Phillipines

Three killed, five wounded in school shooting in central Philippines, one arrested

Police said one suspect has been arrested and another remains at large.

JUNE 22, 2026|ByREUTERS

An armed policeman walks past the main gate of the Senate during a lockdown at the Senate premises in Manila on May 11, 2026 as NBI agents try to serve an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant on former Philippines national police chief and now sitting Senator Ronald Dela Rosa.

A road is blocked near the collapsed building after a magnitude 7.8 quake in General Santos, Philippines, June 8, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

Powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake, tsunami strikes Philippines, killing at least 15

The quake came early in the morning as schools were reopening in the Philippines after a long break, with the tremors felt strongly in a dozen provinces.

JUNE 8, 2026|ByREUTERS

King cobra rises from bathroom bowl at Philippine resort, startling holidaymakers

The snake was described as roughly 1.2 meters long and tangled in the plumbing.

MAY 17, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Philippine Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Jonvic Remulla gestures as he arrives at the 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

Mystery surrounds Senate shooting as Phillipine president calls emergency meeting after chaos

Gunshots were heard late on Wednesday inside the Senate building, and people inside scrambled for cover, after dela Rosa appealed on social media for supporters to mobilize.

MAY 14, 2026|ByREUTERS

Philippine comfort food

In addition to the familiar coconut products – grated coconut, coconut milk, coconut oil and coconut water – the locals produce coconut vinegar, coconut sap sugar and frozen coconut puree.

APRIL 22, 2015ByFAYE LEVY, YAKIR LEVY

Beef Shank soup with corn and baby bok choy.

Pope says Mass for crowd of over 6 million in Manila, appeals for suffering children

Says world has to "learn how to cry" over their fate.

JANUARY 18, 2015ByREUTERS

Pope Francis waves from the popemobile after leading a Mass at Rizal Park in Manila

How lucky is Israel?

JANUARY 14, 2015ByMICHAEL ORDMAN

IDF soldiers saved Irish UN troops from hostage crisis in Golan Heights, says report

Senior sources told the "Irish Independent" that Israeli soldiers provided "decisive" help in preventing another hostage situation.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014ByMICHELLE MALKA GROSSMAN, YAAKOV LAPPIN

Syrian rebels take picture of Israeli flag shorly after taking control of Quneitra Crossing.

Syrian rebels demand ransom, removal from terror list in order to free captive Fiji troops

The Nusra Front, a Syrian affiliate of al-Qaida, says it is holding the peacekeepers because the UN force protects Israel.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014ByREUTERS

Fighting breaks out along Syrian border, with captured Fiji troops nearby

A heavy firefight erupts between the Syrian army and Islamist rebels, along the Syrian border with Israel.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014ByREUTERS

Smoke rises following an explosion on the Syrian side near the Quneitra border crossing between the Golan Heights and Syria, August 29, 2014.

Little Manila

The Filipino community in Israel gained a moment of attention with Rose Fostanes’ ‘X-Factor’ win, but for the majority of those working here, no real change is on the horizon

JANUARY 30, 2014BySETH J. FRANTZMAN