The Latest Breaking News from Manila

A Philippine oil tanker has sunk in Manila Bay after encountering huge waves, and the coast guard is working to determine whether the vessel is leaking oil — in what could be a major spill — after it rescued 16 of 17 crew members in a nighttime operation

Fears grow of a large oil spill after tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of fuel capsizes off the coast of Manila.

Taiwan evacuates more than 2,100 people and puts 29,000 soldiers on standby for disaster relief efforts.

Relentless rain drenched the northern Philippines on Wednesday, triggering floods in Manila and landslides in mountainous regions as Typhoon Gaemi intensified the seasonal monsoon.

Learn about the escalating tensions in the South China Sea as conflicting reports emerge on an interim deal for stranded Philippine marines.

Philippine president makes remarks as Beijing and Manila agree on a deal to defuse tensions at the Second Thomas Shoal.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered an immediate ban on widespread and mostly Chinese-run online gaming operations in the Philippines accusing them of venturing into crimes, including financial scams, human trafficking, torture, kidnapping and murder

China and the Philippines have struck a deal aimed at stopping the two countries from clashing over the fiercely disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, the Philippine government said Sunday. In the past year, the territorial standoff at the reef has flared and came to a head…

Two Philippine officials said China and the Philippines have reached a deal they hope will end confrontations at the most fiercely disputed shoal in the South China Sea