Chinese coast guard ships have used powerful water cannons and blocking maneuvers against 20 Philippine fishing boats off a disputed South China Sea shoal.

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

MANILA, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro on Tuesday denounced what he described as "dangerous" and "inhumane" actions by Chinese maritime forces against Filipino fishermen in a contested South China Sea shoal last week.

Reports of Meghan Markle’s dad, Thomas Markle, having a major leg surgery have taken over the internet. While he has been recovering in the Philippines, a source revealed that the Duchess of Sussex allegedly has no plans to visit him.

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

A group of civilians including two former government officials filed a graft complaint against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, in a fresh political challenge for the estranged deputy of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Survivors sue Shell in landmark case over deadly typhoon in Philippines: ‘We swam for our lives’ - More than 100 Filipinos affected by Super Typhoon Rai are suing the British company in a case that wi

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.

U.S. military delegation surveyed a new Luzon Strait base for joint defense operations in the country's north near Taiwan.