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French prosecutors said Monday they are investigating claims that a Saudi prince kept seven employees in a state of modern-day slavery at an apartment he owned outside Paris. The inquiry for human trafficking was opened after the women, most from the Philippines filed complaints of modern-day slavery in October 2019, …

A military plane crashed and broke up in flames in the southern Philippines on Sunday with 92 people aboard, and the army chief said at least 40 people had been rescued. The C-130 aircraft of the Philippine Air Force had a mishap on landing on the island of Jolo, the …

Authorities in the Philippines started evacuating thousands of people on Thursday after the alert status was raised on a restive volcano that spewed a one-kilometre (0.62 miles) high plume of gas and steam. The alert for the Taal volcano, about 70 km (45 miles) south of central Manila, moved to …

The Japanese embassy in Manila has announced that Japan and the Philippines will deepen their defense ties by holding their first-ever joint exercises next week, in an apparent attempt to counter Chinese influence in the region. In a statement on Thursday, the Japanese embassy hailed the drills as a “significant …

Foreign ministers of Southeast Asia and China agreed during a meeting to exercise restraint in the South China Sea and avoid actions that could escalate tensions, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said on Tuesday. The ASEAN statement referred to a meeting on Monday in China of the ministers …

Manila lodges diplomatic protest against the ‘incessant and prolonged’ presence of Chinese vessels near Thitu Island. The Philippines has protested China’s “continuing illegal presence and activities” near islands it holds in the South China Sea. In a statement on Saturday, the Philippines’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had lodged …

The president of the Philippines has vowed not to withdraw his country’s ships from waters contested by China as a long-running dispute between the two nations over sovereignty of South China Sea territory heats up. Speaking in a televised address aired on Friday, President Rodrigo Duterte said he would not …

The Philippines on Thursday recorded another jump in coronavirus cases to overtake neighbouring Indonesia as the country with the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in East Asia. A recent surge in cases of the virus in and around the capital Manila has pushed authorities to reimpose a lockdown affecting …

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to place the capital and outlying provinces back under lockdown after medical groups warned that the country was waging “a losing battle” against the coronavirus. The move also comes amid an alarming surge in infections. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said on Monday that metropolitan …

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 struck Mindanao, Philippines, on Saturday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake had a depth of 473 kilometers, EMSC said. An initial report on the quake, later revised, gave a magnitude of 6.3.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 jolted 196 km SE of Sarangani, the Philippines on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. According to the organization, the epicenter laid at a depth of 41.9 kilometers. USGS reports a M5.5 #earthquake 196 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines on 5/30/20 @ 13:06:25 …

Tropical storm Vongfong is moving west-northwest and a thunderstorm advisory has been issued over parts of the central region of Luzon, the largest and most populous island of the Philippines which is home to the capital Manila. Heavy rainfall is expected later today and Thursday, while gale force winds are …

A typhoon that lashed the central Philippines on Christmas Day has killed at least 16 people and caused damage to homes and tourist areas. Typhoon Phanfone, known locally as Typhoon Ursula, first made landfall on Eastern Samar province on Tuesday, bringing heavy rain and storm surges. It hit as the …

At least 11 people have been killed and more than 300 treated in hospital after drinking coconut wine in the Philippines, including some who were celebrating at a Christmas party, health and local authorities said on Monday. The poisoning occurred in Laguna and Quezon, two provinces south of Manila, and …

An earthquake which struck east of the Philippine capital Manila on Friday set buildings swaying and sent many people into the streets. There were no immediate reports of damage. Buildings in the capital were briefly evacuated and trains were halted as crews looked for any damage. The 5.2 magnitude jolt …

Seven people were killed when a small plane crashed in a resort area near the Philippines’ capital Manila, authorities say. The crash sparked a fire and sent people fleeing and firefighters scrambling to control it. The Philippines Civil Aviation Authority said that the light plane, which was on a medical …

A national dengue epidemic has been declared in the Philippines, where 622 people have died of the mosquito-borne disease since January and millions more are at risk. From the start of the year to July 20, there have been more than 146,000 cases recorded — a 98% increase from the …

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered his government to hire a private shipping company to send 69 containers of garbage back to Canada and leave them within its territorial waters if it refuses to accept the trash, his spokesman said on Wednesday. “The Philippines as an independent sovereign nation must …