Sources: AFP
Philippine officials ground the fleet of passenger ships belonging to Aleson Shipping Lines, owner of the sunken ferry "Trisha Kerstin 3". 2026-01-27
A regional court in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines, sentences journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio and her accomplice to up to 18 years in prison for financing terrorism following their arrest in 2020, but acquits them on a weapons possession charge. Press freedom and rights groups condemn the verdict. 2026-01-22
Five Dawla Islamiya militants are killed and three soldiers are wounded during two shootouts in Munai, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. The military were hunting the group's leader, Nasser Daud, who however escaped from the scene. 2024-04-29
At least 37 people are killed in a deliberately lit fire at Resorts World Manila in the Philippines. The perpetrator stole gaming chips and fired gun shots before committing suicide. 2017-06-2
Former Philippines president and current mayor of Manila Joseph Estrada is hospitalized for pneumonia. 2016-12-23
The Philippine Commission on Elections disqualifies presidential frontrunner Grace Poe, who is a rival of Mar Roxas, the candidate favored by President Benigno Aquino III. The move is widely believed to be politically motivated. [http:--newsinfo.inquirer.net-733034-poes-disqualification-cases-politically-motivated-ally-says ("Inquirer"),] [http:--www.gmanetwork.com-news-story-548816-news-nation-comelec-en-banc-disqualifies-grace-poe-from-presidential-polls (GMA News),]2015-12-22
The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Nesat rises to 35 with dozens missing. 2011-09-29
Devastating fire in Manila, Philippines leaves about 8,000 people homeless and nine injured in a Makati City squatter community. 2011-04-19
The Philippines and the United States hold a joint exercise of their forces. 2010-08-22
Somali pirates hijack a Marshall Islands-flagged ship with 18 Filipino sailors on board in the southern Red Sea. 2010-07-5