Manuel Mogato

Beheading highlights kidnap business

MANILA: When the deadline for his ransom passed this week, Canadian John Ridsdel was beheaded by his captors, Abu Sayyaf, whose network in the Philippines is...

Philippines starts inquiry into Filipino militants in Syria

MANILA: The Philippines is investigating the involvement of Filipino Islamists in the three-year civil war in Syria after two locals were reported killed...

Philippine president puts typhoon death toll at 2,000 to 2,500

TACLOBAN, Philippines: The death toll from Typhoon Haiyan's rampage through the Philippines is closer to 2,000 or 2,500 than the 10,000 previously...

U.S., Britain send warships to help Philippine relief efforts

TACLOBAN, Philippines: A U.S. aircraft carrier set sail for the Philippines on Tuesday to accelerate relief efforts after a typhoon killed an estimated 10,000...

'Massive destruction' as Typhoon kills at least 1,200 in Philippines, says Red Cross

TACLOBAN, Philippines: One of the strongest Typhoons ever to make landfall devastated the central Philippines, killing more than 1,000 people in one city...

Hackers deface dozens of websites in Australia, Philippines

MANILA/JAKARTA: Hackers claiming links to international activist group Anonymous defaced dozens of websites belonging to Australian businesses and Philippine...

Philippine troops rescue last hostages, kill 15 rebels: army

MANILA: Philippine forces said on Friday they had rescued the last civilians held by Muslim rebels on a southern island after nearly three weeks of fighting...

China agrees S.China Sea talks amid new row with Manila

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN: China agreed to hold formal talks with Southeast Asian nations on a plan to ease maritime tensions on Sunday as the Philippines accused...

FBI takes probe into Universal payments to Manila: sources

MANILA: The FBI has sent agents to Manila in a widening of its investigation into millions of dollars of payments made by Japan's Universal Entertainment...

Philippines signs deal with rebels, but peace not yet assured

MANILA: The Philippines and its largest Muslim rebel group signed a peace deal Monday that serves as a road map to forming a new autonomous region in the...

Philippine, U.S. stage war games as South China Sea tension simmers

ULUGAN BAY: Thousands of American and Philippine troops waded ashore on Wednesday in a mock assault to retake a small island in the South China Sea as...

Philippines studying U.S. offer to deploy spy planes

MANILA: The Philippines is considering a U.S. proposal to deploy surveillance aircraft on a temporary, rotating basis to enhance its ability to guard disputed...

Typhoon hits Philippines killing nearly 180

A typhoon hit the southern Philippines triggering flash floods and landslides that killed nearly 180 people and forced about 100,000 from their homes,...