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SWAT members stand outside the Philippine Senate, which holds Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, in protective custody amid an International Criminal Court warrant, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Noel Celis

How a Philippine war crimes suspect thwarted arrest (for now)

Philippine Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, wanted by the International Criminal Court for his alleged role in the country’s deadly drug war, fled into the Manila night hours after an...

SWAT members stand outside the Philippine Senate, which holds Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa, the chief enforcer of former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war, in protective custody amid an International Criminal Court warrant, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, May 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Noel Celis

Philippines seeking to confirm ICC suspect has fled after chaos at Senate

Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, Vietnam's Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, and Laos’ Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone stand on stage for a group photo during the opening ceremony of the 48th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings, in Cebu, Philippines, May 8, 2026. Photo: Aaron Favila/Pool via REUTERS

Asean summit ends with only a push to fast-track oil share pact

A Myanmar protester living in Japan holds a placard of Myanmar's detained former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, during a rally denouncing an upcoming election led by the military junta, outside Myanmar's embassy in Tokyo, Japan, December 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Phot

Philippines urges Myanmar to grant ASEAN envoy access to Aung San Suu Kyi

An aerial view shows the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island, locally known as Pag-asa, in the contested Spratly Islands, South China Sea, March 9, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

US, Australia, Philippines hold second joint drills in South China Sea this year

An aerial view shows the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island, locally known as Pag-asa, in the contested Spratly Islands, South China Sea, March 9, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez

Manila, Beijing resume talks on South China Sea, energy security

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Bangladesh seeks Philippines' support on Bangladesh Bank heist issue

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Bangladesh seeks Philippines' support on Bangladesh Bank heist case

Philippine Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte attends an economic briefing following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's first State of the Nation Address, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 26, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/ File Photo

Philippines VP Sara Duterte announces 2028 presidential run

Lullete Jane Ramilo-De Guzman, Miss Philippines-Earth 2013 runner up. Photo: Facebook/Ofelia Dela Cruz

Miss Philippines-Earth 2013 runner up shot dead

National flags are placed outside a room where Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and China's Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng address reporters after their meeting in Beijing, China, January 23, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Damir Sagolj/File photo

Philippines urges China to keep tone 'calm' as rhetoric heats up

Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte delivers a statement in her office at Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines, February 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo

Philippine VP Sara Duterte faces new impeachment complaints

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. look on before the 28th ASEAN Plus Three Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Photo: Vincent Thian/Pool via REUTERS

Lawyer files impeachment complaint against Philippine President Marcos