The Pentagon awarded a contract to upgrade the Philippine Navy’s primary base near the South China Sea to support small boats and unmanned surface vessels. New Mexico-based contractor Ace Builders, Inc.

The popularity rating of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. recovered before he set in motion a corruption clampdown, but it remained well below levels when he assumed office three years ago, according to a pollster’s survey.

A powerful earthquake has hit the island province of Cebu in the Philippines. Authorities in the country say at least 26 people are dead and 147 have been injured.

MANILA: A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off Cebu on Tuesday (Sept 30) night, killing at least 26 people, damaging heritage churches and other structures, and knocking out power in parts of the central Philippines,

Philippine stocks extended their slump, underperforming Asian peers as corruption allegations on government officials eroded investor sentiment and triggered foreign outflows. The peso also weakened.

Officials confirmed widespread power outages, structural damage to buildings, and the collapse of bridges and other infrastructure across the northern part of Cebu Island. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said the death toll had risen to 26 by Wednesday evening, with 147 people injured.

Philippine police have arrested 49 people suspected of attacking officers in violent clashes near the president palace

The Philippine Navy’s newest warship recently arrived at Subic Bay, marking the latest development in Manila’s military modernization efforts amid tensions in the South China Sea. The future BRP Diego Silang (FFG 07) – named after a Philippine revolutionary who fought against Spanish colonial forces – was welcomed last week to Subic Bay.

It’s been three years since production began at a coal mine in the mountain village of Ned, some 1,500 kilometers, nearly 1,000 miles, south of Manila, on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. Since then,

Two former Philippine government engineers have told a televised inquiry that most flood control projects, road and other infrastructures they helped oversee in recent years in a province near

The Philippine coast guard in turn accused its Chinese counterpart of harassing vessels it said were on a humanitarian mission to support fishermen.

Philippine stocks extended their slump, underperforming Asian peers as corruption allegations on government officials eroded investor sentiment and triggered foreign outflows. The peso also weakened.