Charges of rebellion will be leveled against many of those arrested during martial law in the southern Philippines -- declared in the aftermath of last month's massacre of 57 civilians, the nation's ...

As typhoon Tino (Kalmaegi, internationally) left over 200 Filipinos dead while affecting nearly 2 million people, President ...

In a special joint session of the House and the Senate, legislators overwhelmingly backed Duterte's bid to have martial law remain in force in the Mindanao region until December 31. The vote came as ...

Since the declaration of martial law 53 years ago, public fatigue over corruption runs deep, with eight in 10 Filipinos or 81 percent believe corruption has worsened, indicating that the issue remains ...

Duterte on Tuesday announced the imposition of martial law in the region of Mindanao, home to about 20 million people. Philippine policemen check a car at a checkpoint in Iligan City, on the southern ...

In the 1950s, the Philippines was considered — together with Burma — the most promising economy in East Asia, way ahead of Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and South Korea. Like Burma (called Myanmar ...

MORE than five decades after the declaration of martial law, public frustration over corruption remains widespread, with Filipinos calling for genuine accountability from the country’s highest ...