MANILA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The death toll from a ferry boat accident in the Southern Philippines has reached at least 15, with 316 people rescued, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Monday as the search continued for the dozens still missing.

MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) acting chief Lt. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. has ordered strict monitoring and intensified intelligence-gathe

PHILIPPINE National Police (PNP) acting chief LtGen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. has ordered strict monitoring and intensified intelligence-gathering to help deter terrorism-related recruitment and training in Mindanao.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Mindanao, Philippines, at 1853 GMT on Monday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said.

PHILIPPINE National Police acting chief Lieutenant General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. has ordered the strict monitoring and intensified intelligence gathering t

The low pressure area (LPA) being monitored inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility that was the tropical cyclone Ada has dissipated on Sunday afternoon, PAGASA said Sunday afternoon.

Renewed calls for the secession of Mindanao from the country are from a “fringe group” financed by the Duterte family to “shake” the national government,

THE ambush that killed four government soldiers in Lanao del Norte on Friday could signal a resurgence of violent extremism in Mindanao, a non-government group that gathers and analyzes climate and conflict data warned over the weekend.

MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Health (DOH) urged parents in Mindanao to have their children vaccinated against measles and rubella as it noted that 1.7 million children in the region have yet to receive their shots.