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In this handout provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers transfer the remains of victims of the recent fire on the MV June Aster ferry on Friday Sept. 11, 2026 off Coron, Palawan province, western Philippines. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

Rescuers pull more bodies from burned Philippine ferry as death toll hits 76

By Aaron Favila and Joeal Calupitan and Teresa Cerojano - Associated Press

ASEAN Chair and Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro hosts an informal consultation with Foreign Ministers during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (Francis R. Malasig/Pool Photo via AP)

Southeast Asia’s top diplomats hold security talks in Manila as U.S.-Iran fighting rages

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte gestures as she speaks during a press conference in Manila, Philippines, on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe, File)

President vs. vice president showdown kicks off in Manila

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. pose for a photo on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Mikhail Metzel/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia frees 24 Filipinos after Marcos talks with Putin

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Canada Navy Lt. Commander Craig Cook, left, speaks beside Philippine Navy Col. Dennis Hernandez during a press conference for the upcoming joint military exercise dubbed "Balikatan" or "Shoulder to Shoulder" at Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Quezon city, Philippines. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

U.S. forces to join combat drills in Philippines to show commitment to Asia while fighting Iran

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Catholic devotees walk beside a glass-covered carriage carrying the image of Jesus Nazareno during its annual procession in Manila, Philippines, on its feast day, Friday Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Filipino Catholics express outrage over corruption scandal during massive religious procession

By Jim Gomez, Joeal Calupitan and Aaron Favila - Associated Press

Members of the religious sect Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) shout slogans during a three-day anti-corruption rally at Manila's Rizal Park, Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Cristino)

Hundreds of thousands rally in Manila against flood-control corruption scandal

By Jim Gomez and Joeal Calupitan - Associated Press

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, rescuers evacuate people to safer grounds in Quezon province, eastern Philippines as Typhoon Fung-wong enters the country on Sunday Nov. 9 2025. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)

Super Typhoon Fung-wong slams into Philippines after already killing 2 and displacing 1 million

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Canadian Defense Minister, David McGuinty and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. sign an agreement in Manila, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jim Gomez)

Canada and Philippines sign a defense pact to boost drills and deter China’s aggression

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

In this Oct. 1, 1975, photo, spray flies from the head of Joe Frazier as Muhammad Ali connects with a right in the ninth round of their title fight in Manila, Philippines. Ali won the fight on a decision to retain the title. The two fought three times, including two of the most famous matches ever. (AP Photo/Mitsunori Chigita) **FILE**

Decision rooted in humanity, family ended one of boxing’s greatest fights

By Thom Loverro

Protesters carry signs as they gather during a rally against government corruption at the EDSA People Power Monument in suburban Mandaluyong, east of Manila, Philippines, Sunday. Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Basilio Sepe)

Philippine police arrest 17 for hurling rocks as thousands peacefully protest corruption

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

A Chinese military helicopter flies close to a Philippine Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic (BFAR) aircraft above Scarborough shoal on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Joeal Calupitan, File)

Philippine and Chinese forces clash in latest confrontation at shoal in South China Sea

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Members of the Philippine Coast Guard monitors the office of a firm owned by controversial contractors Sarah and Curlee Discaya after the Bureau of Customs served a search warrant questioning their 28 luxury cars which are believed to have been kept in their building in Pasig city, Philippines, on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippine president and Congress investigate alleged corruption in flood control projects

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, right, shakes hands with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles prior to their meeting at a hotel in Makati, Philippines, on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Philippines condemns China’s swarm of forces near disputed shoal and vows to defend the territory

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

In this photo, provided by the Philippine coast guard, U.S. Navy USS Higgins (DDG 76) conducts freedom of navigation operations (FONOP) at the South China Sea on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. (Philippine coast guard via AP)

U.S. briefly deploys 2 warships to a disputed South China Sea shoal after Chinese collision

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

A crew arranges the Philippine and Indian national flags as Indian Navy survey ship INS Sandhayak docks at Manila's port, Philippines, on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

India and the Philippines stage joint sail and naval drill in the disputed South China Sea

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

A crew arranges the Philippine and Indian national flags as Indian Navy survey ship INS Sandhayak docks at Manila's port, Philippines, on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

India and the Philippines stage joint naval drill in the disputed South China Sea

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., right, and Lithuanian Minister for National Defense Dovile Sakaliene shakes hands after a press conference at a hotel in Makati, Philippines on Monday June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Lithuania and Philippines sign a pact to build an alliance against aggression

By Jim Gomez - Associated Press

Philippines, Vietnam and China illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

Vastly different Philippines, Vietnam face common enemy: China

By Donald Kirk

In this handout photo grabbed from video provided by the Philippine Coast Guard/Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (PCG/BFAR), a Chinese Coast Guard ship, left, uses a water cannon and sideswiped a Philippine fisheries vessel on a research mission near one of three sandbars called Sandy Cay in the disputed South China Sea on Wednesday May 21, 2025. (PCG/BFAR via AP)

Overwhelmed by China, Manila looks for deal in flashpoint South China Sea

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times