Sources: Philstar Retiredanalyst
Two of four Japanese gang leaders based in the Philippines are deported on suspicion of ordering around 2,300 robberies and phone fraud activities with a total value of 3.5 billion (26.4 million in Japan. 2023-02-7
During a shootout with soldiers in Sulu, Philippines, Abu Sayyaf militants kills an Indonesian fisherman who was abducted early this year. A militant of the group also died in the fight. 2020-09-28
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
Voters in the Philippines go to the polls to elect new members of the Senate of the Philippines and House of Representatives of the Philippines, as well as various other local positions. 2019-05-13
A grenade is lobbed in a Zamboanga mosque in the Philippines, killing two people and injuring four others. No group has claimed responsibility. 2019-01-30
The death toll from a storm that devastated the Philippines shortly after Christmas rises to 126. 2019-01-6
A 6.8 earthquake strikes off the coast of Mindanao, Philippines triggering tsunami warnings. 2017-04-28
The Commission on Human Rights launches an investigation into alleged murders committed by current Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte. 2016-12-22
In the Philippines, demonstrators call for President Rodrigo Duterte to address extrajudicial killings linked to the Philippine Drug War, ongoing military operations against communist rebels, and the controversial burial of Ferdinand Marcos in the Heroes' Cemetery. An effigy of Marcos was made as a centerpiece of the protest. 2016-12-10
At least 16 people are killed and 13 injured in the Philippines in a terrorist attack by Islamic group Abu Sayyaf. 2014-07-28