A Korean gambler hanged himself after losing nearly $400,000 in a Manila casino yesterday (Monday, July 31). The 38-year-old tourist was found hanged on the balcony of his room in …
The United States has warned that the time for talk over North Korea was “over”, rejecting a UN response to Pyongyang’s latest ICBM launch in favour of bomber flights and …
A new law could make it illegal for trike drivers, viagra sellers and other service providers to pester tourists. House Bill 1828, or the proposed Anti-Harassment of Tourists Act, has …
Abu Sayyaf terrorists have beheaded seven kidnap victims on the island of Basilan, police revealed today (Monday, July 31). The men, all loggers, were abducted last week after being accused …
The Scotsman who was shot in the chest by robbers just hours before his wedding in Talisay City last week has pledged: “I intend to have fun in my second …
The war of words between President Duterte and Jose Sison has seen the founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CCP) describe his former pupil as the country’s “number-one …
This little beauty is an extremely rare Philippine cockatoo, one of the first ever hatched in captivity. The new arrival was celebrated at Bristol Zoo Gardens last week, according to …
US strategic bombers flew over the Korean Peninsula in a show of force in response to Pyongyang’s latest missile test, American officials have revealed. US B-1B bombers alongside with South …
Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog and 11 others, including his wife Susan, brother Octavio and sister Mona, were killed in a police raid early today (Sunday, July 30). The Regional …
A Catholic priest pulled a gun on police after being discovered at a motel with a 13-year-old girl. Monseigneur Arnel Fuentes Lagarejos, aged 55, was caught during a crackdown on …
North Korean’s latest intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test proves that all of the USA is within striking distance, Pyongyang claimed today (Saturday, July 29). Kim Jong Un said yesterday’s test …
For the first time, the legal issues surrounding murdered New Zealand expat Simon Rawlinson can be revealed. The 63-year-old was gunned down on Wednesday (July 26) in Naval, on the …
A British man wanted for child abuse in the Philippines has been caught in India nearly two years after going on the run. As we reported at the time, Lenox …
Muslim children displaced by the conflict in Marawi are reportedly “idolising” the Islamic State (IS) affiliated terrorists who continue to hold out in the city. As we have previously reported, …
The New Zealander gunned down in Naval, Biliran, this week was involved in a legal dispute in the months leading up to his murder. Simon Rawlinson had been urged by …
UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said that the first job of Britain’s two new aircraft carriers will be a freedom of navigation patrol in the South China Sea. The …
The Philippines has today (Thursday, July 27) taken possession of two brand-new surveillance aircraft, courtesy of the United States. The two Cessna C-208B Grand Caravans, worth $33 million, are capable …
President Duterte has described the UK’s Oxford University as a “school for stupid people” after it published a research paper into the use of “troll armies”. As we have previously …
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is planning legal action against a female comedian who wore a military uniform at a protest. According to the government-run Philippine News Agency, …
Despite issuing blood-curdling threats of a nuclear strike on the USA, North Korea’s top diplomat will attend a regional summit in Manila next month. The secretive state’s vice foreign minister …
The Philippine government agency working to recover the ill-gotten billions amassed by former dictator Ferdinand Marcos may be scrapped. The Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) could be among the …
More than 2,700 foreigners have been barred from entering the Philippines during the first half of this year, according to figures released by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) today (Wednesday, …
Three motorcycle-riding gunmen shot and killed a New Zealander in Naval, Biliran, early this morning (Wednesday, July 26). Following the killing of Simon Rawlinson, aged 63, town mayor Gerard Espina …
The UK government updated its travel advice for the Philippines today (Wednesday, July 25), including parts of Cebu province with Mindanao and the Sulu archipelago as places to avoid. The …
A tiny disputed island in the South China Sea now has its own cinema as China continues to entrench its occupation of the disputed waters. On Saturday, residents and armed …
President Duterte has again slammed the government’s human rights watchdog, accusing it of being biased against the army and police. The president has suggested that the Commission on Human Rights …