President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been scrambling to quell public outrage over the massive corruption blamed for substandard, defective or nonexistent flood control projects.

The southern Philippines once drew small numbers of foreign militants aligned with al-Qaida or the Islamic State group to train in a secessionist conflict involving minority Muslims in the largely Catholic nation.

Vietnam lost to the Philippines on penalties in the SEA Games women’s football final, a game that they scored a valid goal but was disallowed.

Reports of Meghan Markle’s dad, Thomas Markle, having a major leg surgery have taken over the internet. While he has been recovering in the Philippines, a source revealed that the Duchess of Sussex allegedly has no plans to visit him.