The Manny Pacquiao-founded Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League joins the East Asia Super League as its newest partner, with reigning champions Abra Weavers set to compete in the 2026-27 season.
Recent school shootings in Thailand and the Philippines have sparked urgent debates over gun control, as authorities struggle with high civilian firearm ownership, weak storage regulations, and the illicit secondary market for weapons.
A student brought weapons onto the Ateneo de Zamboanga University campus in Zamboanga City, killing a fellow student in a classroom before dying by suicide.
The South China Sea Institute of Oceanology has received approval to build a marine ecological research station in the Zhongsha Islands. The project, located in a contested area including Scarborough Shoal, aims to support China's national strategy.
A ninth-grade student killed a classmate and himself in a classroom at a school in Zamboanga, Philippines. The incident was livestreamed on social media, and authorities are investigating how the student accessed high-powered firearms belonging to a customs agent.
A student at a Catholic junior high school in Zamboanga City, Philippines, was shot dead by a fellow student who then committed suicide, according to local officials.
A student was shot dead and two others injured at a high school in Zamboanga, southern Philippines, before the gunman took his own life, marking the second school shooting in the country in two months.
Un élève a été tué par balle et le tireur présumé s'est suicidé dans une fusillade à l'université Ateneo de Zamboanga, dans l'ouest de Mindanao, Philippines.
The Philippine defence department accused the Chinese embassy of evasiveness and deception after a Beijing official criticized Defence Secretary Teodoro for anti-China activities.
China published ecological assessment reports on nine disputed South China Sea features, blaming the Philippines for environmental harm and coral loss at Sandy Cay and Second Thomas Shoal amid rising tensions with Washington.
Alexandra Eala's tennis success sparks a surge in interest in the Philippines, driving up racquet sales and overcrowding practice courts with aspiring young players.
US President Trump warns FIFA against removing Gianni Infantino, citing World Cup's commercial success. Many FIFA member associations, reliant on discretionary development funding, remain silent on Infantino's future, possibly due to financial concerns.
Philippine Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez warns that despite strong US ties, the country must secure its position as the site of the Pax Silica hi-tech hub, as Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia also seek to host it.
Tropical storms Luis and Maymay, along with a strengthened southwest monsoon, have caused torrential rains in the Philippines, resulting in at least 19 deaths, 4 missing, and 15 injured, with over 2.27 million people affected across nine regions.
Tropical Storm Dolphin triggered heavy flooding, hundreds of flight cancellations in Shanghai, and mass relocations in eastern China after making landfall as a typhoon. The storm also intensified monsoon rains in the Philippines, causing deadly landslides.
US and Philippine military leaders reaffirmed their 1951 mutual defence treaty and signed a cooperation memorandum in Manila, though analysts question long-term US commitment.
Floods, landslides and accidents driven by a nine-day downpour have killed at least 13 people in the northern Philippines, causing widespread closures and disruptions.
House representatives in the Philippines introduced a bill requiring educational agencies to develop standardised teaching materials on the disputed South China Sea, focusing on Manila's exclusive economic zone and international law to counter misinformation.
Philippines Police Chief Jose Melencio Nartatez Jnr and Fujian's Public Security Executive Director General Wang Xizhang agreed to enhance security cooperation against transnational threats through dialogue, intelligence sharing, and capacity building.
A viral Facebook post by Cherry Ann, detailing her deaf friend's inability to follow a Spider-Man movie due to lack of subtitles, exposes a broader accessibility issue in cinemas and entertainment for deaf audiences.
UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband met US counterpart Marco Rubio in Washington, ducking questions about his previous criticism of Donald Trump.
Alex Eala has become the first player from the Philippines to win a WTA Tour-level singles title after defeating Jessica Pegula in Washington DC, sparking a massive tennis boom in her home country.
Alexandra Eala won her maiden WTA singles title at the Washington Open, sparking a surge of interest in tennis in the Philippines and drawing praise from President Ferdinand R Marcos Jnr.
Climate-tech startup Mitti Labs raised $9.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Aramco Ventures to expand its rice farming sustainability platform across Asia, bringing its total funding to $12.5 million.
