Manila, officially the City of Manila, is the capital of the Philippines. As of 2018 it was the most densely populated city proper in the world. Read More
The coronavirus pandemic was "far from over" in the Asia-Pacific region, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday, urging member countries to work together to halt the spread of the deadly disease. ...
The Philippines government on Sunday accused the Communist rebels of the New People's Army (NPA) of violating a ceasefire announced by their leader last week following the UN's call for a global halt to armed clashes amid the coronavirus pandemic. ...
The Philippines has cancelled its biggest annual joint military exercise with the US this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, a high-ranking official said on Friday. ...
The Philippines' New People's Army (NPA) rebels on Thursday rejected a unilateral ceasefire, which President Rodrigo Duterte had declared this week to allow the military to focus on the coronavirus pandemic. ...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of national calamity for six months amid rising number of coronavirus cases in the country. ...
The Philippines on Sunday reported the country's first death from the novel coronavirus, making it the first country outside China to report a fatality. ...
Some 16,700 people were evacuated on Monday as the Taal volcano in the Philippines started spewing lava, while the ash fall reached the capital Manila, some 70 km away. ...
Typhoon Kammuri made landfall in the Philippines on Tuesday with violent winds and heavy rainfall that has forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights at the Manila airport and the evacuation of thousands of people. ...
