Teen livestreams school attack
A high school student carrying two pistols shot to death a fellow student before killing himself in an attack in a southern Philippine high school campus that he livestreamed using a body-worn camera, police and other officials said.
US defence ties ‘ironclad’ despite conflict in Middle East
The country does not expect a reduction in military activities with its treaty ally the United States amid redeployment of some US defence assets to the Middle East, an official said.
Marcos still mum on successor
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (pic) confirmed that he would endorse a candidate for the 2028 presidential election, but said he had yet to decide who he would back.
Duterte hit with criminal charge over Marcos threat
Vice President Sara Duterte was hit with a criminal charge over an alleged death threat against the country's president, a key part of the case against her at her ongoing Senate impeachment trial.
Over a dozen dead after nine-day deluge
Floods, landslides and accidents driven by a nine-day downpour equivalent to more than a month's worth of rain in some areas have killed at least 16 people in the northern Philippines, rescuers said.
US requests extradition of church leader for sex crimes and fraud
The United States has asked the government to extradite a Filipino church leader, who was once an influential adviser to former President Rodrigo Duterte, to face trial on charges including child sex trafficking and fraud that landed him on the FBI's most wanted list, two Philippine officials said.
Heavy rains trigger fatal landslides
Landslides in the Philippines killed four people, authorities said, as heavy rains driven by a tropical depression raked the country's north and forced school closures.
High bills, cheap panels drive solar energy surge
Edwin Salas watched as the first of 20 solar panels was installed on the roof of his home, joining a Philippine solar energy boom sent into overdrive by the Middle East conflict.
Duterte’s tax records approved for release
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has approved the release of vice-president Sara Duterte's tax records to the Senate in her impeachment trial, where one of the charges she is facing is that she has amassed unexplained wealth while in office.
Backed into fighting graft
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said he was "not the president of my family" and "not the president of my friends" as he vowed to press ahead with an anti-corruption drive that could see multiple charges filed against his cousin, former House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
