Fifteen police officers in the Philippines are in custody over their alleged role in the abductions and suspected killings of 34 cockfighting enthusiasts.

President Trump posted letters to his Truth Social platform Wednesday outlining tariff levels for seven countries. Trump said he would levy 30% tariffs on Libya, Iraq, and Algeria, effective Aug. 1. Moldova and Brunei will get 25% tariffs,

Semiconductors are the Philippines’ top export - a cornerstone of its services-driven economy. Former United States president Joe Biden's administration previously signaled plans to deepen preferential investment in the country’s semiconductor supply chains and workforce.

The Philippine economy is likely to be resilient to higher US levies but faces the risk of lower foreign investments amid the global uncertainty, according to S&P Global Ratings.

In the jungles, plains and mountains of Luzon, the U.S. Army is experimenting with 3D-printed drones, missile launchers and new operational maneuvers in a test of their ability to defend the Philippines’ largest island.

Because of this scenario, nearly every conversation I have had with U.S. and Asian interlocutors about the Philippines in recent years has raised the same, uncomfortable strategic question: Would Sara Duterte revert to her father’s China-friendly policies and skepticism of the United States,

Rappler's Bea Cupin speaks to Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command chief Major General Dave Yarker about the threats facing the Indo-Pacific and beyond

The new tariff rates threatened in the letters Trump shared Wednesday are similar to those he announced on what the White House dubbed “Liberation Day” in early April.

The Philippines' foreign ministry has summoned China's ambassador after Beijing imposed sanctions on a former Filipino senator who has been critical of China’s actions in the disputed South China Sea.

The Philippines was once seen as a nation destined for prosperity, blessed with fertile lands, rich mineral reserves, and strategic access to the Pacific Ocean. In the mid-20th century, it stood as one of Asia's most promising economies.