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Fear, boredom for Filipino sailors stuck in Hormuz strait
by Cecil Morella - March 12, 2026 - 11:05am
Filipino sailor George Miranda was racing to help a stricken vessel aboard the tugboat Mussafah 2 when he last spoke to his wife and young daughter.
Philippines' 'Ipis Lord' goes to bat for misunderstood bugs
by Cecil Morella - March 8, 2026 - 12:11pm
While fully aware most view cockroaches as disgusting, disease-bearing pests, the 31-year-old University of the Philippines entomologist says they deserve more study — and credit — for their key role...
Families of Duterte's drug war victims eye ICC hearing with hope
by Cecil Morella - February 21, 2026 - 2:28pm
Mary Ann Pajo watched quietly as cemetery workers opened her son's tomb in Manila this week and removed his body for examination by a forensic pathologist.
Frenchie Mae Cumpio found guilty of terror financing
by Cecil Morella - January 22, 2026 - 9:36am
Frenchie Cumpio, 26, and her former roommate broke down in tears and hugged each other as the guilty verdict was read.
Giant lanterns light up Christmas in Catholic Philippines
by Cecil Morella - December 20, 2025 - 9:57am
In the Christmas-mad Philippines, thousands cheer as hand-crafted lanterns towering six meters (20 feet) high light up the night sky in San Fernando, northwest of the country's capital.
'Tino' flooding kills over 40, strands thousands in central Philippines
by Cecil Morella - November 5, 2025 - 8:16am
More than 40 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced as rains driven by Typhoon Tino (international name: Kalmaegi) flooded swathes of the central Philippines on Tuesday.
Philippines 'ghost' flood projects leave residents stranded
by Cecil Morella - September 20, 2025 - 5:07pm
The dike meant to protect the Philippine town cost taxpayers nearly $2 million, but when a minister visited this month he found little more than dirt hastily dumped along the river's banks.
Japan's wartime children in Philippines search for kin, identity
by Cecil Morella - August 15, 2025 - 8:42am
After a lifetime of searching, Jose Villafuerte this month finally found the Japanese father he lost during the dark years of World War II in the occupied Philippines.
Philippines biodiversity hotspot pushes back on mining
by Cecil Morella - July 2, 2025 - 6:05pm
A nickel stockpile towers over farmer Moharen Tambiling's rice paddy in the Philippines' Palawan, evidence of a mining boom that locals hope a new moratorium will tame.
Philippines heads to polls with Marcos-Duterte feud at center stage
by Cecil Morella - May 12, 2025 - 9:34am
Millions of Filipinos headed to the polls Monday in a mid-term election widely seen as a referendum on the explosive feud between President Ferdinand Marcos and impeached Vice President Sara Duterte.
2025 elections hold key to future for foes Marcos, Duterte
by Cecil Morella - May 9, 2025 - 4:13pm
The Philippines votes Monday in a ballot that will decide half the Senate's seats, thousands of local posts, and quite possibly the political future of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte.
Prayers, pride in papal contender Tagle's hometown
by Cecil Morella - May 6, 2025 - 4:14pm
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle may be one of the favorites to be named the next pope, but a Catholic Sister who has known him for half a century says she will never pray for it to happen.
Early holiday, more fans: Schools adapt to climate change
by Cecil Morella - April 12, 2025 - 11:03am
This school year started two months earlier than usual, so the term ends before peak heat in May.
ICC arrest, impeachment leave Duterte clan's political future in doubt
by Cecil Morella - March 15, 2025 - 9:47am
The shocking arrest, which comes barely a month after the impeachment of Duterte's daughter Sara, the country's vice president, has left the family's national political fortunes in deep peril.
Palawan approves 50-year ban on new mining permits
by Cecil Morella - March 7, 2025 - 8:12am
The local government in a resource-rich Philippine province has unanimously voted in favour of a 50-year ban on new mining permits, a decision its supporters said cannot be overridden by Manila.
VP Sara Duterte's future in balance as election season kicks off
by Cecil Morella - February 11, 2025 - 9:19am
Campaigning began in the Philippines Tuesday for mid-term elections that could set the table for the next presidential race and determine the political future of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte.
'Life or death consequences for millions': NGOs stunned by US aid freeze
by Cecil Morella - February 7, 2025 - 8:59am
The freeze in aid funding by Donald Trump's new US administration has left humanitarian workers seeing a large proportion of their budget cut off and fearing millions will be affected as programs are suspe...
Five things to know about the VP Sara Duterte and her impeachment
by Cecil Morella - February 6, 2025 - 11:11am
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte was riding high not so long ago, sailing to a landslide 2022 election victory with her then-ally and fellow political scion Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Burst dike leaves Filipino farmers under water
by Cecil Morella - November 19, 2024 - 5:09pm
Filipino farmer Ferdinand Pascua faces financial ruin after heavy rain brought by Super Typhoon Pepito (Man-yi) sent torrents of water down a river near his shanty, bursting through an earthen dike and inundating...
Super Typhoon 'Pepito' batters Philippines' most populous island
by Cecil Morella - November 17, 2024 - 4:58pm
Super Typhoon Man-yi slammed into the Philippines' most populous island on Sunday, with the national weather service warning of flooding, landslides and huge waves as the storm sweeps across the archipelago nat...
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