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The country’s new president Rodrigo Duterte has appointed the musician Aiza Seguerra as the next chairperson of the National Youth Commission (NYC).

In televised comments made last week, president Rodrigo Duterte used a homophobic slur in tagalog to express displeasure with the US ambassador, Philip Goldberg

Philippines Smart Communications is getting a lot of buzz for its recent advert featuring a gay couple

LGBT in the country face extortion, violence and rape from the police and do not trust law enforcement officers to protect them, according to rights group

Geraldine Roman, who has lived as a woman for 20 years, is hoping to win a seat in Monday's elections

Boxer-turned-politician has angered LGBT community and advocates by saying homosexuals are worse than animals in television interview.

For world aids day, a Philippine-based HIV advocacy organisation conducted a little social experiment

Dr Jonathan Ong investigates the effects of Typhoon Haiyan on Tacloban in the Philippines. Originally posted IRIN.

Catholic church leaders have called on the country to reject efforts to legalise same-sex unions

Two same-sex couples applied for marriage licences this week. They were promptly rejected by the government.