Philippine authorities said on October 4 that the death toll in Typhoon Krathon that hit the country last weekend rose to at least five, with one person still missing.
Philippine authorities announced on September 30 that police have rescued 29 Myanmar and Chinese nationals who were allegedly trafficked and forced to work as "online scammers" for a gaming company in the capital Manila.
Philippine authorities have ordered thousands of residents in eastern coastal areas to evacuate ahead of storm Vamco, forecast to make landfall in the regions on November 11, just nearly two weeks after this year’s strongest storm Goni struck the country.
Philippine authorities on October 31 ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents in the southern part of Luzon island as storm Goni, the world’s strongest this year, is approaching the country.
The Philippine authorities on July 13 announced the partial lockdown of the Manila capital again from July 15 or 16 with about 250,000 people as COVID-19 infections surge, just six weeks after quarantine measures were loosened.
The Philippine authorities said the international airport in Manila capital city will be closed temporarily on December 3 due to the threat posed by powerful typhoon Kammuri.
The Philippine authorities periodically collect rubbish from the trash-choked Estero de Magdalena canal, which runs into Manila’s most important and heavily polluted waterway, the Pasig River.
Philippine police announced on February 19 that the country’s authorities have arrested an Egyptian man suspected of being a member of the Islamic States (IS) extremist group.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and Embassy of Vietnam in the Philippines have asked Philippine authorities to verify press reports that say two Vietnamese sailors were killed by the Abu Sayyaf
Up to 2,000 Philippine people are still stuck inside Marawi city of Mindanao, southern the Philippines, as fierce fighting between the Philippine security forces and Islamic militants continues.