Many Filipinos say floods are worse than ever — and now, the government has admitted that vast sums were embezzled from a program meant to fight the problem.

Two powerful quakes struck off the southern Philippines on Friday, killing at least six people and triggering tsunami warnings that were later lifted. The biggest of the quakes, with a magnitude of 7.4, hit about 12 miles off Manay town in the Mindanao ...

AS 2025 draws to a close, the Philippines faces a critical fiscal juncture. Government debt reached P16.68 trillion by March 2025, with domestic obligations accounting for roughly 68 percent and external debt the remaining 32 percent.

A 6.9-magnitude earthquake in the central Philippines has raised concerns about the safety of travel plans to Southeast Asia. The quake struck off the coast of Bogo City in Cebu province in the central Visayas just before 10pm local time on Tuesday (30 ...