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TOPSHOT - Police gather in front of a collapsed Jollibee fast food restaurant after an 7.8 magnitude earthquake in General Santos City on June 8, 2026. A 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the southern Philippines on June 8 killed at least one person and collapsed buildings, police said, as the disaster sparked tsunami warnings across the region. (Photo by Edwin Espejo / AFP via Getty Images)
KILLER QUAKE

Intense Footage Shows Building Collapse After Deadly Quake

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake left at least 19 dead and 12 missing while triggering tsunami alerts in the region.

Will Neal

Philippines landfill collapse
TRASH TRAGEDY

Horrifying Landfill Collapse Buries Dozens, Kills 2

The latest report shows 36 people are still missing after a landfill collapsed on top of workers.

Vic Verbalaitis

Chinese Warship Accidentally Rams Its Own Coast Guard Vessel in Bungled Sea Chase
MARITIME MADNESS

WATCH: Chinese Warship Rams Own Vessel in Bungled Sea Chase

A Chinese coast guard ship was deemed “unseaworthy” after it flung itself in front of a warship during a chase.

Tom Sanders

Netflix actor Manuel Masalva has awoken from a medically induced coma.
‘NEW LIFE’

Netflix Star Wakes Up ‘Reborn’ After Spending Weeks in Coma

The ‘Narcos: Mexico’ star spent 105 days in a Dubai hospital after contracting an aggressive bacterial infection.

Jasmine Venet

Former President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested on Tuesday morning.
NO IMMUNITY, MR. PRESIDENT

‘Asia’s Trump’ Arrested Over His Brutal War on Drugs

Former Philippine president arrested on ICC warrant for crimes against humanity.

The Daily Beast

A Whale Shark in the Philippines.
FAMILY HORROR

Tourist Killed by Shark in Scuba Diving Tragedy

Another diver drowned when a powerful undercurrent separated him from the rest of the diving group.

Erkki Forster

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A memorial to slain policeman Emmanuel De Asis
TRYST GONE WRONG

Cop Love Triangle Ends in Tears as Officer Kills Colleague

Emmanuel de Asis, 55, was reportedly shot dead by Lt. Col. Rhoderick Pascua in Taguig, Philippines, after he was busted with the latter’s wife.

Leigh Kimmins

Kanlaon Volcano erupted in the Philippines sparking emergency evacuations.
RED ALERT

Volcano’s ‘Explosive’ Eruption Sparks Emergency Evacuations

Around 54,000 people could be affected.

Leigh Kimmins

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte speaks during the kick-off rally for the New Philippines movement at Quirino Grandstand in Manila on January 28, 2024.
ASSASSIN'S CREED

Philippine Vice President Threatens to Assassinate President

“If I die, don’t stop until you’ve killed them,” Vice President Sara Duterte said she told her contract killer of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., his wife and the speaker of the House of Representatives.

Sean Craig

William Braddock split with Anna Luna
‘HIT SQUAD’

Florida Republican Accused of Threats to Kill Primary Rival

The once-congressional hopeful was ultimately found and arrested in the Philippines two years after leaving the United States.

Lily Mae Lazarus

Apollo Quiboloy (L) welcomes senator and presidential candidate Manuel Villar (C) and his vice-presidential candidate Loren Legarda during his 60th birthday celebration in Davao city, southern Philippines.
‘SON OF GOD’

Celeb Preacher Caught After Massive Manhunt in Philippines

Apollo Quiboloy was wanted on human trafficking child and sexual abuse charges, and remains on the FBI’s “Most Wanted” list for alleged acts of sex trafficking and cash smuggling.

Lily Mae Lazarus

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