Then-Philippine Sen. Antonio Trillanes holds a copy of an amnesty order granted for his participation in military rebellions in 2003 and 2007 while speaking to reporters in Manila, Sept. 11, 2018.

Philippines: Appeals Court Rejects Rebellion Case against Duterte Foe

Former Sen. Antonio Trillanes challenged the president’s move to dismiss his amnesty for roles in attempted coups.

A soldier inspects improvised bombs recovered following a shootout on Sunday with Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in the southern Maguindanao province in the Philippines, March 2, 2020.

Four Suspected Islamic State-linked Militants Slain in Southern Philippines

2021-03-02

Members of Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters group were allegedly plotting bomb attack.

A Chinese naval Z-9 helicopter prepares to land aboard a Chinese naval frigate as the ship conducts a series of maneuvers and exchanges with a U.S. destroyer in the South China Sea in a file photo from June 16, 2017.

China Begins Month of Military Exercises in South China Sea

2021-03-01

They come in wake of several foreign military maneuvers in contested areas of the disputed waterway.

Pulmonary physician Eileen Aniceto receives a COVID-19 vaccine administered by Health Secretary Francisco Duque at the Lung Center of the Philippines, March 1, 2021.

Philippines, Thailand Begin COVID-19 Vaccine Rollouts

2021-03-01

Philippine president, Thai prime minister decline to get publicly vaccinated as nations launch inoculations.

A police officer and a soldier walk past bodies of two of 12 alleged members of a drug syndicate killed in Sultan Kudarat, Philippines, Jan. 23, 2021.

Philippines: Duterte Orders Probe of Drug Operation that Left 4 Dead

Encounter between police and anti-drug agents led to a deadly rush-hour shootout.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte offers flowers and lights candles at the site of a bomb blast in Jolo, Aug. 30, 2020.

Philippine General: 9 Filipinas in Custody were ‘Potential Suicide Bombers’

Three of the suspects are daughters of the Islamic State leader in the Philippines, authorities say.

People wear masks and face shields as they queue to board public buses and jeepneys during a community quarantine in Manila, Feb. 2, 2021.

Philippines May Ease COVID-19 Quarantine Rules by March

The possible move comes as the country faces delays in the delivery of vaccines.

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