A UN-backed international tribunal has ruled that China has no "historic title" over waters or resources in the South China Sea.

COMMENT: It is comforting to hear that China respects and adheres to international law and seeks only peace.

He won the Philippines presidency with a campaign to crush crime and corruption, but Rodrigo Duterte has effectively legalised murder.

Over three months have passed since US$81 million ($120.7 million) was stolen in a cyber-heist from Bangladesh's central bank and sent to Manila.

Exclusive: Blessie Gotingco was raped and murdered on May 24, 2014. Today, for the first time, her husband of 30 years, Antonio, speaks about her life and loves - and her death.

NZ's relationship with the Philippines is in great shape and growing as the two countries celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations.

COMMENT: The formerly unheard of 71-year-old mayor jokes about wanting to gang rape a woman and vows to kill all drug addicts within six months of the Philippines' election.

New rival flights from Air New Zealand aren't worrying Philippine Airlines - more kiwis visiting the country will be good for tourism.

A small village in the northern Philippines has been overwhelmed by the increase of tourists in recent years.

A New Zealand beauty queen has pulled out of a pageant in the Philippines due to fears for her safety.

With protesters at a summit meeting threatening violence it was time for the riot police to bring out their secret weapon - pop star Katy Perry.

Just a brief photo opportunity first, of the 21 leaders sitting at their round table before getting down to business at the Apec yesterday.

The Philippines is vowing "higher security" for world leaders at an economic summit in Manila next week following the Paris terror attacks.

The Philippines owner of Griffin's is gearing up to expand the 150-year-old Kiwi biscuit brand into Southeast Asia.

Cristobal Espinosa came to New Zealand from the Philippines last year to work on a dairy farm, but now he is worried about being sent back.

Asian policy-makers need to understand that currency devaluations aren't a cure-all, writes Bloomberg columnist William Pesek.

From church services to Zumba classes, Filipino shopping malls offer everything.

A homeless Filipino boy, who was photographed studying in the light of a McDonald's restaurant, has been overwhelmed with aid including a college scholarship.

Philippine Airlines will launch services to Auckland from Manila later this year. It will be the first time the airline has ever operated in New Zealand.

11,600 Filipino, US and Australian soldiers - twice as many as last year - are set to join the war games off Palawan province near contested South China Sea islands.

A powerful typhoon destroyed homes and flooded low-lying coastal villages in the Philippines, forcing a million people to flee to safety and reportedly leaving at least three dead.

A New Zealand exporter has won a $450,000 judgment against the suppliers of "defective" Philippine bananas.

Police are following the money trail left by paedophiles in paying for material and are using the information to shut down rings that include dozens of people across continents.

Police say possibilities of what happened to missing Auckland mother Blessie Gotingco are "limitless".