Australian child abuse Peter Scully has been sentenced to life three years after he was arrested for sexually abusing at least eight girls, including an 18-month-old infant. A regional trial …
Terry Butcher — the England defender who became a football icon after playing through a World Cup match drenched in blood — is to be the new coach of the …
Things are looking up on the DPRK-US front: for the first time in history, a sitting president has met with the chairman of the DPRK, in what has already become …
The Philippines has commended the US and North Korea for the “successful” summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un in Singapore. The two leaders signed a joint document today …
A global law and order survey has placed the Philippines on a par with countries such as Australia and South Korea. Gallup’s 2018 Global Law and Order report aims to …
A US defence contractor has been sentenced to six years in prison for paying a 14-year-old Filipina for sex. James Marvin Reed, aged 62, pleaded guilty to ‘engaging in illicit …
The Philippines has demanded that China stops snaffling the catch of Filipino fishermen in the disputed South China Sea. The remarks by President Duterte’s spokesman Harry Roque were a rare …
A woman has been arrested and six young girls rescued from online sexual abuse following an entrapment operation in Cordova town, Cebu. Police caught the suspect in the act of …
A Norwegian fugitive, wanted in his home country for fatally stabbing his brother, has been arrested in the Philippines. Helge Stensland, aged 52, was arrested by agents of the Bureau of …
The My Way Curse has struck again, after a man stabbed his neighbour over who should get to sing the Sinatra classic. Over the years law enforcers have noticed the …
A Cebu mother has been sentenced to 20 years for forcing her four children, along with four other minors, to perform sex acts online. The 38-year-old woman from Cordova town …
President Duterte has suggested that Cebu and Davao should construct monorail systems to address their chaotic traffic problems. The president made the suggestion during the inauguration of the Mactan Cebu …
Eight Israelis and at least 480 Filipino call centre workers have been arrested for a multi-million dollar online investment scam. Officers of the police’s Anti Cybercrime Group (ACG) raided three …
A Filipina accused of telling her Swedish boyfriend she was single before they bought a 2.5 million peso property together denies the fraud charge against her. Lovely Anne Enad contacted …
British police arrested a man for hoarding child abuse images just moments before he was due to board a plane to the Philippines. David Halliburton, from Carlisle, was snared after …
A British internet fraudster is to be deported from the Philippines after hiding out in the country for nearly three years. Calvin Jason Ainsworth was arrested by the Bureau of …
President Duterte has said that the Army could topple him if he sent soldiers on a “suicide mission” against China over disputed islands. He made the remark as Beijing continues …
The Philippines has been named as the least peaceful Southeast Asian country in the latest Global Peace Index. The annual study conducted by Australia-based think tank Institute for Economics and …
Just one day after US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis accused China of “intimidation and coercion” in the South China Sea, two nuclear-capable US bombers flew near the Spratly Islands. CNN …
A Filipino man died a “hero” in Slovakia after he was attacked by a pair of men whom he had confronted in a bid to defend two women. Henry John …
France and the United Kingdom are sending warships to challenge China’s militarisation of the South China Sea. French Minister of Armed Forces Florence Parly and British Secretary of State for …
The Philippine Defence Secretary has echoed President Duterte’s defeatist stance on Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea. Delfin Lorenzana said the Philippines had no capability to defend the country’s …
A Filipina is being charged with fraud after telling her Swedish boyfriend she was single, in order to buy property with him. Lovely Anne Enad will face court on charges …
President Duterte has hit out at a UN legal expert for making critical remarks about his role in the expulsion of the chief justice, telling him to “go to hell”. …
A new terminal — billed as the world’s first “resort airport” — will officially open its doors to travellers next week. The 17.5-billion peso Terminal 2 of the Mactan Cebu International Airport is set …
A 78-year-old Connecticut man has admitted to sending nude photos of himself to underage girls in the Philippines. Harry Bright from Waterbury — also known as “Buddy Bright” — pleaded …