Sources: NBC News
Reuters releases a report that alleges that the United States military conducted a clandestine online campaign, ordered by the Trump administration in 2020 and ended by the Biden administration in 2021, to discredit the CoronaVac vaccine of China-based manufacturer Sinovac Biotech in the Philippines and other developing countries. 2024-06-14
Three soldiers and four Moro Islamic Liberation Front militants are killed in a gunbattle in Basilan, Philippines. 2022-11-10
Schools in the Philippines reopen for in-person classes after a two year closure due to the pandemic. 2022-08-22
A hostage situation occurs at the V-Mall in San Juan, Philippines. The suspect, a disgruntled security guard, took about 60 to 70 people hostage and shot and injured another security guard. The crisis is resolved after ten hours, with the suspect being arrested following an official apology and the resignation of his bosses for alleged corruption. 2020-03-2
The death toll of the landslide in Cebu, Philippines rise to 77. Eight others are still missing and presumed dead. 2018-10-1
Human rights activists and families of the victims decry the lack of justice six years after the murder of around 58 people, including journalists and politicians, in Maguindanao, Mindanao. They criticize the regime of Philippines President Benigno Aquino III for the lack of convictions in the trial. 2015-11-23
A petition to legalize same-sex marriage in the Philippines is filed in the Supreme Court. 2015-05-26
The World Bank states that the Philippines can end poverty in a single generation. 2015-01-15
China reiterates its claim over the disputed Spratly Islands after Vietnam and the Philippines protest over Chinese naval activity in their waters. [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-news-asia-225597-china-stakes-claim-on-disputed-islands-after-spats ("Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019 2011-03-8
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