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Hōfuku Maru found after 80 years: The WWII hellship where more than 1,000 POWs died in minutes

On September 21, 1944, a Japanese cargo ship called the Hōfuku Maru was sailing off the coast of the Philippines as part of a military convoy when American warplanes spotted it from above. What the pilots did not know could not have known was that the ship's dark, stifling holds…

The Times of India

Shooting Games Behind Philippines School Tragedy? Officials Block Gorebox After Two Minors Kill 3 Students

GoreBox, a sandbox game known for its graphic violence and weapon mechanics, is now under government scrutiny in the Philippines.

International Business Times UK

Photos show Philippine Catholics smearing mud on their bodies for festival honoring John the Baptist

Devout Catholics smeared their bodies with mud and wore banana leaves as they participated in an annual festival in Bibiclat, a village in the Philippines, on Wednesday.

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Philippines blocks GoreBox gaming app after school shooting kills three

Investigators says one of two teenagers who allegedly opened fire on students at high school was regular player

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Philippines School Shooting Suspect Seen Wearing Same Band Shirt as Columbine Shooter Dylan Klebold

A photo appearing to show the Philippine school shooting suspect wearing a KMFDM shirt has drawn online comparisons to Columbine shooter Dylan Klebold.

International Business Times UK

Philippine Firefighters Race To Save 'Burning' House of the Dragon Billboard, but It Was Just Special Effect

A 'House of the Dragon' billboard in the Philippines, designed to look like it was on fire, led to confusion and a swift response from firefighters.

International Business Times UK

Gaming app used by school shooting suspect in Philippines attack is temporarily banned

The suspects told investigators they staged the attack to retaliate for being bullied in school

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Fatal School Shooting Prompts Nationwide Security Review in Philippine Schools

A school shooting in Tacloban City, Philippines, left three students dead and five injured, prompting a nationwide review of school security protocols and highlighting disparities in safety measures.

International Business Times UK

US gives Philippines solar-powered sea drones to boost maritime surveillance

MANILA — The United States government has given four Ocean Aero Triton autonomous underwater and surface vehicles to the Philippine ‌military to boost Manila's ability to monitor its waters and spot potential threats, the US Embassy in the Philippines said on Tuesday.

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Rare High School Shooting Shocks Philippines After Three Students Are Killed, 13 Left Wounded

A rare school shooting in Tacloban City, Philippines, resulted in three student deaths and 13 injuries. Two teenage suspects were arrested, claiming they were victims of bullying.

International Business Times UK

Three pupils killed and seven wounded in mass shooting at Philippines school

Police suspect bullying could be a potential motive behind the rare school shooting

The Independent UK

Philippines School Shooting: Locals Help Police Catch Alleged Second Minor Shooter After 3 Students Killed

Three students were killed and five injured before residents helped police bring both suspects into custody.

International Business Times UK

2 young suspects in custody after shooting at high school in Philippines kills 3

Two young students have opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines, killing three fellow students and wounding seven others

The Independent UK

Three killed, five injured in school shooting in central Philippines

MANILA - Three people were killed and five ‌injured in a school shooting in the central Philippines, police said on Monday.

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Three killed in school shooting in central Philippines

Police in the Philippines say two people have opened fire in a high school, killing three students and wounding another five.

The Times of India

School shooting in central Philippines leaves three dead, five injured

A shooting at a school in central Philippines on Monday left three individuals dead. Authorities quickly arrested one suspect, who is a minor, while they continue their search for another assailant. The gunfire injured eight people, leaving five hospitalized. The police are diligently investigating the motives behind this tragic event…

Bangkok Post

Comfort women must not be erased

The removal of the comfort women issue from the finalised Senior High School curriculum of the Department of Education (DepEd) in the Philippines is more than a curricular revision. It signals a negation that diminishes public recognition of wartime sexual survivors and risks narrowing collective historical consciousness within the educational…

The Economic Times

Largest POW grave site: In 1944, the Japanese hellship Hōfuku Maru sank with over 1,000 Allied POWs aboard; in 2026, forgotten military documents led to a discovery no one expected 80 years later

A Japanese prison transport ship, the Hōfuku Maru, sunk in 1944, has been found off the Philippines coast. This discovery brings to light the forgotten story of 'hellships' used during World War II. These vessels carried Allied prisoners of war under brutal conditions. Many died from starvation, disease, or friendly…

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Ukrainian drone makers target Asia as Taiwan tensions spur demand

Firms court Asian militaries spending to counter China, as US says drone

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NOVVA Group acquires 120 MWp Philippines solar project, anchoring its AI-era power platform in Southeast Asia

HONG KONG, June 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NOVVA Group ("Novva"), a global AI-enabling energy infrastructure platform, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of San Jose Solar Power Plant ("SJSP"), a utility-scale solar PV project in Bukidnon, Mindanao, from Mabuhay Power Holdings Corporation. The acquisition…

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Crisis24 Opens Global Maritime Operations Center in Manila to Power Intelligence, Consulting and Crisis Response Services

ANNAPOLIS, Md. and MANILA, Philippines, June 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Crisis24, a global, AI-enhanced leader in integrated risk management, intelligence-led security and medical operations, personal protection, medical concierge and crisis consulting, today announced the launch of its new Maritime Operations Center (MOC) in Manila, Philippines. The new MOC further strengthens…

The Conversation

Australia risks losing its ‘corporate brain’ if more high-value jobs keep being sent offshore

This year, some of Australia’s biggest and best known companies – Telstra, National Australia Bank (NAB), Officeworks and Woolworths – have decided to cut jobs locally, while creating more overseas. Those will mainly be in India, the Philippines and Vietnam.

Bangkok Post

Philippines says floating platform removed from Scarborough Shoal

MANILA — The Philippine task force on South China Sea issues confirmed on Wednesday that a floating platform previously detected in the Scarborough Shoal has been removed.

LiveScience

Wreck of World War II Japanese 'hellship' that sank with more than 1,000 Allied POWs on board discovered off the Philippines

The remains of a Japanese "hellship" that was torpedoed in 1944 and sank with more than 1,000 POWs on board has been found off the coast of the Philippines island of Luzon.

The Independent UK

German president says Europe is worried over tensions in the disputed South China Sea

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier says Europe is worried over tensions in the disputed South China Sea that could endanger freedom of navigation as happened in the Strait of Hormuz

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