Ernesto Abella
Outrage After Philippine Police Linked To Killing Reinstated
Legislators and human rights advocates angrily denounced the Philippine government on Friday for reinstating 19...
Pacquiao Loss Leaves War-Weary Filipinos In Disbelief
Millions of boxing fans in the Philippines including those displaced by fighting with Islamist militants walked away in...
Eid Truce In Philippines War-Torn City Ends
An eight-hour ceasefire in a Philippine city allowing residents to celebrate the end of Ramadan came to an abrupt end...
US Wanted Terror Leader May Have Fled Philippine City
One of America's most wanted terrorists may have escaped a five-week battle with Islamist militants in a southern...
IS Militants Killing, Enslaving Civilians
Islamist militants holding parts of a Philippine city are killing civilians who try to flee while using others as...
Philippines Halts Workers’ Deployment To Qatar
The Philippines on Tuesday halted the deployment of workers to Qatar as the gas-rich Gulf state grappled with a...
Philippine Authorities Search For Clues On Casino Gunman’s Identity
Philippine authorities said Saturday they still did not know the identity of the gunman who killed 37 people when he...
Philippines Urges Islamist Militants To Surrender
Philippine authorities on Tuesday urged Islamist militants occupying parts of a southern city to surrender for the sake...
Philippines’ Duterte Under Fire For Second Rape Joke
The president of the Philippines has come under fire for joking about rape in a speech to soldiers. While speaking at a...
Philippines’ Duterte Under Fire Over ‘sickening’ Rape Joke
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte came under fire Saturday for making a second joke about rape, with Chelsea Clinton...
Philippine Military Bomb Islamist Militants In Urban Battle
Philippine security forces dropped more bombs Saturday on a southern city where they have been battling Islamist...
Martial Law In Southern Philippines Could Last A Year
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday martial law in the southern region of Mindanao could last a year,...
Duterte Declares Martial Law In Southern Philippines
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law Tuesday in the southern region of Mindanao, where security...
Philippines Rejects ‘interfering’ European Aid
The Philippines said Thursday it would refuse European Union grants that "interfered" with its internal affairs,...
Philippine Blast Probe Focuses On Shiite Imam
Philippine police believe a Shiite Muslim cleric was the likely target of explosions that killed two people in Manila,...
UN Rights Investigator On Surprise Philippine Visit
The United Nations' special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings condemned Friday the use of violence to combat illegal...
White House Says Duterte Invitation Is Mostly An Anti-North Korea Move
A top aide on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's invitation to his Philippines counterpart to visit Washington,...
Trump Invites Philippines’ Duterte To Washington For Talks
US President Donald Trump on Saturday invited his Philippine counterpart to Washington in a "friendly" call in which...
Philippine Military To Upgrade Island Facilities, Not Launch Land Grab
The Philippines' military said Friday that it plans to upgrade and improve facilities on islands it already occupies in...