Philippine Red Cross personnel help evacuate residents following torrential rains brought by Typhoon Kalmaegi, in Cebu City, Philippines. Video credit: Philippine Red Cross Handout

A fast-moving typhoon is barreling across the central Philippines after slamming ashore overnight, leaving at least two people dead, setting off flash floods that trapped residents on roofs and engulfed cars in two villages,

Manila stood up its first Army unit dedicated to operating surface-to-surface missiles last week in an effort to strengthen Philippine forces’ long-range precision strike capabilities and contribute to the country’s territorial defense operations.

The task force aims to enhance interoperability and crisis responses of American and Filipino troops, particularly in the disputed sea.

Philippine lawmakers and former officials have become embroiled in a ballooning graft scandal involving bogus flood control projects, but social media users claiming an informant's testimony is "scripted" have shared a manipulated video.

American and Philippine defense secretaries unveiled a task force designed to deter Chinese coercion in the South China Sea and enhance alliance defense cooperation. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro announced “Task Force Philippines” on Friday at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ Defense Ministers Meeting Plus in Kuala Lumpur,

President Lee Jae Myung and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation during summit talks. They met at the APEC summit.

Lawmakers are mulling plans to put the Philippines’ budget on-chain to curb corruption, but lawyers warn of centralization and privacy risks.

The Philippine central bank should sell some of its “excessive” gold holdings with the precious metal set to retreat further from record highs as safe-haven demand eases, according to a policymaker.

PHILIPPINE MANUFACTURING activity rebounded in October, despite a further drop in new orders and output, according to S&P Global. The S&P Global Philippines Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) improved to 50.1 in October, a turnaround from 49. ...