An Australian sailor is dead and two others are in hospital after spending several days adrift in a tiny dinghy. Antony Mahoney, aged 73, succumbed to severe dehydration after being …
A 15-foot whale was rescued after a team of environment, maritime and coast guard officers spent hours helping it back out to sea in Palawan. The whale, thought to be …
In an apparent U-turn, president Duterte has expressed his support for gay marriage, saying “I am with you”. His comments today (Sunday, December 17) are at odds with his previous …
Landslides triggered by tropical storm Kai-Tak — or Urduja — have killed 26 people and 23 more are missing in the eastern Philippines. The deaths were reported in the island …
In a bid to become a four-star airline by next year, PAL is building its fleet and adding new routes, particularly out of Clark. In a statement yesterday (Friday, December …
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday assured that the Philippines would raise the issue of reported Chinese developments in the South China Sea in an upcoming bilateral consultative …
Marriage annulment by the Church will be recognised under Philippine law once a bill pending bill is passed by the House of Representatives. A bill legalising Church-decreed annulment of marriages …
Tropical storm Urduja has slightly weakened and is now traversing the northern part of Samar, state weather agency Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said this afternoon (Saturday, …
Former President Benigno Aquino III has reiterated that nobody knew the Dengvaxia dengue vaccine posed risks when it was sold by pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur to the Philippine government in …
A five-year-old girl is missing after her father knocked her out and left her in the jungle as punishment for embarrassing him in front of his drinking buddies. Felipe Eranzo …
China has used the distraction of the North Korean nuclear issue to bolster its presence in the South China Sea, says a US think tank. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, …
Infamous ‘big-leg beggar’ Benjamin Holst has sworn never to return to Asia after tying the knot in Gambia. The German conman has already been banned from several Southeast Asian countries …
A Chinese man has been arrested for allegedly having sex with two 14-year-old girls, both eighth graders at a Mandaue City school. Mark David “Cue” Tan, aged 37, will be …
Congress has today (Wednesday, December 13) voted overwhelmingly to extend martial law in Mindanao throughout next year. A joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives granted President Duterte’s …
Catcalling and other acts of harassment could earn offenders up to six months jail, according to a new law being considered for Manila. Draft Ordinance Number 7857 or “An Ordinance …
Thirty dogs died of dehydration and heat stroke in an unventilated van being driven to a ‘beagle fancier’ show. Facebook user Penny Cham shared a video of the dogs upon …
A 63-year-old American has been sentenced to 14 years for attempting to have sex with an eight-year-old Filipina. Carl Sara, from Springfield, Virginia, watched live-streamed child abuse and engaged in …
New Zealand police have revealed the crucial role they played in bringing a Filipino couple to justice for abusing their children online for foreign perverts. As we reported last month, …
Cebu tourism chiefs have banned happy ending massages as part of a crackdown on sex tourism. The prohibition is included in the recently approved Provincial Tourism Code. This 21-page document …
An Australian who directed the online rape of Filipino children has had his “manifestly inadequate” sentence increased. As we previously reported (here and here) Bryan Walter Beattie paid between $12 …
Manny Pacquiao has opened talks to fight mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor in April during a break from his senate duties. “If we can negotiate it, I have no …
A man arrested in Clark on firearms offences claimed to be the love-child of Ferdinand Marcos and chief of a shadowy UN agency. As well as a huge cache of …
A friend of Jesse Phinney has cast doubt on claims that he committed suicide while detained on suspicion of exploiting children – an allegation he also rejects. The long-term resident …
Hong Kong-based Galaxy Entertainment Group is planning to spend up to $500 million building a casino resort in Boracay. Along with local partner Leisure & Resorts World Corp, Galaxy is …
The cop leading President Duterte’s war on drugs said his officers don’t need body cameras — because they have God watching over them. Superintendent Joseph Adnol, director of the Philippine …
A Hollywood cameraman, who worked on Keeping Up with the Kardashians and The Apprentice USA, hanged himself in his cell after being arrested on suspicion of child abuse in Cebu. …