BREAKINGBREAKING, The ICC has been probing the case against Duterte since 2018 over his anti-drugs war that killed thousands while he was in office. Manila, Philippines – The office of the President of the Philippines has reported the arrest of the country’s ex-President Rodrigo Duterte after receiving a request from the International Criminal Court (ICC)….
A unique hotel in the Philippines has set a new Guinness World Record for being the world’s largest building shaped like a chicken. The 10-storey-high rooster hatched at the Campuestohan Highland Resort in Negros Occidental earlier this month. The giant chicken hotel has been built to withstand the mountainous municipality’s storms and typhoons.It’s a 13…
The Philippines and Japan have deepened military ties amid shared concerns over China’s growing assertiveness in the region. The Philippines has ratified a new defence pact with Japan that would allow each country’s military to deploy on each other’s soil amid increased regional tensions with China. The Philippine Senate announced the ratification in a statement…
The Philippines has ordered the evacuation of hundreds of thousands of people and cancelled dozens of flights as a “potentially catastrophic” typhoon – the sixth storm in a month – approaches the archipelago. Packing winds of 240km/h (149mph), Man-yi was upgraded to a super typhoon by state weather agency PAGASA. “Pepito is approaching its peak…
The Philippines has raised its highest storm alert and evacuated thousands of people as it braces for Super Typhoon Usagi, the fifth storm to hit the country in three weeks. Packing sustained winds of up to 185km/h (115mph), Usagi is set to make landfall in the already storm-battered northern part of the main island of…
China has reasserted its territories around a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea after the Philippines defined its sea boundaries in the contested waters. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr signed two laws on Friday to define the country’s maritime entitlements and set designated sea lanes and air routes to “reinforce sovereignty”. China’s Ministry of…
