The Philippines is developing a national road map to combat child labour as part of a broader push across Southeast Asia, where poverty and insecure livelihoods continue to drive children into work despite government efforts to stamp out the practice

Two years after the Philippines banned its notorious offshore gaming hubs, or Pogos, a recent crackdown on hundreds of foreigners has highlighted a worrying trend of embedded corruption that still enables the sector to thrive

Preliminary probe indicates company's services chartered for flight from Lao to the Philippines - Hussein.

A Philippine bill expanding the countrys espionage law to cover peacetime activities is raising concerns among journalists and legal experts, who warn that its broad provisions could stifle free expression and restrict public scrutiny of national issues

The Philippines is resigned to managing its long-standing dispute with Beijing in the South China Sea and avoiding dangerous escalations, President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said on Thursday

As households across Southeast Asia face rising prices, higher borrowing costs and insecure jobs, analysts say governments should do more to protect a middle class that drives consumer spending but can fall between the cracks of social protection systems designed primarily for poorer households. The issue has come into sharper focus in the Philippines, where the Asian Development Bank Institute urged the government in September to provide targeted support for the middle class to protect its...

The 521kg (1,148lbs) of suspected methamphetamine seized by Laotian authorities from a private jet was not sourced from Malaysia, with the drugs believed to have originated in Laos and been destined for Manila, the Philippines

Thitu Island and its residents have come under the spotlight after the Philippines, in a bid to reinforce its claims in the South China Sea, announced plans to file an updated maritime chart with the United Nations

Reggie Manlapig, 46, has been driving jeepneys for nearly 25 years and has weathered rising fuel prices but with costs spiking amid the global energy crunch, he is now wrestling bigger demons

Researchers have identified a potential source of uranium in a long-explored mining district in the southern Philippines, as Manila moves to establish nuclear power and expand its critical minerals industry

Philippine senators have urged the Department of Tourism to stick with a single marketing campaign to build long-term international recognition, pointing to long-running successes such as Malaysias Truly Asia tagline. Newly appointed Tourism Secretary Dita Angara-Mathay was asked about her plans for the current slogan, Love the Philippines, during a departmental budget hearing on Monday, the Philippine Star reported

The Philippines is preparing to give its coastguard more responsibilities in the contested South China Sea even as the agency faces a more basic problem: whether it has enough ships, aircraft and personnel to carry them out

After a decade of start-stop negotiations, the European Union and the Philippines have found their way to a substantial agreement on free trade one that analysts say could pave the way for Brussels to lock in an Asean-wide pact

The Philippines decision to block messaging platform Discord for less than a day following a series of school shootings has raised questions about the governments response to child safety online, with analysts describing the move as a show of regulatory muscle that did little to address underlying problems

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr is weighing an absolute pardon for Mary Jane Veloso, a former death row inmate detained since her 2010 conviction for drug trafficking in Indonesia

The Philippine Senate has made it mathematically easier to convict Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio, but observers say the ruling could intensify a battle over an impeachment trial already viewed by the public as deeply divisive

The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, on Wednesday lowered the number of votes needed to convict Vice-President Sara Duterte, reducing the threshold prosecutors must clear to secure a guilty verdict

The Philippines has less than two years to turn its ambitious Pax Silica project from a US-backed plan into a functioning industrial hub before a change of government in Manila and potentially Washington puts its future to the test

The Philippines has suffered three deadly school shootings since June

The Philippines rise to upper-middle-income status was supposed to mark a new phase for one of Southeast Asias most closely watched emerging economies

As Rodrigo Dutertes crimes-against-humanity trial looms, an international tribunal faces the challenge of managing a sprawling prosecution case around the health of an 81-year-old former president of the Philippines, on top of shielding the proceedings from a highly charged media environment

At least one person was killed and four others injured in a shooting at a high school in the southern Philippines on Friday, the provincial governor said

Polands delivery of Black Hawk helicopters to the Philippines has given Warsaw a foothold in Manilas defence market as it seeks to expand exports from its growing defence industry, with analysts saying drones, air defence and potentially co-production could pave the way for a broader partnership

A South Korean crime lord convicted of murder in the Philippines reportedly planned to escape prison by strapping himself to a drone until his own accomplices rehearsal footage gave the game away

The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) on Monday announced funding for a feasibility study on a new transpacific submarine cable linking the US with Thailand and as many as five other Southeast Asian nations, as Washington seeks to expand secure digital infrastructure in the region. The proposed cable that could extend up to 18,507km (11,500 miles) long would connect Thailand with the United States via Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Vietnam, while avoiding the South...

While Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr was pitching the Luzon Economic Corridor to a 600-strong delegation of foreign investors and officials last week, protesters outside were clashing with police, accusing the US-backed initiative of exploiting the countrys resources

Three people were killed and 15 others wounded as gunfire erupted hours before the polls opened on Monday in a semi-autonomous Muslim region of the Philippines set to choose its first elected parliament

Richardson Mojica is no stranger to thoughts of ending it all

Voters in an autonomous southern Philippine region will cast their ballots on Monday in the regions first parliamentary elections, seen as a crucial step in the quest for self-determination and lasting peace after decades of insurgency and violence

Bessie* left the Philippines for Malaysia more than a decade ago to care for other peoples children

Rescuers retrieved more remains from a passenger ferry in the Philippines that was gutted by fire, bringing the death toll on Saturday to 76 with 13 missing

A two-hour commute for a 14km (8.7-mile) journey

President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr is set to be the first Philippine leader to join the Brics Summit in New Delhi this weekend presenting him with the perfect low-risk opportunity to engage the grouping as Manila continues to diversify its ties, analysts say

The Philippines military modernisation road map is set for delays over budget constraints, with critics calling out what they say is President Ferdinand Marcos Jnrs lip service approach and questioning his commitment to the ambitious project