The Philippine government is one step closer to lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 12. The country's President Rodrigo Duterte is pushing for the change, claiming that drug barons are using children as mules - he originally favoured the age of 9.

“Now more than ever the mission of journalism is incredibly important. Not just for Philippine democracy but for all democracies around the world," she said.

Filipino activists burn effigies of Duterte, Trump and Xi Jinping

A woman trapped in a bus filmed falling rocks and trees being uprooted by a landslide on Sunday in Benguet, a remote mountainous region on the Luzon island in the Philippines.

At least 29 people are now known to have died in a landslide in the Philippines that came just days after Typhoon Mangkhut claimes the lives of at least 80 victims

Chinese authorities are calling now-tropical storm Mangkhut the "King of Storms" as it continues on its destructive path- first the Philippines, then Hong Kong, then mainland China have been hit by the storm and are now facing floods, landslides, destroyed buildings and a monumental recovery effort.

Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in the Philippines ahead of the arrival of the Super Typhoon, Mangkhut. It's expected to make landfall later today and could reach a maximum speed of 268 kilometres an hour.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday witnessed the destruction of over 60 smuggled luxury vehicles in Cagayan Province as part of his anti-corruption drive.

Duterte and a Filipino woman locked lips while on an official visit to South Korea, sparking controversy and plenty of reactions on social media.

The measure is a part of Rodrigo Duterte's aggressive war on drug dealers

Thousands of people marched to the Philippines' presidential palace in Manila on Tuesday to mark Labour Day.

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More than a hundred protesters held a Lent-themed demonstration in Manila on Tuesday, accusing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's administration of being anti-poor.

ComicCon is Manila's newest event which aims to bring a wide range of pop-culture communities together.

Hundreds of dogs and their owners take part in a fun run in Manila.

A Kuwaiti court has sentenced a Lebanese man and his wife to death after they were convicted in absentia of killing a Filipina maid in a case that triggered a crisis between the Philippines and the Gulf Arab state

A leading volcano expert in the Southeast Asian country has warned Mount Mayan could erupt "within weeks or even days".

Agoraphobic? This may be hard to watch.

Residents in the southern Philippines assess damage following storm Tembin