An official has called for a whole-of-government effort to optimize the workforce while demographic conditions are favorable.

A 6.9-magnitude aftershock jolted quake-hit southern Philippines, triggering a fresh tsunami alert just hours after an earlier warning was lifted, authorities said.

Philippines Senator Risa Hontiveros said she would consider a presidential bid in the country’s 2028 elections and criticized its current government for corruption at a Monday talk hosted by the Harvard Yenching Institute.

Locals in coastal areas were ordered to evacuate immediately and see higher ground. Follow Newsweek for live updates.

THERE are currently five dioceses in the Philippines that are considered "sede vacante," or without bishops.According to CBCP News, the official news agency of

Marcos in July exposed corruption in flood-control projects worth billions of pesos. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Croatia on Monday expressed its support for the Philippines’ bid for a non-permanent United Nations Security Council seat as both countries announced that they are exploring possible defense cooperation and bolstering two-way trade.

The Philippines said a Chinese ship deliberately rammed one of its government vessels in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, although Beijing blamed Manila for the incident.The incident was the latest in a string of flare-ups between Beijing and Manila in the South China Sea,