ASEAN foreign ministers convened in Manila on July 23, 2026, amid heightened global tensions from the U.S.-Iran conflict, focusing on regional security challenges including the South … Read more
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) in the Philippines has issued urgent warnings about scammers impersonating officials to demand payments for parcel releases, while Singapore Customs reported … Read more
NBI Launches Probe into 2019 SEA Games Corruption The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has initiated a probe into alleged irregularities surrounding the 2019 Southeast Asian … Read more
The controversy centers on a video posted by China Daily, which showed an animated monkey wearing a Filipino national costume being shoved by figures representing the … Read more
The legal battle surrounding the Philippines’ government urging the Supreme Court to reject a fugitive senator’s ICC appeal has reached a critical juncture, marking a significant … Read more
For decades, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) operated primarily as an internal security force, focused on counter-insurgency and jungle warfare. However, a strategic pivot … Read more
Gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate chambers, turning a political standoff into a security crisis Wednesday night as authorities attempted to arrest Senator Ronald dela Rosa. … Read more
For the rice farmers of the Mekong Delta and the palm oil planters of Malaysia, the weather has ceased to be a predictable cycle of seasons. … Read more
Spain’s health ministry has confirmed a new case of hantavirus in a passenger evacuated from the MV Hondius cruise ship, bringing the total number of confirmed … Read more
For years, the geography of Southeast Asia’s cybercrime epidemic was well-mapped: sprawling, fortified compounds in the jungles of Myanmar and the border towns of Cambodia. But … Read more
The diplomatic deadlock between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Myanmar’s military junta may be entering a fragile new phase. In a move that … Read more
The setting for the latest ASEAN leaders’ summit in Cebu was meant to evoke a sense of harmony. Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Opened the proceedings … Read more