US Sanctions Philippines’ Funnull Technology Over $200M Crypto Scam
The US Department of the Treasury has taken action against Funnull Technology Inc. for enabling massive pig butchering…
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Philippines Is Now Visa-Free For Indian Passport Holders
The Philippines has officially introduced visa-free entry for Indian passport holders as of May 2025, significantly easing travel for Indian tourists and boosting tourism ties between the two countries. The new policy offers two distinct visa-free entry options, each with its own eligibility requirements and permitted duration of stay.Indian citizens can now enter the Philippines without a visa
Philippines at the Crossroads: 2025 Midterm Elections and the Battle of Dynasties
The Philippines is polarized, institutionally fragile, and deeply influenced by two powerful families who continue to define its democratic evolution.
Rodrigo Duterte wins Philippines election from jail cell in The Hague
Former president of nation re-elected as mayor of city of Davao despite his enforced absenceFormer Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte has been re-elected as mayor of the city of Davao, the family’s stronghold, despite being imprisoned thousands of m…
Philippines elections 2025: polls open in midterms as Marcos and Duterte family dynasties vie for power
Senate race will be key to future of Sara Duterte as she faces impeachment trial, while her could become mayor despite being detained in The HagueMillions of Filipinos began voting on Monday in a midterm election widely seen as a referendum on the expl…
A Contender for the Papacy in the Mold of Francis
Cardinal Luis Tagle of the Philippines is known as the “Asian Francis.” But he has been criticized for not being vocal enough about his country’s brutal drug war and clerical sex abuse.
Despair Blankets Scene of Car-Ramming Attack at Festival
Filipinos in Vancouver returned to a neighborhood to mourn the 11 people killed in a weekend attack.
Driver Kills at Least 11 at Vancouver Filipino Festival
Crowds were celebrating Lapu Lapu Day, a holiday in the Philippines, when a driver in an SUV accelerated and plowed down a congested street.
China and Philippines display competing flags on disputed South China Sea sandbank
Beijing and Manila accuse each other of illegal activities around Sandy Cay near the Spratly Isles, as joint US-Filipino military drills get under way in regionChina and the Philippines have displayed their national flags in competing photo opportuniti…
‘He left an indelible impression’: Catholics across Asia-Pacific mourn the Pope
From Timor-Leste to PNG and the Philippines, millions of Catholics are marking the death of Pope FrancisThe death of Pope Francis has left millions of people in south-east Asia and the Pacific in deep mourning, as they remember a Catholic leader known …