The Latest Breaking News from Manila

Manila says it will lodge a diplomatic protest after a Chinese helicopter came within 3 metres of a Philippine plane.

The US military deployed the Typhon missile system in the northern Philippines last year as part of an annual joint exercise, and Filipino troops have been training with it, with plans to acquire the system as a means to protect Manila's maritime interests.

Annual Catholic procession in Manila, Philippines, honors Black Nazarene statue with over 250,000 attendees praying for various intentions.

Hundreds of thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle Thursday, straining to reach a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in an annual display of religious fervour.

Scores of thousands of Catholic pilgrims swarmed the streets of Manila in search of a miracle Thursday, straining to reach a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ in an annual display of religious fervour.

Afghan nationals in the Philippines for U.S. resettlement after Manila-Washington agreement. U.S. covers expenses during their stay.

Transfer to home country eliminates risk of execution as the Philippines abolished death penalty years ago

Mother of two, who became a poster child for anti-trafficking groups, now awaits potential pardon in a Manila prison.

A Filipino woman who spent years on death row in Indonesia for drug trafficking, and who was nearly executed by firing squad in 2015, said Wednesday she’s happy to be back in the Philippines but still counting on its president to get out of jail