ASEAN does not recognise Myanmar’s elections ‘as of now’: Philippine FM
Philippine Foreign Secretary Lazaro says ASEAN member states have ‘not endorsed’ the election in military-run Myanmar.

Philippine Foreign Secretary Lazaro says ASEAN member states have ‘not endorsed’ the election in military-run Myanmar.







![An aerial view of a huge mound of garbage that collapsed at a waste segregation facility in Binaliw, Cebu city on Jan. 9, 2026. [Jacqueline Hernandez/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/image-1767978596.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

From artificial intelligence to Zohran Mamdani, Al Jazeera compiles an A-Z list of 2025’s biggest stories.
Aetas race to prove ancestral land claims before a ‘Smart City’ and a ‘Taylor Swift-ready’ stadium displace them.
Investigators say the deadly Bondi Beach attack is being treated as ‘terrorism’ after evidence of ISIL influence found.
The Philippine coastguard claims the vessels it deployed to aid the injured fishermen were also repeatedly blocked.

101 East investigates Catholic exorcisms in the Philippines and their impact on the faithful and the vulnerable.

The region has seen a rise in more powerful storms this year.
The Philippines says it expected nine Filipino mariners held by the Houthis since July attack to be released in Yemen.
Climate advocates say it’s time to move to accountability for climate change, as people in Asia are living the evidence.











Tens of thousands of anti-corruption protesters in the Philippines call for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to resign.