The government has announced details of an ambitious $5 billion bridge building project to interconnect the islands of the Philippines. Details were revealed today of at least eight major bridges …
Six people, including five children, were killed when lightning struck a truck they were sheltering in during a downpour in Sipalay City. Police said 17 others were injured by the …
China has unveiled plans to allow visa-free travel to its tropical southern island of Hainan. The new policy will start in May. It will allow travellers from 59 countries to …
President Duterte has admitted “full responsibility” for the arrest of Australian nun Sister Patricia Fox, saying he ordered the Bureau of Immigration to investigate her. “It was upon my orders, …
The owner of a bus that plunged off a cliff killing 19 passengers has admitted that the vehicle was bought from a junk shop. Hilbert Napat of Dimple Star Transport …
The police have confirmed that they are sending hundreds of riot police to Boracay as the closure of the island looms. As we previously reported, locals on the island have …
Russia’s Ambassador to the Philippines handed President Duterte a personal letter from Vladamir Putin during a meeting at the Malacañang, it has been announced. The president met with Igor Khovaev …
The Bureau of Immigration has released Sister Patricia Fox, an Australian nun accused of engaging in political activities and anti-government demonstrations. BI Chief Jaime Morente approved approved her release today …
A Filipino Reuters journalist has been awarded a Pulitzer Prize for his unflinching coverage of President Duterte’s war on drugs. Manuel Mogato, who has been a Reuters correspondent in Manila for …
A Filipina domestic worker is in a serious condition in Saudi Arabia after her employer allegedly forced her to drink bleach. In a statement today (Monday, April 16) the Department of …
Police have not ruled out foul play in the death of a British man found dead in a fishpond in Dagupan City last week. As we recently reported, the body …
The Bureau of Immigration has detained a 71-year-old Australian nun who has championed human rights in the Philippines for 27 years. The news service of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of …
Two of President Duterte’s most outspoken political enemies were among the VIPs invited aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt when it called at Manila Bay. Senator Antonio Trillanes and Congressman Gary …
A Hong Kong woman visiting Cebu was seriously injured after a cliff-top selfie opportunity took a turn for the worse. Lau Ten Yan, aged 35, was hoping for the perfect …
Nearly a year after it was trashed by rampaging jihadis, St Mary’s Cathedral in Marawi City is to be demolished. Just weeks after Islamic State-affiliated terrorists took control of the …
Police riot gear has been sent to Boracay as the authorities prepare to close the tourist island for up to six months. Photographs on the Boracay Informer’s Facebook page show …
President Duterte has threatened to arrest the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor if she visits the Philippines to probe his war on drugs. Last month, the president revoked the country’s membership …
The sea off two popular tourist destinations in the Visayas is so polluted with human excrement it is no longer safe for swimming. The waters off Mactan Island in Cebu …
Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed the “urgent” need to build a powerful navy as the country prepares for live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait. Xi made the remarks during …
President Duterte has apologised to Aung San Suu Kyi for claiming that genocide was taking place in Myanmar. Referring to his recent comments today (Friday, April 13) the president claimed …
The Philippines is having a “hard time” cutting the “unacceptably high” death toll on its roads, the UN General Assembly has been told. Speaking in New York today (Friday, April …
A Filipina maid who was scalded with boiling water by her Saudi Arabian employer is due to arrive home after a four-year battle for justice. Pahima Alagasi set off for …
Four Chinese gangsters were among eight people arrested during a raid on a shabu laboratory in Batangas province. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), were supported by the police and …
Despite President Duterte ruling out plans for a Boracay casino, the country’s gambling regulator has suggested that it could go ahead — so long as it’s green. In a statement …
President Duterte has apologised to Hong Kong for the death of eight tourists from the city state in the 2010 Manila hostage crisis. The president’s words today (Thursday, April 12) …
A congressman has supported calls for an investigation into the death of American film-maker Jesse Phinney in a Cebu police cell. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) officers said they found …