The Philippines has evacuated nearly 3,000 villagers from a danger zone on the foothills of the Mayon Volcano after officials raised the alert level due to recent activity.

The Philippine central bank will consider one more rate cut this year — possibly in February — to close out its easing cycle, barring worse-than-expected economic growth, according to its governor.

At least four people were killed and dozens remain missing after a massive garbage collapse at a landfill in Cebu City, with rescue operations continuing amid dangerous conditions.

An investigation that extended to the Philippines of two men accused of shooting dead 15 people at a Sydney Jewish festival has found no evidence that they were part of a “broader terrorist cell,” police said on Tuesday.

The Philippines Bureau of Immigration said on Tuesday that the two alleged gunmen behind the mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach travelled to the Philippines on November 1

The Philippines assumes the Association of Southeast Asian Nations chair during maritime tension and less diplomatic patience in the South China Sea.

A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Mindanao Island in the southern Philippines on Wednesday morning, sending tremors across the region but causing no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday signed into law the 2026 budget worth 6.793 trillion pesos ($115 billion) as his administration aims to revive an economy stunted by a government corruption scandal.