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The death toll from flooding and rain-induced landslides in the Philippines has climbed to 48, the country's disaster agency said on Sunday, with 22 others recorded missing after tropical storm Nalgae inundated many parts of the archipelago.

Flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains left at least 50 people dead, including in a hard-hit southern Philippine province, where as many as 60 villagers are feared missing and buried in a huge mudslide laden with rocks, trees and debris, officials said Saturday.

Supporters say Leila de Lima is a human rights defender still paying the price for speaking out against the abuses of the former presidents drug war.

Supporters say Leila de Lima is a human rights defender still paying the price for speaking out against the abuses of the former presidents drug war.

MANILA— Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr asked Congress on Monday for a record 5.29 trillion pesos ($94.40 billion) government budget in 2023 to

This week on Nothing is Foreign, we talk to activist and torture survivor Bonifacio Ilagan about memory, nostalgia and misinformation in the Philippines.

Torontonians are watching as the people of the Philippines are poised to choose between the son of a former dictator and a social activist for president.

MANILA — Former boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao, who has vowed to root out graft in the Philippine government if elected president, said on Thursday he

Many workers in the Philippines have left their homes to pursue jobs in other nations, making significant contributions to their home country's economy. 

Whether in relations with the United States or China, the Philippines is remains a plaything in power politics.