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.

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.

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.

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,

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.

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.

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,

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.

The Philippine president has encouraged the public to express their outrage over massive corruption that has plagued flood-control projects in one of Asia’s most typhoon-prone countries but says stree

Most flood control projects, road and other infrastructure projects built in a Philippine province near the capital in the last six years were substandard or overpriced to compensate for huge kickbacks given to congressmen and senators,

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.