The UK's Philippines Ambassador, His Excellency Teodoro Locsin Jr, has paid tribute to victims of the L'Ecume II tragedy in his first Channel islands visit.

Philippines Ambassador pays tribute to victims of L'Ecume II tragedy

Flooding and landslides have seen people killed in both countries as flooding and landslides cause disruption.

Dozens killed as Typhoon Gaemi hits Taiwan and Philippines

A general view of a collision between Filipino and Chinese coastguard boats.

The incident took place off the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, which both the Philippines and China lay claim to.

Chinese and Philippine coastguard ships filmed colliding in South China Sea

Nicholas was rushed to hospital with liver cirrhosis while on holiday in Calapan and desperately needs to return to the UK for a liver transplant.

Son 'begging' for help to bring home critically ill dad stuck in Philippines

ITV News has heard how Beijing is violating international law by attempting to prevent a Filipino coastguard mission in the South China Sea.

Inside the Filipino coastguard's 'transparency initiative' aimed at China

The coast guard personnel assist in putting out the fire on Philippine ferry M/V Esperanza Star at the waters off Panglao, Bohol province, central Philippines 

Dramatic photos and video released by the coast guard show flames and black smoke billowing from two decks at one end of the ferry.

All 120 people on board rescued after Philippine ferry catches fire at sea 

Many of the more than 200 people who survived the blaze jumped off the MV Lady Mary Joy 3 and were rescued from the sea by the coast guard and navy.

At least 31 dead after Philippines ferry carrying 250 people catches fire

FILE - This photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard shows a green military-grade laser light from a Chinese coast guard ship in the disputed South China Sea, Feb. 6, 2023. Philippine's President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023 the Chinese coast guard’s use of a military-grade laser that briefly blinded some crew aboard a Philippine patrol vessel in the disputed South China Sea was not enough for him to invoke a mutual defense treaty with the United States but added he told China that such aggression should stop. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP, File)

The Philippines has vowed to defend its territory in the hotly contested South China Sea.

China blinding Philippine ship crew with laser will not trigger US defence pact

A kilo of onions costs more than double a kilo of chicken in the Philippines.

Onions more expensive than meat leads to smuggling in Philippines

Many are feared missing after villagers fled in the wrong direction and got buried in a boulder-laden mudslide. 

Over 100 dead and dozens missing in storm-ravaged Philippines

The USS Samuel B. Roberts was sank during one of the largest naval engagements in history.

WWII US destroyer sunk by Japanese named as deepest wreck ever discovered

Rescuers have been battling with mud and unstable heaps of earth and debris to find stranded villagers. 

Tropical storm causes landslides and leaves at least 56 dead in Philippines

Who is Rodrigo Duterte, the brutal former leader of the Philippines, whose 'war on drugs' led to the deaths of thousands of people.

Rodrigo Duterte: Who is the Philippine President quitting politics?

Witnesses said the Lockheed C-130 Hercules appeared to have overshot the runway at Jolo, in southern Sulu province.

45 killed and 49 rescued as Philippines military plane crash-lands

Richard Morris, 40, from Mountain Ash, returned to the UK from the Philippines and paid £1,750 to be held in a quarantine hotel for 10 days.

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