The Philippine government has launched a mobile phone application which can provide real-time information on rainfall and flooding to the general public

As overstretched authorities in Manila grappled with rains that triggered fatal flooding, a separate man-made disaster erupted in the country's troubled south

The conflict in the South China Sea may be long running, but there are several reasons why it has become much more dangerous. There can be little doubt that President Obama in his second term will find the South China Sea one of the hottest issues in East Asia

In order to help survivors of deadly typhoon Bopha, which killed more than 600 people and displaced millions in southern Philippines, the United Nations launched a $65 million global appeal

Several nations have pledged assistance to typhoon-ravaged Philippines. United States Ambassador to the Philippines stated that U.S. will be giving an additional $3 million in assistance

Control over the South China Sea is more than just a practical matter and goes to the center of China's foreign policy dilemma: how to assert its maritime claims while maintaining a non-confrontational foreign policy

Both countries are determined to keep the Scarborough Shoals within their territorial waters. But if China deployed force to stake its claim, the Philippines' armed forces would, in their current state, offer little resistance

As part of its efforts to boost its presence within Southeast Asia, the United States has decided to reaffirm its military support for the Philippines. Yet this will not come at the price of heightening tensions with China

President Benigno Aquino brushed off media reports that Manila had sought U.S. assistance in monitoring the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea

China's growing regional presence â€" not to mention its territorial claims â€" is prompting many Southeast Asian states to reinvigorate their ties with the United States

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III left for the U.S. to join the launching of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) in New York City. The OGP is a global effort to make governments efficient and responsive to citizens by fighting corruption and promoting transparency

Former Armed Forces of the Philippines comptroller Gen. Carlos Garcia made Philippines history twice recently. He is the first two-star general to be sent to the national penitentiary. However, he is serving merely two years although he stole $7 million (PHP 303 million) from military coffers

A Philippine passenger and cargo vessel, MV Asia Malaysia, sank Sunday morning off the coast of Iloilo, a province in the southern Philippines which is part of the Visayas area. All of its nearly 200 passengers and crew were safely rescued

A retired Navy colonel called for the overthrow of President Benigno Aquino III in a video circulated on social networking sites. But drawing no support from the military, the presidential palace merely shrugged off the incident.

The Aquino government said its newest and biggest warship, a 1967-built U.S. Coast Guard cutter, will be delivered to Manila to add muscle to its most powerful navy vessel, a 1943-built destroyer-escort also from the U.S.

China is making the ridiculous assertion that it controls virtually all of the seas from Korea all the way down to Malaysia and Brunei

Migrant workers are the slaves of the modern world

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said the Philippines won't go to war with China over the ongoing territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea

Philippine authorities are scrambling to map out previously unknown fault lines across the archipelago after a powerful 6.9 magnitude quake flattened villages, twisted roads and killed dozens

Asia has one of the largest concentrations globally of aging persons, creating a host of potential challenges

Some 4,500 American troops and 2,300 Filipino troops will conduct war games in the Philippines as part of an annual drill while Manila is embroiled in a territorial dispute with China

Residents and businessmen in Mindanao have threatened to file a $116 million lawsuit against the government to get compensation for damages caused by continuing power outages

A concessionaire of the Philippines' version of the Las Vegas Strip has completed construction of its hotel in portion of the 300-acre gaming site

The Philippine government has made geo-hazard maps, which outline areas prone to natural disasters, publicly available in a bid to reduce vulnerability at community level

Weeks after tropical storm Washi caused severe flooding on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, leaving over 1,200 dead and thousands homeless, thousands more people have been evacuated from their homes following fresh flooding

The South China Sea issue and China's position on it have become subjects of much deliberation, especially since the ASEAN Regional Forum Meeting at Hanoi last July. It is generally believed that the South China Sea will emerge as the hot-spot of conflict in the coming years. Here's why

Plans by a Philippine province to erect a large sign on an active volcano drew criticism from various groups on Thursday. Batangas Province officials want to imitate the landmark Hollywood sign on Taal Volcano

Damage caused by the two typhoons that battered the Philippines was estimated at $228 million (PHP 10 billion) by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)

Rescuers are struggling to reach communities in northern provinces of the main Philippine island of Luzon, which were hit by two powerful typhoons

Credit Suisse downgraded the growth forecast for the Philippine economy for the rest of 2011 to 4.3 percent from 4.6 percent

A US $34 million Humanitarian Action Plan (HAP) aimed at assisting more than 400,000 conflict displaced people return to their homes on the Philippine island of Mindanao, remains underfunded, says the UN

The Manila International Airport Authority, which operates the Philippines' international gateway, is looking for body scanners to enhance the airport's security systems

Armed with machetes and cutting equipment, and in a bid to prevent flooding in and around the Philippine city of Cotabato on Mindanao island, hundreds of troops and civilians cleared tons of water lilies from the Rio Grande river