The Philippine government and Muslim rebels have agreed a peace deal to end a 40-year conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people, President Benigno Aquino said on Sunday, paving the way for a p

Tropical Storm Tembin brought heavy rains, triggering landslides and flashfloods in the northern Philippines, just weeks after a series of deadly storms and monsoon rains, the government said Monday.

Philippine authorities warned on Monday an intensifying storm could bring more misery to the flood-battered capital and surrounding areas, where nearly half a million were in evacuation centres.

Emergency relief officials and doctors deployed to flood devastated communities in the Philippines Sunday to prevent outbreaks of disease as the death toll jumped to 85.

A smiling ex-Philippine president Gloria Arroyo pleaded not guilty on Thursday in her first court appearance since being charged with rigging an election, an offence that could see her jailed for life

A historic impeachment trial of the Philippines' top judge will begin on Monday as President Benigno Aquino steps up his popular but sometimes controversial crusade to stamp out corruption.

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Philippines authorities on Wednesday warned of a growing threat from disease in crowded evacuation centres, after devastating flash floods in the country's south that left at least 1,022 dead or missi

The death toll from tropical storm Washi rose to 143 on Saturday with more than 100 others missing after widespread flash floods in the southern Philippines, officials said.

The military said 95 bodi