Philippines arrests 244 suspects in online scam crackdown
Criminals accused of using Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) as cover for human trafficking, fraud, murder.

Criminals accused of using Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) as cover for human trafficking, fraud, murder.









No party wins majority in parliamentary polls in southern Philippines’ Muslim-majority region, unofficial results show.
With 98.56 percent of party-list votes counted, no party has received a majority, according to unofficial results.

Gunshots were heard at a polling station in the Muslim-majority Bangsamoro region of the southern Philippines.
Genta Koja beat two-term incumbent Denny Tamaki, who wants a major US military base to be moved out of Okinawa.
Deadly violence marred the elections one day before the polls opened in the southern Philippine region.
It’s a milestone of the self-determination fight in this region of the Philippines. It must be kept peaceful and fair.

Philippines set for historic vote in Bangsamoro after decades of conflict
The Philippine Coast Guard says 41 more bodies have been recovered from the M/V June Aster, with 13 people still missing
Coast Guard says 30 more bodies recovered after five people were initially confirmed dead in Wednesday’s disaster.

Dozens of passengers are missing after a fire tore through a ferry in the Philippines, killing at least 5 people.