From skyscrapers to shantytowns, Manila's neighborhoods reflect the city's diversity. More than 12 million people call the capital of the Philippines home.

What makes the Manila Sunshine distinctly Filipino is the base of lambanog, or coconut wine, an ingredient produced mainly in the province of Quezon. It also has pineapple and mango with a tinge of ...

Four and a half centuries ago the galleon trade helped link Asia to the rest of the world, with notable routes including Manila in the Philippines to Acapulco in Mexico. Sharing space with passengers, ...

A boundary wall separates Baseco’s residents from Manila Bay, a natural harbor in the heart of the Philippine capital. Over 64,000 people live in the densely packed compound, their homes made of ...

Interest in Filipino cuisine has risen tremendously over the past couple of years. While previously reduced to the infamous balut (duck embryo) – no thanks to shows such as “Fear Factor” – ...

Manila accused Chinese ships of firing water cannons and making “dangerous maneuvers” toward Philippine vessels resupplying a remote military outpost on Friday, in the latest of a string of incidents ...

Maria Ressa, a high-profile Philippine journalist and vocal critic of President Rodrigo Duterte, was arrested – once again – after being detained at Manila airport Friday. Ressa, a Time Magazine ...

At least 15 people were killed after a fire broke out at a house that was being used as a factory in the Metro Manila area on Thursday, CNN affiliate CNN Philippines reported, citing local authorities ...

An Iranian beauty queen who has spent almost two weeks inside Manila’s international airport says she will be killed if she is sent back home and is seeking asylum in the Philippines. Bahareh Zare ...

Questioning the world’s toughest coronavirus restrictions can be a risky business in the Philippines. In mid-March, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered parts of the country to go into a ...

Two Russian destroyers and a tanker have docked in the Philippines for a “goodwill visit” amid escalating tensions in the disputed South China Sea. The destroyers Admiral Tributs and Vinogradov – ...