Sources: NBC News
The World Bank classifies the Philippines as an upper-middle-income economy, up from lower-middle-income status, after its per capita gross national income exceeds the fiscal year 2026 threshold of US$4,496 to $13,935. 2026-07-1
Search and rescue operations begin for three individuals who have been reported missing after a collapse of a landfill in Rodriguez, Rizal, Philippines, two days prior. There are other claims that up to 50 people are feared missing from the incident. 2026-02-22
At least 11 people are killed in a fire in a residential-commercial building in Manila, Philippines. 2024-08-2
The World Bank's board of governors elects American business executive Ajay Banga as the next President of the World Bank Group. 2023-05-3
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake strikes the islands of Visayas in the Philippines at 13:37 Philippine Standard Time. 2019-04-23
Antonio Halili, the mayor of Tanauan, Philippines, is shot dead by a sniper during a flag raising ceremony outside the city hall. Halili was known for parading people arrested on drug offenses through the city's streets. 2018-07-2
More than 100 prisoners escape in the Philippines after armed suspected Muslim rebels storm a prison in Kidapawan. A prison guard dies. 2017-01-3
The World Bank states that the Philippines can end poverty in a single generation. 2015-01-15
A gunman opens fire outside a terminal at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila, Philippines, killing four people, including the mayor of Labangan, Ukol Talumpa. 2013-12-20