Philippines

Philippine president’s top science and technology official says vaccine would be available at the earliest in mid-2021.

At least 25,000 people evacuated in the Philippines as heavy rains and fierce winds swamp villages and rip off roofs.

Allowing the use of the ‘panic defence’ in court enables impunity for murderers of LGBTQ people.

Thousands evacuated in the Philippines as Tropical Storm Saudel causes widespread flooding in...

Human rights advocates condemn as cruel the treatment of jailed activist Reina Mae Nasino as she lays to rest her baby.

Arrest of Indonesian woman follows a series of deadly bombings in Jolo in the southern Philippines.

Fishermen claim the Chinese are harassing or ramming their boats. Plus, the firing of an Australian mining company boss.

Working on a deep sea fishing vessel was already dangerous, but the pandemic has made a bad situation worse.

Philippine boxing icon says part of the proceeds of the boxing match will go to COVID-19 victims in his country.

The critics warn Facebook is already being used to undermine the US elections.

UN chief warns against a new Cold War between US and China as world leaders decry growing superpower rivalry.

Philippine president says Manila ‘firmly rejects’ attempts to undermine 2016 ruling declaring China’s claim illegal.

A funeral parlour in Manila becomes a window into the lives and deaths shaping President Duterte’s ‘war on drugs’.

Joseph Scott Pemberton was found guilty of killing Jennifer Laude outside a former US Navy base northwest of Manila.