The southern Philippines once drew small numbers of foreign terrorists aligned with al-Qaida or the Islamic State group to train in a secessionist conflict involving minority Muslims in the largely Catholic nation.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been scrambling to quell public outrage over the massive corruption blamed for substandard, defective or nonexistent flood control projects.

According to the Philippine National Police, 119 rallies were organized by the Catholic Church, civil society movements, and others,

Manila's coast guard said nearly two dozen Filipino fishing boats near Sabina Shoal were targeted with water cannon and blocking manoeuvres.

Philippines have made history by winning their first women's football gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games.