The country can be divided into three main areas: Luzon (the largest, northernmost island, which includes Manila); a group of islands ... largest island in the Philippines, found at the southern ...

Maintaining peace in its volatile Bangsamoro region is important for the Philippines, amid its bid for one of the 10 ...

This is hardly the first time the Philippine government has confronted a rebel group ... the Philippines is anything but quiet. Its people are spread across a vast archipelago of 7,100 islands ...

Though most people think of the Philippines as an island-hopping destination, few are aware of its cultural richness. With more than 100 ethnolinguistic groups – each with their own traditions ...

Abu Sayaf split from the MNF in 1991 and made its name by taking Filipinos and foreigners hostage on the islands ... insurgent groups fighting for a Muslim state in the southern Philippines.