Philippine officials have grounded the entire fleet of passenger ships belonging to a company that owned a ferry that sank in the south and left at least 18 people dead, with more than 300 others rescued.

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) have ruled that former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is fit to attend pre-trial proceedings for alleged crimes against humanity. The ICC also will hold a hearing on 23 February to decide whether the prosecution's case against Duterte is strong enough to proceed to a trial.

A passenger ferry with more than 350 people on board capsized near the island province of Basilan in the southern Philippines, officials said.

The Philippines has told China that it is alarmed about heated exchanges with Chinese diplomats in Manila over the long-standing territorial dispute between the two countries in the South China Sea.

Southeast Asian countries should steadfastly maintain restraint and adhere to international law as acts of aggression across Asia and “unilateral actions” elsewhere in the world threaten the rules-based global order,

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been taken to hospital overnight for an abdominal ailment that he says may be due to stress and age

Manila’s new offshore patrol vessels will serve as a sustained maritime presence in the South China Sea in protection of Philippine fishermen, the country’s naval chief announced this week. The Philippine Navy welcomed first-in-class BRP Rajah Sulayman (PS20) in a ceremony held Tuesday at the service’s primary operating base in Subic Bay.

Philippine Foreign Minister Ma. Theresa Lazaro told her Asean counterparts that the global security environment had become more “challenging” and “more complex and interconnected”.

Philippine officials say ferry carrying more than 350 people has sunk and rescuers have saved more than 200 passengers