President Duterte has warned that he might close Boracay, describing the popular white-sand beach resort as a “cesspool”. “I will close Boracay. Boracay is cesspool,” he said during a business …
The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly approved a bill which seeks to provide special protection of child passengers in motor vehicles, including mandatory seat belts. Voting 225-0 today (Tuesday, February …
As promised, President Duterte has overseen the bulldozing of about 20 smuggled luxury cars worth more than a million dollars. The vehicles, worth more 60 million pesos, were crushed during …
The government is planning to create a task force that would address the environmental problems and other concerns in Boracay Island. “Various agencies, including the Department of Environment and Natural …
The Bureau of Immigration deported — and sometimes blacklisted — 74 foreigners for being rude to immigration officers last year. The BI says that such “disrespectful” behaviour qualified visitors as …
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Pasteur has admitted that the controversial Dengvaxia anti-dengue vaccine had not been registered with the European Medicines Agency. The firm’s Asia Pacific head Thomas Triomphe made the …
Leaders of foreign chambers of commerce in the Philippines warn that the country’s major cities could become “uninhabitable” due to traffic congestion. John Forbes of the American Chamber of Commerce …
Plans have been revealed to build the biggest hotel in the Philippines – featuring 1,001 rooms – on the island of Boracay. In a statement issued this week, DoubleDragon Properties …
A plan to bulldoze 70 luxury cars is a message to smugglers, President Duterte has said. The vehicles, including a Lamborghini Glardo, a 2006 Lamborghini Murcielago, and a white 2005 Ferrari …
About 326 members of the terror-tagged New People’s Army (NPA) have voluntarily laid down their arms and surrendered to government troops last month, the military has said. In a message …
A Canadian diving instructor has spoken of his terrifying experience after he became separated from his boat miles out to sea. Matthew Lafrance and Swayam Rawal from the US were …
Footage has emerged of a man wearing headphones obliviously riding his bicycle into the path of an oncoming train. Patrick De Dios, a 31-year-old father of four, was killed on …
The Department of Foreign Affairs has admitted that “some” passport application endorsements are being sold illegally. The admission was made by DFA Undersecretary Jose Luis Montales during a hearing at …
The Department of Justice has ordered the indictment of three policemen and an “asset” over the murder of 17-year-old Kian Delos Santos in Caloocan City. Acting prosecutor general Jorge Catalan …
There will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a super blue blood moon on Wednesday (January 31). A super moon is when the satellite is at its closest distance to …
President Duterte has punished an anti-graft prosecutor accused of leaking his bank records after an opposition politician accused him of corruption. When he was still a presidential candidate, Duterte was …
A man arrested in Cambodia for what police described as “pornographic dancing” with young women tourists is baffled by his detention. Police in Siem Reap, the tourist town close to …
A Filipina has been handed a life sentence for pimping out girls aged 12 to 16, including her own cousin, to foreigners. Ilonah Jean Ramos was found guilty of human …
Over the course of 2017, PLN has reported on the killing of numerous expats and visitors to the Philippines. Here, from our archives, are some of the notable cases: Jurgen …
In mocking words against the Islamic State, President Duterte suggested that he too could offer virgins to people visiting the Philippines. Duterte made the statement at a business forum for …
Jetstar Asia has announced a new direct service from Clark International Airport to Osaka, Japan. Starting March 27, the airline will operate three weekly services between Clark Airport and Kansai …
A United Nations warning that the Pacific Ring of fire is unusually active has stoked fears that Manila could be hit by The Big One earthquake. The UN’s Office for …
Chinese tourists now make up the biggest contingent of foreign visitors to the white sands of Boracay Island. For the first time, travellers from the People’s Republic have overtaken South …
A Filipino man has been granted asylum in Canada due to fears he could be assassinated by followers of the Iglesia Ni Christo. Lowell Menorca is a former unordained minister …
German ‘big-leg’ conman Benjamin Holst has become a Muslim — boasting that his new name will help him return to countries that have blacklisted him. We recently reported that Benjamin …
The Philippines has formally rejected 6.1 million Euros — more than 380 million pesos — in aid from the European Union. This was confirmed by EU Ambassador to the Philippines, …