After a series of devastating storms since late September, many communities in the Philippines are still badly flooded, and the government estimates it may take months for the waters to drain. The BBC's Daniel Vincent in Manila explains why.

A bruised but smiling Manny Pacquiao enjoyed a hero's welcome as he returned home to the Philippines on Friday, with masses of people taking to the streets and hailing him as the best boxer of all time.

MANILA, Philippines - Seven people were injured early Saturday in an apparent grenade attack on a store in the central Philippines, police said.

COTABATO (PHILIPPINES), Nov 21 (Bernama) -- Several gunmen stormed a village in the southern Philippines Friday night and torched the houses, forcing terrified civilians to flee, police said on Saturday.

MANILA - SEVEN people were injured early on Saturday in an apparent grenade attack on a store in the central Philippines, police said. The blast shattered glass panels at the hardware shop and a nearby clinic in Iloilo city, while shrapnel wounded seven men across the street from the store, a police report said.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A typhoon battered the Philippine capital and surrounding provinces still reeling from recent flooding, sending residents of one town clambering onto rooftops Saturday to escape rising waters. Seven people died and at least five were missing.

Gunmen stormed a village in the southern Philippines Friday night and torched houses, forcing terrified civilians to flee, police said on Saturday. Nearly 40 armed men linked to the Moro Islamic Liberation Frontburned three homes of civilians as they stormed Upper Sepaka village in the township of Surallah in south Cotabato province, said deputy provincial police commander Senior Superintendent ...

Amanda Coolley lives a relatively anonymous life in her hometown of Fairbanks, but she's the newest reality television star in the Philippines. The 25-year-old construction worker was crowned the winner of "Survivor Philippines" on Friday, according to the show's Web site.

Seventime boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has announced he is to stand for election in the Philippines on the back of his latest world title win.

Talisay City — The Philippines is forecasted to be a fast emerging haven for foreign retirees in Asia, which according to the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA), will be achieved in the next five years read more