Story Archive
2022-03-16
Recent poll shows big lead for Ferdinand Marcos Jr. while large crowds turn out for Leni Robredo.
2022-02-25
The son of dictator Ferdinand Marcos, who was ousted in 1986, is a top presidential candidate.
2022-02-01
The annual two-week Lunar New Year festival honors deities and ancestors.
2021-10-28
The government ordered cemeteries closed Oct. 31 to Nov. 2 as safeguard against further COVID-19 spread.
2021-09-08
Villagers who travel for work have been bringing the virus home, local mayor says.
2021-07-30
But 44-year-old Port Klang craftsman says he’s not interested in making a profit.
2021-07-20
In Bangladesh, the government has lifted COVID-19 movement restrictions to accommodate the religious holiday.
2021-06-25
The Philippines’ 15th president, 61, died in his sleep of complications from a longtime illness.
2021-05-13
For a second year, the coronavirus pandemic marred events marking the end of Ramadan.
2021-04-29
Called “Ngiew,” the performances feature a mixture of singing, dancing and acrobatics.
2021-04-13
Celebrants in the Buddhist nation focused on other holiday events including offering alms to monks.
2021-03-19
Two of nine people slain on “Bloody Sunday” are laid to rest in a hilltop cemetery.
2021-03-10
A BenarNews photographer captures scenes of people at work in the countryside on Luzon Island.
2021-02-11
A family in Manila that creates costumes for Chinese dragon dances has struggled amid the pandemic.
2020-12-30
BenarNews brings you a selection of photographs that accompanied some of our top new stories in 2020.
