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. …
A 69-year-old Filipino-American has been arrested for allegedly planning a mass shooting at a Florida Islamic centre. Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams announced yesterday (Tuesday, December 5) that Bernardino Gawala Bolatete …
A former secretary to Imelda Marcos has surrendered to serve up six years in prison for a multi-million art sale fraud. Vilma Bautista, aged 79, who has been free, pending …
A US senator has warned that Washington moves closer to preemptive war with North Korea every time the country carries out a ICBM or nuclear test. North Korea’s ICBM launch …
The Philippines has strongly condemned North Korea’s latest missile launch and warned of dangers to shipping. North Korea’s state media has claimed that the new type of missile launched today …
Fifteen communists have been killed in clashes after President Duterte vowed to go on the warpath against rebels. A few days after the president ordered troops to shoot any armed …
President Duterte joked about showing the Pope a sex video after the pontiff sent a “beautiful rosary” to jailed senator Leila de Lima. Speaking at an anti-corruption summit today (Tuesday, …
Authorities at the Palawan tourist town of El Nido are considering banning all vehicles from its streets. If approved, the proposal would see the currently congested town centre declared a …
A priest visiting Bohol jail to conduct mass yesterday (Sunday, November 26) was caught with a huge haul of contraband tobacco. Father James Darunday claims to have been duped after …
Tens of thousands of travellers are trapped in Bali after volcanic activity forced the island’s airport to close. Mount Agung has been hurling clouds of ash up to 10,000 feet since …
A kidnapped Korean man has been rescued by police from illegal detention at the Bureau of Immigration’s (BI) compound in Manila. Lee Jung Dae, who owns a restaurant in Angeles …
A couple were arrested in Iligan City after being caught in the act of live-streaming the sexual abuse of their children. Their children, aged four, five and seven, have been …
A British man and a Filipino, believed to be his employee, were arrested in Pasig City for possession of five handguns, ammunition and a cache of other weapons. Matthew George …
The exiled founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines has hit back at President Duterte’s threat to classify the New People’s Army as “terrorist group”. Jose Sison said his …
President Duterte has instructed government agencies to open up a number of business and employment sectors to foreign investment. The directive, made public today (Thursday, November 23), ordered a move …
The government has confirmed that old and decrepit jeepneys will be phased out from January. Despite protests against the long-delayed jeepney modernisation programme, operators of the offending vehicles have until …
Conjoined twins attached at the forehead are preparing for an operation to separate them, despite a high risk of death. Joy and Joyce Magsino, aged 10, from Albay, were born …
Just a month after the liberation of Marawi City, the military fears that Islamic State-affiliated groups are recruiting new members. Speaking at a press conference today (Wednesday, November 22) Colonel …
The so-called Islamic State (IS) has been dealt a severe blow to its “centre” with the liberation of Mosul in Iraq and Raqqa in Syria, the group’s de facto capital. …