Sources: National Geographic
A Philippine Air Force FA-50PH fighter jet is reported missing during an overnight combat operation against insurgents in Bukidnon, Philippines. A search and rescue operation to locate the missing pilots is launched with both later being confirmed dead. 2025-03-4
Kingdom of Jesus Christ pastor Apollo Quiboloy, who is charged with sex trafficking, is arrested amid a standoff between the police and members of the church at the church's headquarters in Davao City, Philippines. 2024-09-8
A former top United States official states that the Department of Defense covertly admits to conducting a mass disinformation campaign targeting the Philippines using social media bots and fake accounts to discredit the safety of Chinese CoronaVac vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, following public denial of involvement in June. 2024-07-26
The wreckage of a Cessna 206 that was reported missing on January 24 in Isabela, Philippines, is found in Divilacan, with all six people aboard confirmed dead. Retrieval operations are ongoing. 2023-03-9
Two soldiers are killed and three civilians are injured when five drug gangs open fire during a attack on a senator's convoy in clashes with airstrikes, prison riots, mass shooting, and mass stabbing between the military and the New People's Army in Eastern Samar, Philippines. 2022-10-7
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announces the withdrawal of the Philippines from the International Criminal Court (ICC) over "outrageous attacks" by United Nations officials. 2018-03-14
Philippine Justice secretary Vitaliano Aguirre is caught allegedly conspiring a lawsuit against opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros. 2017-09-11
French actresses Marion Cotillard and Mélanie Laurent, and French President François Hollande begin their two-day state visit to the Philippines, where they are to discuss climate change. 2015-02-26
The Philippines lends the International Monetary Fund $1 billion. [http:--globalnation.inquirer.net-40931-palace-philippines-duty-bound-to-help-poor-nations "(Philippine Daily Inquirer)"]2012-06-22
Rebels in the Philippines kill five policemen in the first attack since an agreement to restart peace talks. [http:--english.aljazeera.net-news-asia-pacific-2011-01-201112483340318856.html (Al Jazeera)] [http:--www.philstar.com-Article.aspx?articleId=651003&publicationSubCategoryId=200 ("Philippine Star")]date=August 2019 2011-01-24