The guided missile destroyer USS Mustin stopped to rescue two Filipino fishermen who were stranded aboard a broken-down boat. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer was conducting a routine patrol near Subic …
Taiwan has extended visa-free privileges to Filipino visitors for another year until July 31, 2019. The waiver has also been extended to travellers from Thailand and Brunei, Minister without Portfolio …
China will not give up “any inch of territory” in the Pacific, President Xi Jinping told US Defense Secretary James Mattis during a visit to Beijing. According to a report …
Air Asia is suspending its Davao to Kuala Lumpur service, blaming a lack of Muslim-friendly Halal eateries in the southern city. The four times weekly direct service, which was launched …
The Philippine Coast Guard rescued a Chinese woman off the north coast of Luzon who was attempting to swim home. Eighteen-year-old Xiong Won Jing had quit her job at the …
The family members of the six cops killed after being mistaken for rebels want the soldiers involved to face charges. Six police officers were killed and nine wounded in the …
President Duterte said he was just pushing the limits of what he can say in public after he called God a “stupid son-of-a-bitch”. Speaking before newly-elected Western Mindanao barangay chairpersons …
President Duterte has hit back over criticism of a recent speech in which he called the God of the Old Testament a “stupid son-of-a-bitch“. Speaking today (Monday, June 25) he …
A young mother from Cordova, Cebu, has been arrested after offering to live-stream the sexual abuse of children in exchange for 3,000 pesos. Speaking to an investigator posing as a …
Gunmen shot and killed a Canadian man and wounded his Filipino wife in an attack in Batangas City. Barry Thomas Gammon, aged 56, and his wife Luzviminda Comia Gammon, 45, were …
A Russian father and son have been arrested in Angeles City on suspicion of selling ecstasy on Fields Avenue. Joint operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and Intelligence …
President Duterte has lashed out at God himself, calling him a “stupid son-of-a-bitch“ for allowing the concept of original sin. Speaking yesterday (Friday, June 22) the president began by retelling …
Nineteen schoolgirls have been rescued and three pimps arrested following a police raid on a Manila videoke bar. According to a report on ABS-CBN, the police’s Women and Children Protection …
Primary schools could become the latest front line in President Duterte’s controversial war against illegal drugs. It has been announced today (Friday, June 22) that bags and lockers could be …
Two schools on the island of Cebu were forced to close after outbreaks of mass hysteria among pupils struck within hours of one another. The phenomenon was first reported at …
President Duterte has backed a plan to force manufacturers to add health warnings onto the labels of sugary drinks. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said the president was particularly worried because …
President Duterte has threatened corrupt immigration officials with death or deployment to the terrorist stronghold of Jolo Island. The president told Bureau of Immigration staff to leave the country’s tourists …
A member of the team tasked with cleaning up Boracay has told a Senate inquiry that the island could be ready for a ‘soft opening’ in September. Epimaco Densing, part …
Hours after the Supreme Court confirmed her ousting, former chief justice, Maria Lourdes Sereno has announced a plan to lead a “people’s movement”. In a speech to her supporters at …
Sister Patricia Fox has won an eleventh-hour reprieve from deportation but is still subject to proceedings to expel her. But the 71-year old Australian nun, who has been in the …
The US embassy in the Philippines has welcomed the arrest of two men convicted for the fatal stabbing of US Marine George Anikow in 2012. Galicano Datu III and Cripin …
An Italian man has been accused of attempting to rape a 15-year-old souvenir seller in a cemetery near Moalboal. Police say Lorenzo Martelli, aged 46, took the girl from outside …
An air strike in Lanao del Sur that displaced thousands of people was aimed at Abu Dar, Islamic State’s new ‘emir’ in Southeast Asia. An estimated 5,000 residents fled to …
A Irishman stopped for traffic violations in Manila has been accused of assaulting police officers who were called to the incident. Jaime Andrew Dovine, aged 30, was allegedly seen traversing …
Bosses at Manila’s airport have denied that the infamous ‘tanim-bala’ bullet planting scam has made an unwelcome return. The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said today that there had been …
The Department of Justice is set to release its resolution on the appeal filed by Sister Patricia Fox seeking the reversal of the Bureau of Immigration’s deportation order. The decision …