Despite continuing Brexit confusion, the Philippines and the United Kingdom are preparing for a bilateral free trade partnership. Speaking today (Monday, July 16), Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said that Manila …
Eighty per cent of Filipinos disapprove of their government’s lack of action on the South China Sea issue, a survey has found. The latest Social Weather Stations poll, taken on …
A British man arrested for child pornography as he prepared to board a flight to the Philippines has been spared jail. Details of David Halliburton’s persistent offending over almost seven …
A Canadian gunned down in Batangas City was preparing to flee the Philippines following an ugly property dispute. As we reported last month, Barry Gammon and his wife Luzviminda were …
Manny Pacquiao’s coach says he is “110 per cent fit” as he prepares for his Malaysian showdown with World Boxing Association welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse. The senator pugilist weighed in …
Cebu Pacific airlines has announced that it is ready to “strictly enforce” its one hand-carry luggage policy. In an updated travel advisory issued today (Saturday, July 14), the management of …
Lawmakers have approved the creation of a Sharia High Court in the planned autonomous Muslim Bangsamoro region. The Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) bicameral committee chairman and Senate Majority Leader Juan …
A Wisconsin man who discussed torturing and killing little girls has been sentenced to seven years for watching young Filipinas being sexually abused. David Tjader, from Maple, Douglas County, will …
UK Government bureaucrats have forced a couple to leave their newborn daughter in the Philippines as they fight to secure her a passport. Henry Curteis and his Filipina wife Shane, …
A school in Danao City, Cebu, has reported an outbreak of supposed demonic possession sparked by the sighting of a ghost. At least 13 female high school students were reportedly …
Japan and Singapore have leapfrogged Germany to share the honour of having the world’s most powerful passports. In the latest edition of the Henley Passport Index, the Asian countries knocked …
The newly-built Puerto Princesa International Airport has been slapped with a fine for being a fire hazard. The new transport hub must pay a 50,000 peso administrative after the regional …
Banners calling the Philippines a “province of China” appeared on bridges across Manila on the second anniversary of the UN’s ruling on South China Sea sovereignty. The terms “province of …
Sri Lanka is to bring back hanging after half a century to “replicate the success” of the drug war in the Philippines. Today (Wednesday, July 11), Sri Lankan President Maithripala …
President Duterte has said that foreigners will not be harassed by officials in the Philippines — but warned that they “better behave”. In a speech yesterday (Tuesday, July 10) the …
Investigations are continuing after an inmate of a Manila city jail died after contracting an infectious flesh-eating disease. An official report today (Wednesday, July 11) revealed that Gerry Baluran succumbed …
The Manila Symphony Junior Orchestra bested over 30 youth orchestras from 14 countries to claim the top spot in Austria’s most prestigious youth music festival. The young orchestra won first …
Less than a day after promising a “moratorium” on talking about the Catholic Church, President Duterte slammed his religious critics and called God stupid. The president has since claimed that …
A three-year-old boy was shot dead by a stray bullet during a police drug bust in a Cebu City slum today (Tuesday, July 10). Cebu City Station 5 Commander Senior Inspector …
An American was among six people arrested by police for allegedly smoking shabu at an apartment in Quezon City. Police identified the American as George Taylor, aged 40 of Pennsylvania. …
A woman’s account of being physically attacked and verbally abused by an apparently drunk Canadian in Cebu has gone viral on social media. Facebook user Janet Vino gave the following …
“I’m alone” — these were the heartbreaking words of a mother who survived a car smash that killed her husband and four daughters. Mary Rose Ballocanag Trinidad, aged 53, of …
A pair of male masseurs have been arrested in Cebu after two female Korean customers accused them of rape. The suspects have been named as Elmer Espinosa, aged 35, and …
The state weather bureau PAGASA has said that Typhoon Gardo is different to the Super Typhoon Yolanda that devastated Central Visayas in 2013. The differences, according to PAGASA Weather Division …
President Duterte has said he “created his own god” after being sexually abused by an American priest while at university. The president said after the “terrible” incident in school, he …
The peace process between the US and North Korea is in crisis after Pyongyang angrily rejected Washington’s “gangster-like” demands over nuclear disarmament. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew out …