The Philippines’ Espionage Act, enacted in June 1941, punishes spying and other offences against national security. But the anti-espionage provision is applicable only during times of war.

The Philippines and New Zealand have started negotiations for a possible Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (Sovfa), the Department of National Defense and New Zealand Embassy in Manila said on Wednesday.

MANILA: The Philippines and New Zealand have begun negotiating an agreement that would allow them to deploy troops on each other's soil, the two countries said Wednesday (Jan 29), as concerns over maritime tensions with China grow.

A United States-based watchdog has launched an online database on more than 80 Roman Catholic priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors in the Philippines and said the silence of Filipi

Cleaning up Manila Bay is not as simple as picking up trash. For Johnny Ching, assistant vice chancellor for research at De La Salle University-Dasmariñas (DLSU-D), this “dynamic” problem of marine litter requires research- and evidence-based solutions.

MANILA - Philippine priests accused of sex abuse remain in active ministry in the Catholic-majority country, a US-based abuse tracking group said on Wednesday (Jan 29), urging the country's bishops to take action and hold the alleged perpetrators accountable.

The U.S. group’s co-director launched the online database in the Philippines on Wednesday, urging the country’s bishops to take action against those accused of sex abuse.

The varying influence of religious groups on Philippine politics was on display this month, potentially impacting the work of Congress and even the results of the midterm national and local elections scheduled for May.

The much-anticipated direct flights between India and the Philippines are expected to take off within this year.

The Filipino wife of a Chinese national arrested recently in the Philippines for alleged espionage denied on Monday that her husband was a spy, saying he worked for a company specialising in self-driving cars.

The Philippines has launched a comic book to counter what the country says is China’s disinformation campaign to push its expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea.

A United States-based watchdog has launched an online database on more than 80 Roman Catholic priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors in the Philippines and said the silence of Filipi