A fast-moving typhoon is barreling across the central Philippines after slamming ashore overnight, leaving at least two people dead, setting off flash floods that trapped residents on roofs and engulfed cars in two villages,

Thousands were evacuated in coastal provinces of the Philippines on Monday, ahead of a typhoon due to make landfall in a region hit by some of the country's deadliest storms."Some local governments are resorting to forced evacuations,

Domestic challenges threaten to derail the military’s efforts to upgrade its capabilities and reorient itself toward new strategic priorities.

Philippines braces for major typhoon amid volcano and earthquake fears - Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated as the storm is forecast to make landfall late Monday

Philippine bishops have urged Catholics and others to demand accountability and transparency from government authorities for the misuse of public funds.

The agreement is the fifth that Manila has signed, after similar deals with the United States, Australia, Japan, and New Zealand.

It’s the textbook investment strategy — save consistently and let time and compound interest do its work. That’s what Carl Edison Balagtas did in 2016 when he started socking half of his monthly salary into the Philippines stock market in hopes of securing his future.

Canada and the Philippines, both staunch critics of China’s increasingly coercive actions in the disputed South China Sea, were to sign a key defense agreement on Sunday on joint readiness drills and expand security alliances to deter aggression,