Philippines

Meta purges over 2 million accounts linked to scam centres

Meta has purged more than two million accounts linked to scam centres in Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Philippines.

Nov 22, 2024

India supports Philippines after Beijing's action in South China Sea

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday that India firmly supports the Philippines for upholding its national sovereignty after the latter lodged "strongest protest" against Chinese action in the disputed South China Sea.

Mar 26, 2024

25 dead after bus plunges off cliff in Philippines

At least 25 persons were killed when a passenger bus plunged off a cliff in Antique province in central Philippines, local media reported.

Dec 6, 2023

Indian student pilot, trainer dead in Philippines plane crash

An Indian student and his trainer pilot died after the wreckage of a small plane was recovered following a crash in the Philippines, authorities said.

Aug 3, 2023

6.7-magnitude quake hits northern Philippines

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted northern Philippines on Tuesday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said, adding that it might cause damage.

Oct 26, 2022

Korean Air's KE631 flight, which overran the Mactan-Cebu International Airport runway in the Philippines on Oct. 23, 2022

Korean Air plane overshoots runway at Cebu International Airport

Korean Air Co. said Monday its flight KE631 with 173 people on board overran the runway while landing at Cebu International Airport in the Philippines a day earlier but no injuries were reported.

Oct 24, 2022

A house is damaged after an earthquake in phillipines

Magnitude-5.3 earthquake hits Philippines; Frequent seismic activity due to Pacific "Ring of Fire"

An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 rattled Surigao Del Sur province in southern Philippines, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

Oct 16, 2022

Earthquake in Abra Province, the Philippines

2 killed, dozens injured in strong earthquake rattling Luzon island in Philippines

A 7-magnitude earthquake that rattled the main Luzon island in the Philippines on Wednesday killed at least two and injured some 30 others.

Jul 27, 2022

6.0-magnitude quake jolts Cagayan province in northern Philippines

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale jolted Cagayan province in northern Philippines on Friday, authorities said.

Jul 1, 2022

Dark plumes of ash and steam are seen during the phreatic eruption of Bulusan volcano in Sorsogon Province, the Philippines on June 5, 2022

Volcano in Philippines spews ash, steam; residents evacuated

After the Bulusan volcano in the Philippines' Sorsogon province spewed ash and steam, blanketing nearby towns and villages with ash, local residents were evacuated, authorities said.

Jun 7, 2022

5.9-magnitude offshore earthquake jolts southern Philippines

An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted Davao Oriental province in southern Philippines on Tuesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

Apr 19, 2022

Restive volcano in Philippine capital Manila spews magmatic gases, steam

A restive volcano near the Philippine capital Manila spewed magmatic gases and steam on Thursday, following a phreatomagmatic eruption on March 26.

Mar 31, 2022

Bachelor's Degree in Science in Philippines ineligible for MBBS in India; Here's why

The apex medical education regulator National Medical Council (NMC) has said that Indian students pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Science in the Philippines will not be eligible for Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in India.

Mar 28, 2022

Alert level raised for Philippines' Taal volcano

Authorities in the Philippines on Saturday raised the alert level for Taal volcano near Manila due to "increasing unrest".

Mar 26, 2022

Brahmos gets first export order; Philippines approves purchases of worth $374.9 million [details]

The missile is a collaborative venture between India and Russia, with the Indian side represented by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

Jan 14, 2022

Boxing Icon Manny Pacquiao First To File Candidacy For 2022 Philippines Prez Elections

He came at the commission's headquarters in a bus bearing the Filipino motto "a son of poor parents."

Oct 2, 2021

TV actor accuses casting director of rape

Philippine airhostess gang-raped, murdered on New Year's day; suspects freed for lack of evidence

Based on the evidence submitted by the police, the prosecutor said what was established is only the timeline whereas no evidence, either medically or scientifically, has been presented to prove the cause of the death.

Jan 7, 2021

World's strongest 2020 typhoon to approach, Philippines orders evacuation

Philippine officials on Saturday ordered evacuation of thousands of residents in the southern part of the main Luzon island as a category 5 storm that is the world's strongest this year approaches the Southeast Asian nation.

Oct 31, 2020

Breaking: Fire breaks out in Philippines's Mandaluyong, no casualties

A fire broke out in Mandaluyon city in Philippenes on Monday. The incident took place near Boni Avenue in a residential-commercial area. The fire was eventually contained.

Aug 24, 2020

Philippines twin blasts: 10 killed, several injured in bombings in southern Philippines

The military said the first explosion occurred at around 12 noon in front of a grocery store along a busy street in Jolo, the capital of Sulu province.