Philippines

Her name is Fateeha. She’s a 17-year-old rapper who hails from the Philippines and she’s already making heads turn. The young artist shares her road into the entertainment industry and offers advice for others looking to follow her lead.

The coronavirus pandemic and ongoing political protests have left Thailand’s economy in “pretty bad shape,” said Euben Paracuelles of Nomura.

A super typhoon has killed at least 10 people in the Philippines and triggered volcanic mudflows that engulfed about 150 houses before weakening as it blew away from the country

 Philippine officials ordered the evacuation of thousands of residents in the southern part of the main Luzon island on Saturday as a category 5 storm, that is the world’s strongest this year, approached the Southeast Asian nation. Typhoon Goni, with 133 miles sustained winds and gusts of up to 164 mph, will make landfall on Sunday as the strongest typhoon…

A U.S. Marine convicted of killing a Filipino transgender woman has been deported after a presidential pardon cut short his detention in a case that renewed outrage over a pact governing American military presence in the Philippines

Jon Jon Briones is hitting Netflix in September with a role in the original series “Ratched,” which focuses on the backstory of the villainous nurse from the classic novel “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Briones, who grew up in a poverty-stricken area in the Philippines, joined LX News to talk about his winding path to Hollywood.

Comedian Jo Koy has a new Netflix special, “In His Elements,” and an upcoming movie, “Easter Sunday,” that are tributes to the Philippines and his Filipino heritage. Koy said he hopes that by “shining a light” on his culture, he’ll inspire other Filipino performers to follow their dreams.

Journalist Maria Ressa has been convicted of libel in a Philippine court decision called a blow to press freedom in an Asian bastion of democracy

It’s a sad paradox but in some countries, assaults on doctors and medical workers illustrate how public fear and rage can turn against the very people risking their lives to save patients in a pandemic

A strong typhoon is pounding the eastern Philippines, knocking out power and threatening food crops in a new emergency for a country already overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic

Youth officials dressed in homemade “Star Wars” outfits assisted residents in Manila on Monday, making sure that everyone remained inside their homes unless they had a special pass to be outside. They also helped deliver food and supplies to those in need.

A plane carrying eight people has caught fire while attempting to take off from Manila’s airport on a flight bound for Japan, killing all those on board

Officials say a recently dismissed security guard has released dozens of hostages and walked out of a Philippine shopping mall, ending a daylong hostage crisis

The Philippines notified the United States on Tuesday it would end a major security pact allowing American forces to train in the country, in the most serious threat under President Rodrigo Duterte to their 69-year treaty alliance.

Philippine authorities on Sunday lowered the alert level at Taal Volcano, two weeks after it began spewing ash, steam and rocks, a move that will allow many of the more than 376,000 displaced villagers to return home....

A popular tourist destination just south of Manila because of its picturesque setting in the middle of a lake, Taal erupted on Jan. 12....

Philippine officials said Saturday they’re bracing for a long crisis whether the Taal volcano erupts more disastrously or simmers precariously for weeks or months, as massive numbers of displaced villagers languish in emergency shelters....

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said more than 900 villagers who fell ill have been treated, mostly for exposure to volcanic ash, in evacuation sites since the...