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Philippine security force on March 26 rescued three Malaysian hostages who were kidnapped by the militant group Abu Sayyaf last July.

At least four people have been killed and 23 others injured in a grenade explosion on March 25 in Jolo, the Sulu Islands, in the south of the Philippines.

Philippine navy troops on March 23 successfully rescued two Malaysians held hostage by Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf militant group for eight months in the waters off the southern Philippines.

The Philippines plans to make a strong protest against China’s preparatory work for an environment monitoring station on the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the East Sea.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte committed to working together Thailand and with other concerned sides to boost maritime cooperation and maintain peace, stability at sea.

The Philippine government and the leftist National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) will resume peace negotiations next month, the talks mediator Norway announced on March 21.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Bangkok on March 20, beginning his three – day official visit to Thailand, aiming to tighten bilateral ties.

China and the Philippines signed on March 15 agreements in which Chinese companies commit to buy 1.7 billion USD worth of fruits and other agricultural products from the Philippines.

The Philippine Senate on March 14 approved the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, making the country an official signatory to the historic pact.

The Philippine military announced that a notorious sub-leader of the Abu Sayyaf insurgent group was killed in the northern province of Tawi-Tawi on March 14.

Australia’s Foreign Minister Julia Bishop is touring Southeast Asia on a four-day trip to enhance the country’s relationships with key partners.

The Philippine government and the left-wing rebels have agreed to resume the peace talks to end the 48-year-old insurgency in the Philippines, announced Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza on March 12.

The Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia will launch joint patrols in piracy-plagued waters after a series of attacks of Islamic militants to kidnap and murder foreigners.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, on March 9, named Undersecretary for Policy at the Department of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo as new acting secretary.