Philippine leaders say they can turn their attention to the South China Sea because they’ve secured peace with separatist ...

The Moro Islamic Liberation Front was the largest Muslim separatist armed group in the southern Philippines, homeland of minority Muslims in the largely Roman Catholic nation, until it signed a ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States and the Philippines signed an agreement on Monday to secure the exchange of ...

PruLife UK has obtained the first Takaful license in the Philippines, allowing the company to offer Islamic insurance by next year, targeting the 7-million Muslim population in the country.

Nearly 300 people have died in fighting between Philippine forces and the Islamic State-linked Maute group which seized the southern city of Marawi on May 23. The attack by Maute and its allies on ...

MANILA, Philippines — The government has issued the first Takaful or Islamic insurance license in the country amid the need to bridge the gap in social protection and offer a more affordable ...

including when Filipino forces were scrambling to fight a 2017 siege by Filipino and foreign militants aligned with the Islamic State group in southern Marawi city. Philippine forces, backed by U ...