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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on January 10 held talks with his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo who is on a three-day official visit to the Philippines.

The Department of Agriculture (DA) of the Philippines announced on January 9 that the country has banned the import of poultry and poultry products, including wild birds, from Belgium and France due to the outbreak of bird flu in these European countries.

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean early morning of January 9 off the coast of the Philippines, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.

The Philippines’ Department of Tourism (DOT) on January 3 said that the country welcomed more than 5.4 million foreign tourists and earned 482.54 PHP (8.67 billion USD) from them in 2023.

The 17 Filipino seafarers taken hostage by Yemen's Houthi rebels in November remain safe, the Philippines' Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has confirmed.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on December 20 signed into law the national budget for 2024 worth over 5.7 trillion PHP (103.3 billion USD) which includes plans to combat poverty and boost economic growth.

The Philippines is tempering its economic growth outlook for 2024 as it braces for "difficult months" when the El Nino weather phenomenon takes its toll.

A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly, led by its Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai, attended the opening of the 31st Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-31) in Manila, the Philippines, on November 23, with the participation of 275 parliamentarians from 19 regional countries.

The Philippines’ authorities said four children, including an 11-month-old boy, died and two others were injured in a fire that occurred at a residential area in Cebu city in the central region on November 23.

The Philippine authorities on November 22 reported at least one fatality and dozens of others forced to evacuate due to downpours triggered flooding across the central region of this Southeast Asian country.

The latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed that 9.8% of Philippine families experienced "involuntary" hunger at least once in the third quarter of 2023.

The World Bank (WB) has approved a 500 million USD loan to help the Philippines cope with natural disasters and climate threats, with a particular focus on protecting schools, health facilities, and human settlements.

The Philippines’ authorities said at least six people were killed after a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck the southern Philippines on November 17.

Vietnamese Minister of Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang held bilateral meetings with defence leaders from India, Japan and the Philippines on the sidelines of the 17th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) and the 10th ADMM-Plus in Jakarta, Indonesia on November 16.