MARAWI, Philippines—Philippine air force plane dropping bombs on Islamic extremists killed 11 soldiers and wounded seven others in “friendly fire” as government forces were struggling to...
MARAWI, Philippines—There was food and water— welcome commodities amid the frequent tears. There was, finally, safety, at least for the moment. And there were stories —...
MANILA—With overwhelming “ayes”, The House of Representatives on Wednesday adopted a resolution expressing its “full support” to President Rodrigo Duterte in his declaration of martial law...
MANILA—It is very likely that remaining Maute Group terrorists are augmenting their weapons and ammunition from the stocks they captured after overrunning various police and jail...
MANILA—With President Rodrigo Duterte’s certification of urgency, the House of Representatives approved on second and third reading the administration’s first tax reform package on Wednesday. With...
MANILA—In order to protect the judges and the judicial system from possible threats and acts of violence in Mindanao, the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday...
CANBERRA, Australia—An Australian coroner says two Filipino seamen who died two weeks apart during a Japanese coal carrier’s voyage to Australia in 2012 had been killed...
MARAWI, Philippines—Philippine authorities have reached out to parties who may be able to talk with Muslim militants in a bid to secure the freedom of hostages...
MANILA—Malacañang on Tuesday expressed gratitude to the 15 senators who supported President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao even while it asked the public...
MARAWI –Lawmakers in the Philippines are calling for a public session of Congress to determine whether martial law is still necessary now that the military is taking control...