Against incredible odds, an Australian Filipino has tracked down his birth mother 30 years after becoming separated from his family aged five. Joel De Carteret wandered away from his home …
The military suspects that Islamic State-affiliated terrorists may have begun beheading Christians held as human shields in war-torn Marawi City. However, army sources believe that kidnapped Catholic priest Father Teresito …
The military believe that issues related to money and tactics are sowing division among the leaders of the Maute group, which is continuing to hold out in Marawi. Speaking at …
Chinese state media has announced an agreement with the USA that efforts to denuclearise the Korean peninsular should be “complete, verifiable and irreversible”. A report by the Xinhua news agency …
The organisers of a beauty pageant have defended their decision to parade contestants wearing skimpy swimsuits paired with full-face veils. The organisers of the Miss Philippines Earth pageant say the …
Investigators suspect that the Philippines-flagged cargo ship that crashed into the USS Fitzgerald was on autopilot. The pre-dawn collision between the US Navy destroyer and the ACX Crystal cargo ship caused …
The Philippines has made a formal complaint to the UN about ‘special rapporteur’ Agnes Callamard’s “consistent biased prejudgement” about President Duterte’s war on drugs. Evan Garcia, Philippine Permanent Representative to …
A women’s rights group has expressed concern over allegations that government troops threatened women with rape if they did not leave embattled Marawi City. Gabriela — a nationwide alliance of …
Australia has agreed to send two surveillance planes to help the fight against Islamic State-affiliated terrorists still holding out in Marawi City after more than five weeks. The Philippines has …
President Duterte has told Muslim Moro people that they can expect to have their own “homeland” in Mindanao within three years. Speaking to an audience in Cagayan de Oro, the …
Islamic State-affiliated gunmen who stormed a school yesterday (Wednesday, June 21) left messages threatening President Duterte and his home city of Davao. After the clash near Pigcawayan town in North …
An Italian tourist was arrested after cracking a bomb joke at Boracay’s Kalibo Airport yesterday (Wednesday, June 21). The ill-considered gag placed Christiano de Angeles, aged 40, in violation of …
The world’s population of 7.6 billion is expected to reach 9.8 billion in 2050 a UN report has warned. In the Philippines, the population is projected to rise from around …
An American man wanted for child rape in Virginia has been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI). Teodoro Lumaban Jr, aged 53, was detained after he made an appointment …
A Korean man accused of asking two underage girls if he could sniff their feet before showing them his penis insists he is the victim of a “setup”. Sing Hun …
Pro-Islamic State militants stormed a school in Mindanao early this morning (Wednesday, June 21) and briefly held several students hostage. The attack by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) comes …
A Korean hiker who got lost in the wilderness for 11 days has been found alive after he sustained himself by drinking his own urine. Choi Sungkyu, aged 56, went …
Pictures from Marawi City showing armoured personnel carriers (APCs) clad in improvised wooden reinforcement have been going viral online. It is thought that the wooden coverings can trigger the explosion …
The Philippines government has condemned the van attack outside a London mosque that left one person dead and 11 injured. “The appalling attack stands against the shared values of the …
A Canadian who directed the online abuse of children in the Philippines is facing up to 17 years in prison after his collection of videos and images were described as …
A Filipino American sailor has been confirmed among the dead after a collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a Philippine-flagged merchant ship off the coast of Japan. Seven sailors died …
The Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia are to launch joint sea patrols to intensify the fight against Islamist militants. The coordinated patrols aim to tighten protection along porous borders and prevent …
The Solicitor General has claimed that there are 20 other terrorist groups with links to the Islamic State besides Abu Sayyaf, the Maute Group and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters …
Seven sailors are missing and at least three, including the captain, injured after a US Navy destroyer collided with a Filipino merchant ship off the coast of Japan early this …
A 57-year-old retired teacher has been jailed for life after the UK’s first trial involving the online abuse of Filipino children. Paul O’Neil, aged 57 from Wollaton Vale, pleaded guilty …
Jails in the Philippines are overpopulated by an incredible 511 per cent as the total number of inmates has ballooned to 126,946. These prisoners are all held in facilities with …