MANILA: The Philippines told the US on Tuesday it was quitting a pact key to their historical military alliance, triggering a six-month countdown to the deal's termination, Manila said. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte made the move after voicing anger over American authorities cancelling the ...

Claims that coconut oil is an antibiotic and can prevent dengue fever have circulated for years in widely-shared social media posts in countries including the Philippines and India. The claims are false; experts including the World Health Organization have told AFP that coconut oil is not an ...

Health Minister Aamer Mehmood Kiani has directed airports' staff to monitor all flights from measles affected countries and take all protective steps in this regard. Meanwhile, health staff has been made alert at all inter-provincial airports on the directions of the Federal Health Minister in view ...

In Philippines, an earthquake of 6.9 magnitudes struck off the southern island of Mindanao on Saturday morning. The US Geological Survey said the quake struck southeast of Davao City at a depth of fifty nine kilometers. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre warned of possible hazardous tsunami waves ...

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Papua New Guinea, Brunei, and the Philippines from November 15 to 21, and will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' meeting from November 17 to 18 at Papua New Guinea's capital city of Port Moresby. Foreign ...

MANILA – A Pakistani on the alert list of suspected international terrorists for being an alleged trainer of Daesh has been denied entry into Philippines. According to local media, the immigration bureau intercepted Naeem Hussain, 36, at the Clark International Airport in Pampanga on September ...

In Philippines, death toll from deadly typhoon has risen to 25. Typhoon Mangkhut ripped through the Philippines' main island of Luzon and is now moving west towards China. Mangkhut unleashed winds of 185 kilometers an hour as it careered from east to west across the north of Luzon. (BBC) 

MANILA - Phillippine President Rodrigo Duterte recently raised a massive storm by calling God 'stupid'. And now, he has gone a step beyond by promising to resign 'if anyone can prove God exists.' Duterte has had a pricky relation with the church and had questioned why people around the world ...

MANILA:The Philippine foreign minister hit back on Saturday at the United Nations’ human rights chief for issuing “irresponsible and disrespectful” comments about President Rodrigo Duterte, warning that such remarks could set a dangerous precedent. Duterte’s attacks against ...

Pakistan and Philippines have agreed to enhance cooperation in diverse fields for shared progress and prosperity. The understanding was reached at the inaugural Session of two-day Pakistan-Philippines Joint Economic Commission in Islamabad. The session was Co-chaired by Secretary, Economic Affairs ...