US requests extradition of church leader for sex crimes and fraud
The United States has asked the government to extradite a Filipino church leader, who was once an influential adviser to former President Rodrigo Duterte, to face trial on charges including child sex trafficking and fraud that landed him on the FBI's most wanted list, two Philippine officials said.
Heavy rains trigger fatal landslides
Landslides in the Philippines killed four people, authorities said, as heavy rains driven by a tropical depression raked the country's north and forced school closures.
High bills, cheap panels drive solar energy surge
Edwin Salas watched as the first of 20 solar panels was installed on the roof of his home, joining a Philippine solar energy boom sent into overdrive by the Middle East conflict.
Duterte’s tax records approved for release
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has approved the release of vice-president Sara Duterte's tax records to the Senate in her impeachment trial, where one of the charges she is facing is that she has amassed unexplained wealth while in office.
Backed into fighting graft
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said he was "not the president of my family" and "not the president of my friends" as he vowed to press ahead with an anti-corruption drive that could see multiple charges filed against his cousin, former House Speaker Martin Romualdez.
‘Time to revisit nuclear energy’
President Ferdinand Marcos, who declared a national energy emergency this year, said that nuclear power might hold answers for a country paying the highest electricity prices in the region
Middle East tops Asean agenda
Top diplomats from Asia, Europe and North America met for the security-focused Asean Regional Forum, where ministers were expected to call for a peaceful settlement of renewed and intensifying hostilities in the Middle East.
Asean eyes Myanmar peace
Asean foreign ministers have agreed to develop benchmarks for measuring progress in Myanmar and began discussing appointing a longer-term special envoy, as the regional grouping sought to strengthen implementation of its long-stalled Five-Point Consensus peace plan.
US reassures Asean amid conflict
UNITED States Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned that Iran's demand to control and collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz would threaten the world's economy and the principle of freedom of navigation, even in Asia.
Concern over renewed hostilities
The Middle East crisis cast a shadow over a diplomatic gathering in South-East Asia yesterday, where foreign ministers voiced serious concern over renewed hostilities that add to uncertainty in a region grappling to manage tensions and conflicts of its own.
