"Risky" search planned for plane feared down near active volcano crater
An aerial search team spotted suspected wreckage of the small plane about 1,150 feet from the crater of Mayon Volcano.
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An aerial search team spotted suspected wreckage of the small plane about 1,150 feet from the crater of Mayon Volcano.
The United States denied that it operates any surveillance balloons over China.
China's Foreign Ministry said Friday a suspected spy balloon flying over the U.S. is used to gather meteorological information and deviated from its scheduled route. The object was seen flying over Montana, where some U.S. nuclear missile facilities are located. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge joined Anne-Marie Green and Janet Shamlian from Washington to discuss.
The United States and the Philippines announced an expansion of America's military presence there on Thursday, with U.S. forces granted access to four more military bases in an effort to ramp up deterrence against China. CBS News' Anne-Marie Green has more.
The United States and the Philippines have announced an expansion of America's military presence in the Southeast Asian country.
Durante was sacked as commander of the 101st Brigade after he was named as a person of interest in Yvonette Chua Plaza's murder, officials said.
Philippine journalist and Nobel Prize winner Maria Ressa was acquitted of all tax evasion charges against her in the Philippines, and she is speaking out against the "harassment and intimidation" officials have directed against her and her news site, Rappler. Maria Ressa spoke about her journey on CBS News.
"Today, facts win" declared a defiant Ressa, who still faces other charges in a long-running legal battle with the government she calls "a brazen abuse of power."
Experts say they have identified the remains of a soldier from Massachusetts who died as a prisoner of war during World War II.
Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to the Palawan Island to pledge U.S. support for the Philippines against "intimidation and coercion" in the South China Sea. Julia Manchester, a national political for "The Hill," discusses the significance of the vice president's speech and symbolic visit.
Vice President Kamala Harris traveled to the Philippines Tuesday to reinforce the United States' commitment to military support. Geopolitical risk analyst Scott Moskowitz joins CBS News to talk about the trip's significance.
Gerald Bantag has faced a series of unusual allegations since being suspended last month, including the breeding of horses and snakes at the overcrowded prison complex.
The purple yam, a staple and rising export from the Philippines, is a feast for the eyes when used in cakes, pies, drinks or ice cream. Correspondent Elaine Quijano checks out the ube, the vivid violet tuber that's taking root in America.
CBS News correspondent Lana Zak discussed a U.N. report on the world's population. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa are expected to have rapid growth while North America and Europe are expected to start declining by the 2030s.
Chef Lulu Ranta was born in the Philippines, where she worked as a maid with a dream of owning a restaurant. CBS News correspondent Jeff Glor speaks with Ranta on how she made that dream come true.
Mabasa, who used the broadcast name Percy Lapid, was critical of former President Rodrigo Duterte and his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Five rescuers drowned after their boat overturned when it was hit by a collapsed wall, tossing them into rampaging floodwaters, officials said.
"It was the most powerful quake I've felt and I thought the ground would open up," one officer said.
The Nobel Prize winning Philippine journalist and her outlet have been locked in a battle over free speech with President Rodrigo Duterte's government for years.
Robert Hall and John Ridsdel were beheaded by the militants after the deadline for ransom payment passed.
At least four people remained missing after fire engulfed the M/V Mercraft 2 while it was approaching a seaport in Real town in Quezon province from Polillio island.
Biden congratulated the Philippines' newly elected leader, despite a U.S. court order on him, but many expect Bongbong to continue his nation's push toward China anyway.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son of the former Philippines dictator, is projected to win the country’s presidential election. It's an election that could have broader implications for America's influence in the region. Liz Palmer reports.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is projected to win the presidential election in the Philippines by a landslide. Nearly 36 years ago, a people's revolt ousted his father, Ferdinand Marcos, from power, and now it appears Marcos Jr. holds more than double the number of votes of his closest opponent. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer joined "CBS News Mornings" to discuss.
Three decades after the family was driven from their country and convicted of robbing it of billions of dollars, the Marcos clan is about to take the reins again in the Philippines.