MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Thursday that many of at least 37 powerful senators, members of Congress and wealthy businesspeople implicated in a massive …
Marcos Vows Jail Time for Suspects in Philippines Graft Scandal
MANILA (Reuters) -People allegedly involved in a Philippine corruption scandal linked to government infrastructure projects, including in flood-control facilities that failed during a heavy typhoon season, will be jailed by the end of the year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr vowed on Thursday.
US forces launch relief effort in the Philippines after 2 typhoons batter islands
The American military has launched a disaster-relief operation in the Philippines alongside local forces in response to back-to-back typhoons.
Philippines’ ‘Dinorado’ wins silver at world’s best rice competition
The Philippines’ aromatic rice variety, NSIC Rc218, locally known as Mabango or Dinorado, secured the silver award at the 2025 World’s Best Rice …
Typhoon Fung-wong blows away from the Philippines, leaving 8 dead and 1.4 million displaced
Typhoon Fung-wong blew out of the northwestern Philippines on Monday after setting off floods and landslides, knocking out power to entire provinces, killing at least eight people and displacing more …
Typhoon Fung-wong kills at least 6 in Philippines, continues on path toward Taiwan
Slamming into the Philippines as a super typhoon, Fung-wong brought floods, landslides, power outages, killed at least six people and displaced more than 1.4 million.
Philippines hit by ‘intense’ typhoon as nearly a million evacuate
At least 204 people are now known to have died in the Philippines as a result of the earlier storm, while more than 100 are still missing. Five people also died in Vietnam, where strong winds uprooted …
‘Tired of losing’: Twin typhoons expose deep wounds of corruption, climate injustice in the Philippines
In the aftermath of typhoons Kalmaegi and Fung-wong, mismanaged climate funds and weak infrastructure leave communities exposed to disaster.
Philippines launches first parametric insurance for 14,200 small fishers
The Philippines launches its first parametric insurance solution in partnership with BFAR PCIC Rare and Willis (WTW) to protect 14,200 small-scale fishers from income loss due to adverse weather and …
Six dead after second typhoon in a week hits the Philippines
At least six people have died after a super typhoon barrelled through the Philippines, mere days after an earlier storm left more than 200 people dead. Super typhoon Fung-wong brought floods and …