The US ambassador to the Philippines has expressed willingness to review the 67-year-old Mutual Defense Treaty between Washington and Manila. “If there are any adjustments that would be useful, certainly …
The Bureau of Immigration has announced a stricter regime for issuing work permits to foreigners, saying it wants to protect local workers. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said today (Wednesday, February …
A mother has been arrested in Alcantara Town, southwest Cebu, after offering children — including a three-week-old baby — for online sexual abuse. The 32-year-old suspect was detained following an …
The Bureau of Immigration arrested 533 foreigners last year amid a crackdown on people living and working in the Philippines without valid visas. Over the same period, 611 foreigners were …
An American detained by the Bureau of Immigration for six years awaiting deportation has died of tuberculosis after being placed in an isolation cell. The BI confirmed on Saturday (February …
The Philippines has topped the global list for time spent online with an average of 10 hours and two minutes of screen time every day. Other Southeast Asian countries in …
A global study of safety has named the Philippines as the most dangerous country in the world — even ranking below war-torn Yemen. The Safety Index Score published by Global …
An American who claimed to be a former Chicago Bulls forward has been arrested in Davao City for allegedly running a pyramid scam. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced today …
A 21-year-old woman from Lapu-Lapu City has been sentenced to 15 years after pleading guilty to online trafficking of children. The unnamed woman was sentenced in Cebu City Regional Trial …
An American who was arrested for allegedly attacking a couple in a Cebu hotel room has insisted he is the victim of a scam. Michael Philpott has said it was …
A grenade attack on a mosque in Zamboanga has killed two people, just days after the deadly twin-bomb attack on Jolo cathedral. The attack today (Wednesday, January 30) has stoked …
The Philippines has scored better in Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index compared with last year’s ranking. In its report published today (Tuesday, January 29), the global watchdog gave the …
The self-styled French Spiderman, Alain Robert, has been arrested after he scaled a Makati City skyscraper without safety equipment. He is now detained at Makati Police Station for causing a …
President Duterte has said a husband and wife team of suicide bombers were behind the twin bombing at Jolo Cathedral on Sunday. His words today (Tuesday, January 29) come after …
A Cebu mother who was caught forcing her 15-year-old daughter to perform sex acts online has been sentenced to 16 years in jail. The 56-year-old — who cannot be named …
After spending his sixth Christmas incarcerated without trial in a Cebu prison, an Australian has seen his next two court dates postponed. Troy Birthisel, aged 50, from Queensland, was arrested …
A Palawan father leapt into a river and repeatedly bit and punched a saltwater croc to free his 12-year-old son from its jaws. Superintendent Socrates Faltado, of Balabac police, said …
A twin bomb attack on a Sunday Mass at Jolo Cathedral on Sulu Island has killed at least 20 people and injured dozens more. The Philippine government says it will …
This week we reported that the Bureau of Immigration had vowed to toughen up the regime at its already notorious Bicutan detention centre. On Thursday (Thursday, January 24), BI Commissioner …
Muslim majority areas of the southern Philippines have returned a resounding “yes” in this week’s referendum on greater autonomy. The plan to create a self-administered ‘Bangsamoro’ (nation of Moros0 was …
Electric wires have been discovered beneath a Panglao beach where a Swedish man’s sudden death was blamed on electrocution by his girlfriend. As we reported last May, 59-year-old Bengt Gustaf …
Philippine Army troops have seized a terrorist stronghold in Lanao del Sur, killing three members of the Islamic State-affiliated Maute Group. The terrorists are survivors of last year’s six-month siege …
The Bureau of Immigration has vowed to toughen up the regime at its already infamous Bicutan detention centre for foreigners in Taguig City. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente today (Thursday, January …
Despite last year’s six-month closure of Boracay Island, an all-time record 7.1 million foreign tourists visited the Philippines last year. A total of 7,127,168 foreigners came to the country last …
A Filipino-American who was once discharged from the US Army has been arrested for allegedly selling shabu in Quezon City. Operatives of the Cubao Police Station launched a buy-bust operation …
The Cebu Provincial Police Office has said it is looking at politics as the motive behind the gun attack on the mayor of San Fernando town. Mayor Lakambini Reluya survived …