A 6.9-magnitude aftershock jolted quake-hit southern Philippines, triggering a fresh tsunami alert just hours after an earlier warning was lifted, authorities said.

Philippine bishops have urged Catholics and others to demand accountability and transparency from government authorities for the misuse of public funds.

The Philippines’ forging alliances with friendly states – including its Status of Visiting Forces Agreement with five countries – has made an impact on the situation in the South China Sea, because it has unmasked China’s “hegemonic” intentions,

It’s the textbook investment strategy — save consistently and let time and compound interest do its work. That’s what Carl Edison Balagtas did in 2016 when he started socking half of his monthly salary into the Philippines stock market in hopes of securing his future.

South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean formally pitched to Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. its bid to build KSS-III PN submarines for the Philippine Navy.

“These bats are notoriously elusive, so the tube-nosed bat collection this study examined was cobbled together over many years, expeditions, and memorable experiences–one bat at a time,” added study co-author and Lawrence University biological scientist Jodi Sedlock.

The United States and the Philippines have formed a new joint task force to strengthen cooperation and increase military readiness in areas including the South China Sea, the Pentagon said on Friday.The announcement followed a meeting between Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro at a gathering of ASEAN defence ministers in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur.

Typhoon Kalmaegi was approaching the Philippine coast and was forecast to slam the shore later on Monday, as authorities warned that torrential rains could batter the region.