A police autopsy has cast doubt on reports that a Swedish tourist was electrocuted at a resort on Panglao Island. According to initial reports from the Bohol Police Provincial Office …
The Philippines’ chief of police has said that cops should carry their guns at all times, even when off duty and in civilian clothes. Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald …
Five girls were rescued from three sisters who are accused of running an online child abuse operation in Lapu-Lapu City. One of the children, who were aged five, seven, eight, …
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has dismissed claims that more than 4,000 of its rebels have surrendered this year as a “complete hoax”. In a statement on its …
Bulacan police have reported the killing of 13 suspected drug dealers during a bloody day of raids that also saw more than 100 arrests. Police announced today (Thursday, March 22) …
The Armed Forces of the Philippines has claimed that more than 4,000 communist rebels and sympathisers have surrendered this year. The AFP said today (Thursday, March 22) that 4,356 New …
UPDATED: See below… A Swedish man was electrocuted at a resort on Panglao Island after he trod on a wet pathway that had been exposed to a power line. Bengt …
A British woman visiting Pamilacan Island in Bohol province has complained of being sexually harassed by the owner of the resort she was staying at. The 29-year-old tourist — whose …
The government has issued an assurance that Boracay Island will not be closed for environmental rehabilitation during the upcoming summer season. Speaking today (Thursday, March 22), presidential spokesman Harry Roque …
Senator Risa Hontiveros has gone on the warpath after Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II threatened to file a libel case against her. Yesterday (Tuesday, March 20), Aguirre declared that he would sue …
An investigation has been launched after 19 people were killed and 17 injured after a bus plunged off a bridge into a ravine. Police confirmed the death toll today (Wednesday, …
A Norwegian sex offender planning to visit a 16-year-old Filipino has been turned away from Clark Airport by the Bureau of Immigration. BI Commissioner Jaime H. Morente disclosed today (Wednesday, …
The Malacañang has denied any link between proposals to temporarily close Boracay for ‘rehabilitation’ and the building of a huge casino-resort on the island. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque has strongly …
Tourists wearing revealing clothing such as T-back bikinis, thongs, G-strings and even ‘mankinis’ may soon be banned from beaches in Palawan. A member of the Provincial Board, who rejoices in …
A teenage boy hunting for ‘derby spiders’ was killed by an electrified wire set by a neighbour to prevent his prized fighting cocks being stolen. Edison Calsado Caratay, aged 16, …
The leader of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) has backed President Duterte’s war on drugs, and warned of foreign Jihadis “infiltrating” the country. Addressing his followers at the 50th …
The Department of Justice has made an apparent U-turn on the controversial dismissal of criminal charges lodged against 22 suspected drug lords. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said today (Tuesday, March …
The lawyer of Janet Napoles has claimed that the office of the president played a role in a plea to move her to a new safe house. The key figure …
The parents of a 16-year-old girl have been arrested for pimping her out to a foreigner, who was caught in the act of sleeping with her. Kim Hyo Soon, who …
Firefighters who battled the deadly fire at the Manila Pavilion Hotel & Casino have claimed the building’s sprinklers were out of order. “The sprinklers did not work]based on the initial …
A remote corner of the island of Mindoro is looking forward to a brighter future with the largest solar-battery micro-grid in Southeast Asia. Paluan, a town of 16,000 at the …
President Duterte is one of a handful of ‘strongman’ world leaders to congratulate President Putin on his victory in Russia’s presidential elections. “President Rodrigo Duterte extends the warmest congratulations of …
Questions have been raised over the delayed launch of a new ferry linking Bataraza town, Palawan, with Kudat in Sabah. As we reported last year, the international service was due …
The waters of Coron Bay, Palawan, have been found to be so polluted with human excrement they are no longer safe for swimming. An official of the Department of Environment …
A small passenger plane crashed landed onto a house in Bulacan, leaving 10 people dead, including three children. All five people on the plane, including the pilot and chief engineer, …
Ambitious plans have been revealed for how Boracay could look after it is has been “rehabilitated” following a period of closure. Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu recommended this week that the …