Sources: AFP
Maria Ressa, CEO of Philippine news site Rappler, is found guilty of libel by a Manila court over a 2012 story linking a businessman to various crimes. She faces up to six years in prison. 2020-06-15
The Department of Health of the Philippines declares a national dengue epidemic in the country, as cases spike to 622 deaths. 2019-08-8
Human Rights Watch and the Philippine Commission on Human Rights condemn the murders of an indigenous Lumad family and the rape of an indigenous Manobo girl by soldiers and militiamen of the Philippine Army under the guise of fighting a communist rebellion. 2015-09-9
The Supreme Court of the Philippines asks the government to respond to a petition seeking to repeal a law banning same-sex marriage in the country. 2015-06-30
A petition to legalize same-sex marriage in the Philippines is filed in the Supreme Court. 2015-05-26
Somali pirates capture six crew from Denmark and the Philippines leaving the ship intact. They are thought to be held on a captured Taiwanese fishing boat. 2011-01-14
The Philippines and the United States hold a joint exercise of their forces. 2010-08-22
Six Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants, including "most wanted" leader Albader Parad, die after coming into contact with troops at the foot of Mount Tucay in Maimbung, Sulu on Jolo in the Philippines. 2010-02-21