Meghan "deeply distressed" as dad faces child abuse material probe

Thomas Markle, the estranged father of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, is facing a probe in the Philippines over alleged possession of child sexual abuse materials.

• Oct 23

Deadly Philippines earthquake unleashes small tsunami

A deadly earthquake rocked the southern Philippines, killing dozens of people and sending small tsunami waves toward at least three nations.

• Jun 8

At least 18 dead but over 300 rescued as ferry sinks in the Philippines

A passenger ferry carrying more than 350 people capsized near the island province of Basilan in the southern Philippines, but most were rescued.

• Jan 26

Mountain of garbage collapses at Philippines landfill, 1 dead, dozens buried

Rescue workers searched for dozens of people buried under a mountain of garbage that collapsed at a landfill in the central Philippines, killing at least one.

• Jan 9

Bondi Beach gunmen got firearms training together, police say

The man police say killed 15 people at Sydney's Bondi Beach along with his father obtained firearms training with him, documents show.

• Dec 22, 2025

Bondi suspects reportedly trained where Islamist separatists have been for years

Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that the terror attack on Jewish people at Bondi Beach was "motivated by ISIS ideology."

• Dec 17, 2025

Legendary U.S. WWII submarine located 3,000 feet underwater

The USS Harder -- which earned the nickname "Hit 'em HARDER" -- was found off the Philippines, sitting upright and "relatively intact."

• May 24, 2024

A 106-year-old from the Philippines is Vogue's oldest ever cover model

Now, international visitors seeking her signature geometric designs make up much of her clientele.

• Mar 31, 2023