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May 11, 2026

Philippine parliament approves VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment

The House of Representatives of the Philippines on Monday secured the required number of votes to impeach Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte.

Sara Duterte (credit: Business mirror)
September 17, 2025

China accuses Philippine vessel of collision

The China Coast Guard has accused a Philippine vessel of deliberately ramming one of its ships in disputed waters near Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea.

Vessel collision
May 5, 2025

Five-year-old, one other killed as car crashes into Manila airport 

The transport secretary also said the driver of the vehicle is in police custody and will undergo drug testing.

Manila airport incident
March 11, 2025

Chartered plane flies ex-Philippine president Duterte to Netherlands for ICC trial

Mr Duterte was detained on Tuesday morning due to an arrest warrant issued by the ICC over his “war on drugs” campaign.

Ex- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
August 20, 2024

U.S., Philippines reach deal on Afghan asylum seekers

They wait for their special immigrant visa to be processed for resettlement to the U.S.

Asylum Seekers
November 3, 2022

Philippines flooding death toll rises to 150

The Philippine archipelago is hit by an average of 20 tropical cyclones each year.

Photo of people walking through flood used to illustrate this story
November 13, 2021

President Duterte’s daughter to run for Philippine vice presidency in 2022

Ms Sara Duterte-Carpio will be running on the Lakas-CMD political party, which she only joined two days ago.

President Rodrigo Duterte and Sara Duterte-Carpio
September 13, 2021

Two hundred environmental activists killed in 2020: Report

A non-governmental organisation report released on Monday revealed that over 227 environmental activists were killed around the world in 2020.