President Duterte has reiterated that he would never go to war with China, even amid the country’s show of military force in the South China Sea. The president made the …
The government has unveiled an ambitious vision for the rehabilitation of Marawi, one year after Islamic State terrorists laid siege to the city. The five-month war left much of the …
A defiant Sister Patricia Fox have vowed to fight on as the deadline for her to leave the Philippines fast approaches. Jobert Pahilga, the 71-year old nun’s lawyer, said they …
The head of the Philippine Army has warned that Islamic State sleeper cells across the country could launch deadly attacks at any time. Lieutenant General Rolando Joselito Bautista said the …
Communist leader Jose Maria Sison is an instant millionaire after receiving reparation from the government as a human rights victim during the martial law years. Sison, founder of the Communist …
A Polish man was arrested in a Cebu City hotel after a 16-year-old girl he was with contacted her father for a lift home. Although police have conceded that the …
An Australian locked in a Philippine jail for more than four years without trial says his bid for freedom is being hampered by a spate of extra-judicial killings. Troy Birthisel, …
President Duterte said he could never have “good rapport” with the US unless it returned the Balangiga Bells, taken as war booty from Samar in 1901. The president reiterated his …
President Duterte said the Philippines and China did not need to wage war over the South China Sea when they could share resources there instead. Duterte made the statement in …
A 67-year-old German man was arrested after he was found with two teenage boys in a rented apartment in Lapu-Lapu City. Ulrich Market was with the boys aged 12 and …
China has announced that it has landed long-range nuclear-capable bombers on one of its artificial islands in the South China Sea. Posting on Twitter yesterday (Friday, May 18), the state-run …
Three cases will be filed against a Cebu mother who is accused of sexually exploiting her own daughter to record cyber-porn. As we reported on Wednesday, the mother was arrested …
A Russian has been arrested in Consolacion, Cebu, on suspicion of sexually abusing girls as young as five-years-old. Dmitri Nikuli, aged 45, is detained at Consolacion police station following a …
An American who had allegedly arranged to meet with a 17-year-old Filipina for sex has been arrested at Manila’s airport. Antonio Bounab, aged 52, landed at the Ninoy Aquino International …
Footage of an Australian businessman launching a foul-mouthed rant at a woman following road rage dispute in Subic has gone viral. Factory boss Nick Fenwick repeatedly called the woman a …
The family of an American gunned down in a Silay City bar has launched an appeal to repatriate his body and complete the adoption of his son. As we reported …
Seoul’s Yonhap news agency has reported the fatal shooting of a 58-year-old South Korean in Manila. According to an online report published today (Thursday, May 17), the man was gunned …
“There is a real prospect of securing a peace regime on the Korean peninsula, however, the narrative Kim Jong-un had unilaterally capitulated to American demands in fear of the Trump …
More than 1,500 foreigners have been barred from entering the Philippines as “undesirable aliens” so far this year. The Bureau of Immigration said today (Wednesday, May 16) that the largest …
Philippine police chief Director General Oscar Albayalde has confirmed that the two policewomen abducted last month in Sulu have been freed. He said today (Wednesday, May 16) that Benierose Alvarez …
Residents of a Bohol town were treated to a rare celestial phenomenon when the sun appeared surrounded by a halo of light. The rare sight was reported in Ubay town …
The Malacañang has clarified President Duterte’s claim of being protected by China’s Xi Jinping — saying it was ‘white’ people who are out to get him. As we reported yesterday …
Police have arrested a Cebu mother for allegedly recording the online sexual abuse of her own daughter and two other teenage girls. The woman — whose name is withheld to …
An American was gunned down in a Negros Occidental bar after refusing to buy a beer for two strangers. Shortly after 10pm yesterday (Tuesday, May 15) Eric Hendrickson was having …
A photo of Chinese tourists wearing T-shirts depicting Beijing’s disputed claims to the South China Sea has sparked anger in Vietnam. The shirts featured a map of China and its …
President Duterte has claimed that Chinese president Xi Jinping has promised to “protect him” from any attempt to oust him. The president’s words today (Tuesday, May 15) came as he …