Water levels have reached a critical low in Angat Dam, the principal water reservoir for Manila. 

A teacher in the Philippines has created the cutest system for greeting her students in the morning. Girlie Dela Cruz allows her primary school pupils to choose their welcome, by touching a corresponding emoji on the wall.

The Philippines has sent 69 containers loaded with trash back to Canada after a court determined that the waste was improperly labelled as recyclable.

Canada has failed to meet a May 15, 2019, deadline to retrieve tonnes of rubbish it dumped in the Philippines in 2013-2014. Manila says at least 72 containers of trash were falsely labelled as recyclable waste. After the deadline was missed, the Philippines recalled its ambassador and consuls from diplomatic missions in Canada.

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the northern Philippines on April 21, leaving at least several dead in collapsed buildings. Thousands fled shaking buildings in Manila, while the town of Porac, northwest of the capital, five people were reported crushed to death after a four-story building collapsed. At least dozens are still missing, according to employees from the ground-floor supermarket. Rescue workers, including Red Cross volunteers, police and soldiers have been pulling survivors out of the debris.

Filipino martial artist Meggie Ochoa, who gained a jiu-jitsu world championship title and national fame in her home country last year, is turning her training towards a new opponent: the Philippines’ rampant child sexual abuse problem.

More than 6 million people in the Philippines have been hit by water shortages in capital Manila and nearby Rizal province. Water supply has been cut off for at least six hours each day, and authorities have appealed to hospital patients to limit visitors to reduce water use. Many water-dependent businesses have also closed temporarily.