Sources: National Geographic
The remains of the two individuals in a Cessna 172 aircraft, which crashed into a mountain in Tubajon, Dinagat Islands, Philippines, while en route to Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte on April 8, are recovered by the authorities. 2026-04-10
Philippine executive secretary Lucas Bersamin and budget secretary Amenah Pangandaman resign over their alleged involvement in flood control corruption. Finance secretary Ralph Recto replaces Bersamin as the executive secretary. 2025-11-17
A fire at a three-story residential building in Quezon City, Philippines, kills eight people and injures one other. 2025-02-27
The Philippines reports its first three locally transmitted cases of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant. 2021-12-31
Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Fatou Bensouda states that preliminary evidence collected from 2016 to 2019 shows there is "a reasonable basis to believe that the Crime Against Humanity of murder was committed" by the administration of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during their drug war, and that a full investigation on the matter will be sought. Duterte's spokesman Harry Roque attacked the comments as "legally erroneous and politically motivated", and says that the International Criminal Court has no jurisdiction because the Philippines withdrew from the organization in 2019. 2021-06-14
A 65-year-old woman from the Philippines is critically wounded after being assaulted by a man during a racist attack in New York City. The perpetrator, a man in his 30s who was previously in prison for murdering his mother, is charged with hate crime assault. 2021-03-30
Malaysia-based company Aegis Limited is criticized by the government of the Philippines for creating an advertisement that attacks the country. 2014-09-22
The Philippines and the Bangsamoro sign a power-sharing agreement, paving the way for the peace process. 2013-12-9
At least eight people have died and thousands been left homeless in the Philippines after two fires struck Manila on Christmas Day. A fire has sparked violent clashes between residents and firefighters. 2012-12-25