(Reuters) – Emerging markets talked up their desire to break Washington's hold on the top World Bank job on Thursday after Robert Zoellick announced he would step down, yet they showed little inclination to band together to force change. Much like in 2011, when Dominique Strauss-Kahn resigned as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, officials from countries such as Brazil and the …

Philippines has imposed a temporary ban on the imports of cattle or livestock from Paraguay following the outbreak of the food-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Latin American country.

Philippines has imposed a temporary ban on the imports of cattle or livestock from Paraguay following the outbreak of the food-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Latin American country.

The Philippines launches a new tourism campaign, as it tries to raise the profile of the country's attractions.

BERLIN (Reuters) – Boundaries between kidnappers and hostages are blurred in Philippine drama "Captive," which stars French actress Isabelle Huppert and premiered at the Berlin film festival on Sunday. Directed by Filipino Brillante Mendoza and shot with a hand-held camera, the film is loosely based on real life events and tells the story of a group of holiday makers and missionaries kidnapped …

MANILA (Reuters) – The death toll from landslides triggered by an earthquake in the central Philippines has risen to 35 and scores of missing are feared dead as rains and aftershocks hamper rescue efforts, disaster officials said on Friday. A magnitude 6.7 quake struck near Tayasan town on central Negros island on Monday, damaging bridges, highways, some public buildings, and toppling power and …

Philippine boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao says he has given up gambling, cockfighting and other vices to become a goodwill ambassador for the Catholic church.

Thousands of small "pyramids" are being planted off the Philippines' famous Boracay resort island in an effort to bring its nearly destroyed coral reefs back to life, an environment group said Thursday.

MANILA (Reuters) – The United States is seeking more access to Philippines ports and airfields to re-fuel and service its warships and planes, diplomatic and military sources said on Thursday, expanding its presence at a time of tension with China in the South China Sea.

MANILA (Reuters) – The United States is seeking more access to Philippines ports and airfields to re-fuel and service its warships and planes, diplomatic and military sources said on Thursday, expanding its presence at a time of tension with China in the South China Sea. But it is not trying to reopen military bases there. Washington's growing cooperation in the Philippines, a U.S. ally which …