A mother from Samar who live streamed the sexual abuse of her 10-year-old daughter has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Judge Reynaldo Clemens of Calbayog City Regional Trial …
An audit in the Philippines has shown the country uses a “shocking” amount of single-use plastic, including billions of sachets a year. The report, produced by the environmental organisation Global …
A US Army veteran nicknamed ‘Rambo’ has been sentenced to life for his role in the contract killing of a Filipina real estate broker. Joseph Manuel Hunter, aged 53, paid …
The government is planning to require foreigners wanting to work in the Philippines to secure their visas before arriving in the country. According to Department of Labor and Employment Secretary …
Doubts have been raised after a report found that 11 of the 15 cities with the lowest air pollution in Southeast Asia were in the Philippines. The 2018 Air Quality …
Two American fugitives wanted by US federal authorities for assault and battery charges have been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration in separate operations. In a statement issued today (Thursday, …
A British muslim convert who plotted with a Filipino terrorist to launch a bloody attack on London’s streets has been jailed. Islamic State supporter Lewis Ludlow was preparing to drive …
The Bureau of Immigration has arrested a Russian wanted in his home country for fraud after he applied to extend his tourist visa. Likharev Anton, aged 37, was apprehended by …
The military chief of the Philippines has questioned a mutual defence treaty with the US over fears it could drag the country into war with China. Speaking yesterday (Tuesday, March …
Property tycoon Manuel Villar has been named as the richest person in the Philippines in Forbes Magazine’s 2019 global wealth list. Villar topped the list of Filipino billionaires for the …
At least 24 people are being treated after they ate the headless carcass of a rabid street dog in Roxas City, Capiz province. Dr Pilar Posadas, municipal health officer, said …
A 20-year-old man has been arrested for verbally harassing his neighbour in violation of a Quezon City law against catcalling. According to the woman’s complaint, she was playing with her …
Customs officers have seized more than 1,500 live turtles and tortoises found wrapped in duct tape and abandoned at Manila airport. The reptiles, stuffed into four unclaimed pieces of luggage, …
A man accused of smuggling cocaine into Australia from the Philippines was found not guilty — because he was tricked by a Filipina he met online. Steven Nobbs, aged 34, …
Boracay has bounced back from its six-month closure to see its White Beach listed among the top ten in Asia. The White Beach of Boracay was rated ninth in TripAdvisor’s …
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said the US would back the Philippines should there be any “armed attack” on the South China Sea. Pompeo said today (Friday, March 1) …
The Boracay Inter-agency Task Force has ordered 10 establishments to demolish structures for operating without necessary permits and encroaching on the beachfront. The establishments are Steve’s Cliff/Boracay Terraces Resort, Willy’s …
Philippine Airlines is introducing a new Premium Economy class as an affordable and comfortable alternative to full business class. The new class is one of a series of product innovations …
President Duterte has vetoed a bill banning corporal punishment for children, saying he does not share “overly sweeping condemnation” of the practice. It was announced today (Thursday, February 28) that …
The Department of Transportation has conducted the groundbreaking for the Metro Manila Subway System, the first in the country. Speaking in Valenzuela City today (Wednesday, February 27) Transportation Secretary Arthur …
The Philippines, the UK and Australia have launched the first international centre to battle the online exploitation of Filipino children. The combined law enforcement agencies opened the Philippine Internet Crimes …
The Bureau of Immigration will deport an American wanted for distributing child pornography after he was arrested in Angeles City. In a statement today (Wednesday, February 27), Immigration Commissioner Jaime …
President Duterte believes a Colombian drug cartel is at work in the Philippines after bricks of cocaine were found in the nation’s waters. Speaking in Pasay City today (Tuesday, February …
More cocaine bricks have been recovered from the seas of the Philippines, bringing the total number of such finds this month to ten. Police today (Monday, February 25) announced the …
Foreigners resident in the Philippines have until March 1 to go a Bureau of Immigration office and complete their 2019 annual report. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente has stressed that the …
A British man has been arrested after he was accused of trying to shoplift two flat-screen televisions from supermarket in Makati City. Chief Inspector Gideon Ines, Makati police’s assistant chief …