Philippines

A test tube labelled "Mpox virus positive" is held in this illustration taken August 20, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Health

Philippines says recent mpox case is mild Clade 2 variant

"The mpox we found was the original variety and probably it could have been circulating in our community," Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa told ANC news channel

Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. looks on as he meets with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, at Malacanang Palace in Manila, Philippines, March 19, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/Pool/File Photo
Asia

Philippines says probing escape of ex-mayor accused of Chinese crime links

An undated colorized transmission electron micrograph of mpox virus particles (pink) found within an infected cell (yellow), cultured in the laboratory, captured at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Integrated Research Facility (IRF) in Fort Detrick, Maryland. Photo: NIAID/Handout via REUTERS
Health

Philippines detects new mpox case, first since December 2023

A Philippine coast guard vessel and a Chinese coast guard vessel sail next to each other during an incident where the Philippines and China accused each other of ramming vessels and performing dangerous manoeuvres, at a location given as the South China Sea, in this screen grab obtained obtained from a handout video released August 19, 2024. Photo: China Coast Guard via Weibo/Handout via REUTERS
Asia

Philippines, China trade blame after vessels collide in the South China Sea

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Coast Guard personnel collect oil that are part of the slick from fuel that powered the tank to prevent it from spreading near east of Lamao Point, Limay, Bataan, Philippines Friday, July 26, 2024. Photo: via BSS
Asia

Philippines begins transfer of oil cargo from sunken tanker

A Filipino fisheman rows a boat during a trip near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, in Masinloc, Zambales province, Philippines, July 18, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo
Asia

Philippines calls Chinese air force actions over Scarborough Shoal 'coercive, aggressive, deceptive'

An aerial view shows the Menzies Reef, locally known as Lakandula, in the contested Spratly Islands, South China Sea, March 9, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo
Asia

Philippine military condemns China air force for 'dangerous' acts in South China Sea

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and Philippine Defence Minister Gilberto Teodoro pose for a photo before their bilateral meeting, in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines, August 4, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Asia

Philippines, Germany commit to concluding broader defence agreement

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pose for the press at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday. July 30, 2024. Photo: Basilio Sepe/Pool via REUTERS
Asia

US-Philippines engagements help with 'agile' responses to China, says Marcos

Chinese Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons towards a Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 on its way to a resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, March 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Adrian Portugal/File Photo
Asia

Philippines completes first South China Sea resupply mission since deal with Beijing

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia July 9, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/Pool via REUTERS
China

China's foreign minister warns Philippines over US missile deployment

Residents wade through a flooded road following heavy rains brought by Typhoon Gaemi, in Marikina City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 24, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Lisa Marie David
Asia

Floods, flights cancelled as Typhoon Gaemi dumps heavy rain on Manila

A handout photo released by the Philippine Coast Guard shows the tip of MT Terra Nova protruding in Manila Bay, Philippines, July 25, 2024. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Asia

Tanker capsizes off Philippines, one crew missing, battle to contain oil spill