Phillipines

Three killed, five wounded in school shooting in central Philippines, one arrested

Police said one suspect has been arrested and another remains at large.

|ByREUTERS
An armed policeman walks past the main gate of the Senate during a lockdown at the Senate premises in Manila on May 11, 2026 as NBI agents try to serve an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant on former Philippines national police chief and now sitting Senator Ronald Dela Rosa.
A road is blocked near the collapsed building after a magnitude 7.8 quake in General Santos, Philippines, June 8, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

Powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake, tsunami strikes Philippines, killing at least 15

The quake came early in the morning as schools were reopening in the Philippines after a long break, with the tremors felt strongly in a dozen provinces.

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King cobra emerges from toilet.

King cobra rises from bathroom bowl at Philippine resort, startling holidaymakers

The snake was described as roughly 1.2 meters long and tangled in the plumbing.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Philippine Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Jonvic Remulla gestures as he arrives at the Senate, which holds Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, in protective custody amid an International Criminal

Mystery surrounds Senate shooting as Phillipine president calls emergency meeting after chaos

Gunshots were heard late on Wednesday inside the Senate building, and people inside scrambled for cover, after dela Rosa appealed on social media for supporters to mobilize.

|ByREUTERS

Philippine envoy thanks Israeli government, NGOs as aid and assistance continues

IDF, Foreign Ministry and Israeli, Jewish humanitarian organizations are all sending aid workers to the Philippines.

NOVEMBER 13, 2013ByBENJI ROSEN
Soldier preparing supplies for the Philippines 370

IDF to send field hospital to Philippines for typhoon relief

Mission to include medical staff and hospital.

NOVEMBER 12, 2013ByYAAKOV LAPPIN
Soldier preparing supplies for the Philippines 370

US, Britain sending warships to help Philippine relief efforts

About 600,000 people have been displaced by Typhoon Haiyan.

NOVEMBER 12, 2013ByREUTERS
USS George Washington 370

Open doors and open hearts

Philippines Ambassador Petronilla Garcia talks about bearing responsibility for tens of thousands of mainly female Filipino contract workers – and about the challenge of ‘doing diplomacy’ in Israel.

JUNE 5, 2010ByCARL HOFFMAN
Phillipines Ambassador Petronilla Garcia 311