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Former Philippines senator and outspoken critic of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte sees hope for freedom.

Four men, including South Australians Simon Chipperfield and Karthi Santhanam, were on board the twin-engine Cessna when it crashed on Saturday.

Australia’s defence minister made the announcement after talks with the Philippine defence secretary.

The Philippines and Australia on Wednesday discussed pursuing joint patrols in the South China Sea, days after the Southeast Asian country held similar talks with the United States on the need to counter China's assertiveness in the strategic waterway.

Baras (Philippines) (AFP) - From her house in a Manila suburb, Rowena Jimenez can't see the bare mountains around the built-up city.But she feels the impact of deforestation every time her living room floods.

Two Philippine Army soldiers are shot dead while gathering supplies to assist the search for four people, including two from Adelaide, who were declared missing after a light plane crash at the site of an active volcano, local authorities say.

After President Joe Biden took office, the United States' "Indo-Pacific Strategy" (IPS) --which was officially proposed by former president Donald Trump in November 2017 -- showed a new trend. This recent trajectory includes expanding overseas military bases to deter China's rise at sea, competing against its Belt and Road Initiative…

The wreckage of a small plane carrying two Filipino pilots and two Australian passengers has been identified on one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes

MANILA: The Philippines and the United States are discussing conducting joint coast guard patrols, including in the South China Sea, a Manila official said on Monday.