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Students nationwide drill for school shootings

As an alarm warning of an active shooter threat blared through a Philippine public school, students and teachers moved swiftly into action.

Couple holds wedding despite hip-deep floodwaters

A couple tied the knot at a Catholic church swamped in hip-deep waters, as heavy rains have pummelled large parts of the country for a month.

Changemakers honoured with ‘Asian Nobel Prize’ awards

A Singaporean lawyer and diplomat who led an international conference that adopted the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, a Myanmar activist whose group documents human rights atrocities and a former Bangladeshi teacher who has helped provide aid to her country's poorest were named as the winners of this year's Ramon Magsaysay Awards.

Weeks of flooding and landslides kill over 30

Floods and landslides triggered by monsoon rains and enhanced by four weather disturbances so far in August have left more than 30 people dead in the Philippines, mostly in Luzon, the local authorities said.

Nation seeks to expand drone capabilities

The country plans to expand its unmanned capabilities, including through development and acquisition of drones as part of efforts to modernise its military, its defence chief said.

Teen livestreams school attack

A high school student carrying two pistols shot to death a fellow student before killing himself in an attack in a southern Philippine high school campus that he livestreamed using a body-worn camera, police and other officials said.

US defence ties ‘ironclad’ despite conflict in Middle East

The country does not expect a reduction in military activities with its treaty ally the United States amid redeployment of some US defence assets to the Middle East, an official said.

Marcos still mum on successor

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (pic) confirmed that he would endorse a candidate for the 2028 presidential election, but said he had yet to decide who he would back.

Duterte hit with criminal charge over Marcos threat

Vice President Sara Duterte was hit with a criminal charge over an alleged death threat against the country's president, a key part of the case against her at her ongoing Senate impeachment trial.

Over a dozen dead after nine-day deluge

Floods, landslides and accidents driven by a nine-day downpour equivalent to more than a month's worth of rain in some areas have killed at least 16 people in the northern Philippines, rescuers said.

全国各地的学生都进行了校园枪击案应急演练。

菲律宾一所公立学校响起警报，警告有枪手来袭，师生们迅速采取行动。

尽管洪水齐腰深，这对夫妇仍坚持举行婚礼。

一对新人在一座被齐腰深的洪水淹没的天主教堂里喜结连理，因为该国大部分地区已经连续一个月遭受暴雨袭击。

变革者荣获“亚洲诺贝尔奖”

一位领导国际会议并通过了《联合国海洋法公约》的新加坡律师兼外交官、一位组织记录人权暴行的缅甸活动家，以及一位帮助向本国最贫困人口提供援助的孟加拉国前教师，被授予今年的拉蒙·麦格赛赛奖。

持续数周的洪水和山体滑坡造成30多人死亡

当地政府表示，受季风降雨引发的洪水和山体滑坡影响，加上8月份至今的四次天气扰动，已造成菲律宾30多人死亡，其中大部分伤亡发生在吕宋岛。

该国寻求扩大无人机能力

该国国防部长表示，该国计划扩大其无人作战能力，包括通过研发和采购无人机来实现军队现代化。

青少年直播校园袭击事件

警方和其他官员称，一名高中生携带两把手枪，在菲律宾南部一所高中校园内枪杀了一名同学后自杀身亡。他用随身摄像头直播了整个过程。