U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned Asian leaders Wednesday that Iran’s demand to control and collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz would threaten the world’s economy and set a precedent that could be repeated elsewhere in the world.
Southeast Asia’s top diplomats hold security talks in Manila as US-Iran fighting rages
Southeast Asia’s top diplomats opened three days of talks in the Philippine capital on Tuesday with an agenda topped by their most daunting security problems and a backdrop of unfolding crises led by resurging U.S.-Iran fighting and a violent skirmish in the disputed South China Sea.
Another Philippine senator arrested for alleged large-scale corruption
A Philippine senator was arrested Monday and charged under the country’s anti-corruption statutes, becoming the latest member of the upper legislative chamber to be arrested in more than a month over suspicion of large-scale graft.
Philippine vice president impeached by lawmakers over suspected wealth and threats
An overwhelming majority of the House of Representatives of the Philippines voted to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday over alleged unexplained wealth and threats to have the president assassinated, as the rift between the camps of the country’s top two officials escalated.
Nearly 200,000 people affected as over 5,400 flee ash from Philippine volcano
Nearly 200,000 people in 124 villages in the northeastern Philippines were affected and over 5,400 fled massive plumes of ash that billowed from Mayon volcano over the weekend due to the collapse of lava deposits from its slopes, officials said Monday.
Ex-Philippine President Duterte to face trial on crimes against humanity charges
Judges at the International Criminal Court on Thursday confirmed charges of crimes against humanity against former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for deadly anti-drug crackdowns he allegedly oversaw while in office.
Philippine vice president faces 2 new impeachment bids after surviving attempt last year
Activists filed two impeachment complaints against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte Monday, accusing her of large-scale corruption after an initial attempt to unseat her a year ago was shot down by the Supreme Court on a legal technicality.
Mound of garbage collapses at Philippine landfill, killing 2 and leaving 36 others missing
An avalanche of garbage and debris buried or trapped workers in low-slung buildings at a landfill in the Philippines, killing two people, injuring a dozen and leaving 36 others missing, officials said Friday.
Nora Aunor, an actor among the Philippines’ biggest stars, dies at 71
Nora Aunor, who became one of the biggest stars of Philippine cinema during a career that spanned seven decades, has died.
Former President Rodrigo Duterte arrested in the Philippines on an ICC warrant over drug killings
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday on a warrant from the International Criminal Court accusing him of crimes against humanity over deadly anti-drugs crackdowns he oversaw while in office, the Philippine government said.