
President Marcos invites Malaysian companies to Southern Philippines
The Philippines also gave its assurance to render full cooperation during Malaysia's ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025.
Tue Jul 02 2024

At least six killed, dozens missing in a southern Philippines landslide
The landslide happened outside a gold mining site where the buses were picking up employees, the mining operator said.
Wed Feb 07 2024

Magnitude 6.7 earthquake shakes southern Philippines - GFZ
The earthquake lasted several seconds and residents were advised to be on alert for aftershocks as strong as magnitude 6.2.
Fri Nov 17 2023

45 dead as tropical storm Nalgae hits Philippines
At least 45 people were killed after tropical storm Paeng, internationally known as Nalgae, swept through the southern Philippines, triggering floods and landslides.
Sat Oct 29 2022

Magnitude-5.3 earthquake rattles Southern Philippines
An offshore earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 rattled Surigao Del Sur province in the southern Philippines late Saturday night.
Sun Oct 16 2022

Typhoon Rai intensifies to Cat 5 storm as it slams Philippines
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from coastal areas of the central and southern Philippines ahead of a strong typhoon.
Thu Dec 16 2021

Police deny reports of latest plot to invade Sabah from southern Philippines
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Idris Abdullah today denied news reports that 19 "mayors" from southern Philippines are involved in a plot to invade the state.
Thu Dec 09 2021

Philippine military plane crashes in Southern Sulu province
A Philippine Air Force C-130 cargo plane with 85 people aboard crashed on Sunday while attempting to land in Sulu province in the southern Philippines.
Sun Jul 04 2021

Philippine islands self-isolate after new COVID-19 variant found in Malaysia
A province of islands in the southern Philippines will seal itself off for an initial two weeks from Monday to keep out a new COVID-19 variant found in nearby Malaysia.
Thu Dec 31 2020

Curfew in ESSZone extended to July 4
With the extension of the curfew, people living in the area were required to stay indoors, while outsiders would not be allowed to be in the waters there between 6 pm and 6 am on the specified date.
Thu Jun 18 2020

Gunmen kill 9 in village attack in Southern Philippines
Nine people were killed and 10 others wounded on Monday when up to 50 fully armed men raided a remote village in Basilan province in the southern Philippines, China's Xinhua news agency reported.
Mon Aug 21 2017

Philippines backs out as 2019 Sea games host due to terror threat
The Philippines has withdrawn its plan to host the Southeast Asian Games in 2019 due to terrorism threat that continues to hang over the Mindanao region in the southern Philippines.
Sat Jul 22 2017

7 killed in clash between police, suspected rebels in southern Philippines
The first ambush, staged in barangay Magsaysay in Guihulngan town in the province of Negros Oriental, targetted town councilor Edison Delarita.
Fri Jul 21 2017

Police have deployed more personnel to ESSZone in view of Daish threats - Ramli
Sabah police have stationed more personnel in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZone) to curb subversive elements and to prevent cross-border criminals from hiding in the state.
Thu Jul 06 2017

"Suicide Squad" brave bullets to rescue civilians in embattled Philippine town
They have come to be known as the "white helmets" or "suicide squad" because of the risks they take when going in unarmed and wearing little protection other than white plastic construction helmets.
Mon Jul 03 2017

Public flips car involved in road accident to rescue child
According to JBPM, members of the public at the scene took initial action to rescue the victim before the fire brigade arrived.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Ramsay reveals hundreds of lucky cat statues stolen from new restaurant
Gordon Ramsay says about 477 Japanese cat models called maneki-neko were stolen from his Lucky Cat 22 Bishopsgate restaurant.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Zayn Rayyan case: Two child witnesses complete testimony today
So far, 20 prosecution witnesses, including the two children, have been called for this trial, according to the Deputy Public Prosecutor.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Macron says he will tell Trump not to be weak with Putin in Washington visit
Emmanuel Macron says showing any weakness to Russia's Vladimir Putin would make it harder to deal with China and Iran.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu says Hamas will pay for not returning Shiri Bibas
Netanyahu accuse Hamas of acting "in an unspeakably cynical manner" by placing body of a Gaza woman in the coffin instead of Shiri Bibas.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Trump pulls US out of key global climate assessment, sources say
The US is a co-chair along with Malaysia of a working group on climate mitigation, or ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Japan to court Tesla on Nissan investment, FT reports
The group hopes Tesla will invest strategically, believing it's interested in acquiring Nissan's US plants, the report says.
Fri Feb 21 2025

185 children linked to GISB handed over to families - Exco
The children have been handed over to their families on bond with conditions by the court.
Fri Feb 21 2025

IRS fires 6,000 employees as Trump slashes US government
The move will eliminate roughly 6% of the agency's workforce in the midst of the busy tax-filing season.
Fri Feb 21 2025

Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
This is the chainsaw for bureaucracy, says Elon Musk.
Fri Feb 21 2025