All 157 passengers and eight crew aboard the Boeing 737-800 were unharmed, according to the airline and airport authorities in the Philippines' capital

Typhoon Nock-ten (Nina) death toll in the Philippines climbs to at least 6, with another 18 people missing, officials say - AFP

Philippine Airlines cancels 13 flights in and out of Manila Sunday due to Typhoon Nockten - ABS-CBN News

China rebuffed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's call for Beijing to rethink its conduct in the South China Sea on Thursday, saying China had the right to react to foreign ships or aircraft that get close to its islands. ......

A Filipina schoolgirl has lived her entire life with a parasitic twin growing out of her chest and abdomen, but will soon undergo surgery to have it removed, is reporting.
Veronica Cominguez, 14, has lived with the undeveloped twin for her entire life. When she and the twin were in utero, their mother, Flora Cominguez, even had names for both of them. Unfortunately, the twin didn't fully develop. And because the family lacked access to medical care, the twin was essentially absorbed into Veronica's body. Veronica was born with the twin's foot, arm, and leg protruding from her own abdomen.
As Veronica has grown, so has the twin; Veronica says she even trims its nails.
Unfortunately, the twin - besides being unsightly - has led to other problems for the young lady.
"It's heavy, it limits my movement. It keeps swinging. My dress often gets wet."

Elected officials from Wyoming say they oppose plans to return church bells seized as war trophies from the Philippines over a century ago.

Heavy rains hit the Philippine capital at the weekend, leaving behind streets strewn with muddy rubbish.

Even heavy flooding could not keep Jefferson and Jobel de los Angeles from exchanging their vows in Bulacan in the Philippines on Saturday.
The bride and her parents waded down the aisle through murky water, up to the barefoot groom who was waiting by the altar.
Many areas in the Philippines have been experiencing flash flooding due to a south-west monsoon exacerbated by nearby tropical storm Yagi, which brought heavy rains and fierce wind to the islands

THIS is the moment the Chinese military threatened a Philippine military aircraft flying over the disputed South China Sea, warning the plane would "bear the responsibility for all the consequences" if it did not leave the area.

US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has notified Congress that the department plans to return the Bells of Balangiga to the Philippines at a date yet to be identified, the U.S. Embassy in Manila said.