising regional tensions.
Cebu City placed under state of calamity
Cebu City has been placed under a state of calamity after the deadly collapse at the Binaliw landfill, which left many dead, injured and missing, while disrupting the city's waste disposal services.
A board game built for disaster
In a library in the Philippines, a dice rattles on the surface of a board before coming to a stop, putting one of its players straight into the path of a powerful typhoon.
Shifting trash threatens rescue efforts
Hard hat-wearing rescue workers and backhoes dug through rubble in search of survivors in the shadow of a mountain of garbage that buried dozens of landfill employees in the central Philippines, killing at least six.
‘Signs of life’ under trash mountain
Rescue workers searched for dozens of people buried under a mountain of garbage that collapsed at a landfill in the central Philippines, killing at least one.
