Asean adopts contingency plan
South-East Asian leaders adopted a contingency plan to mitigate the impact of the Iran conflict on their people and economies but acknowledged it will be difficult to enforce complex steps like establishing a regional fuel reserve to ensure a steady supply.
Asean tackles energy shock
Leaders of South-East Asian countries are expected to thrash out a coordinated response to the impacts of the Middle East conflict, as they aim to ease pressure from an energy shock that has rattled their oil import-reliant economies.
Border rivals set for rare talks
The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia will meet on the sidelines of the Asean summit for rare talks following deadly fighting between the neighbours last year, as a ceasefire holds with no formal resolution in sight.
200,000 affected by Mayon volcano ash cloud
Nearly 200,000 people in 124 villages in the northeastern part of the country were affected and over 5,400 fled massive plumes of ash that billowed from Mayon volcano over the weekend due to the collapse of lava deposits from its slopes, officials said.
Mayon chokes three towns
More than 300 families have been evacuated after massive amounts of ash billowed from the Mayon volcano over the weekend due to the collapse of lava deposits from its slopes, officials said.
Magnitude 6.0 quake rocks island in central region
A magnitude 6 earthquake has struck Samar island in the central region, and authorities warned of aftershocks but said there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
Korean Air bans roosters
Animal rights advocates were crowing after Korean Air banned transporting roosters on flights from the United States to the Philippines, which has a huge cockfighting industry.
Inching closer to impeachment
The Philippine House justice committee yesterday found probable cause to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte, moving a step closer to a process that could derail her bid to become the next president.
19 killed in anti-rebel raid
Two US citizens were among 19 people killed in a raid on an alleged communist stronghold in the Philippines that has sparked a probe by the country's rights commission, a government task force said.
Ex-MP detained in Prague
A former congressman who fled the country and had his passport cancelled after being charged in a corruption scandal over flood control projects has been detained in the Czech Republic, President Ferdinand Marcos said.
