Philippines

Typhoon set to swing towards Taiwan after ripping Philippines

Typhoon Fung-Wong has now moved over the West Philippine Sea and was packing maximum sustained winds of 150kmh.

Top rice importer Philippines sets guidelines on tariff changes

The Philippine government will raise import duties by five percentage points for every 5 per cent decline in world rice prices.

A million evacuated, at least 2 killed as Super Typhoon Fung-wong slams into Philippines

Residents evacuate from their flooded homes due to heavy rain brought by Typhoon Fung-wong on the southern island of Mindanao on Nov 8.

Philippines warns of deadly storm surges as massive Typhoon Fung-wong nears super typhoon strength

A satellite image shows Storm Fung-Wong, which has intensified into a typhoon, over the Philippine Sea on Nov 7.

ICC seeks arrest of Duterte ally over deadly Philippine drug war, ombudsman says

The Philippine ombudsman said the International Criminal Court should formally request extradition.

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Philippines steps up front-line role in Indo-Pacific with new US-linked task force

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (right) meets with Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr (left) in Malaysia on October 31, 2025 to establish Task Force Philippines.

Typhoon Kalmaegi brings destruction to Vietnam as death toll nears 200 in Philippines

The storm made landfall in central Vietnam late on Nov 6, uprooting trees, damaging homes, and triggering power outages, before weakening as it moved inland.

Rice prices in Asia poised to fall further amid bumper Indian crop

Farmers planting rice saplings in a padi field on the outskirts of Varanasi, India, in July.

Philippine death toll tops 140 as Typhoon Kalmaegi heads towards Vietnam

Cars piled atop each other by floodwaters and roofs torn off buildings as residents attempted to dig out of the mud at Liloan, a town near Cebu city.

In Pictures: At least 66 killed as Typhoon Kalmaegi leaves a trail of destruction in the Philippines

A man crosses a muddy street piled up with cars that were swept away in floods brought on by Typhoon Kalmaegi, in Bacayan, Cebu City, Philippines, on Nov 5, 2025.

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