Philippines

John Key has told the Philippine president, who has condoned vigilante murders of drug dealers, there is an "arguably better" way to deal with drug issues.

US President Barack Obama has cancelled a meeting in Laos with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has called him a "son of a whore".

A bomb has exploded at a market in Davao in the southern Philippines, killing at least twelve people and injuring several dozen more.

The dark underbelly of police raids, dealers and assassins in the Philippines, is explored by the BBC's Jonathan Head through the story of one woman.

Celebrating 50 years of Philippines and New Zealand diplomatic relations, one Filipino New Zealander guides Lynda Chanwai-Earle through her community's annual celebration with a hands on cooking…

An international tribunal's ruling denying China's claims in the South China Sea will intensify the conflict there, Beijing's ambassador to the US has said.

Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will seek to return the death penalty, he said in his first comments to reporters since last week's election.

Polls have opened in the Philippines amid tight security for the country's general election, with 15 people killed so far during the campaign.

The Philippines says it has seized a North Korean ship in line with tightened UN sanctions targeting the country's nuclear programme.

Almost 800,000 people in the central Philippines have fled their homes as Typhoon Melor hits the archipelago.

The Philippines says it will not accept any refugees sent by Australia if they are expected to live there permanently.

Immigration New Zealand has started sending Filipino workers with false documents home, a farmer says.