Dutertenomics? Philippines set for world’s tenth highest growth rate
The Philippine economy is expected to expand by 6.8 per cent this year — which would be the tenth highest growth rate in the world. In a report issued today …
The Philippine economy is expected to expand by 6.8 per cent this year — which would be the tenth highest growth rate in the world. In a report issued today …
A British man who paid about £260,000 — more than 17 million pesos — to watch Filipino children being abused online has been jailed. Nicholas Brown committed the vile crimes …
Amnesty International claims that in just one year of the Duterte government there have been more extrajudicial killings than under the decade-long rule of Ferdinand Marcos. James Gomez, the human …
Three of Beijing’s outposts in the South China Sea reefs appear to be ready for the deployment of mobile missile launchers, a US think tank has claimed. Releasing satellite photographs, …
President Duterte is not a man afraid to speak his mind, often in language that could best be described as “colourful”. Foreign leaders, the Catholic Church and even the Pope …
The military says the net is closing on Abu Sayyaf with more than 250 militants taken out of action this year. The Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command (Wesmincom) has announced …
A scan of a passenger’s bag at Zamboanga City Port today (Thursday, June 29) revealed that he was carrying a dead baby. The bag was in the possession of Alex …
A Estonian man has been arrested for allegedly raping an 18-year-old girl at a beach resort on Bantayan Island. Xander Tann faces two counts of rape and trafficking charges, said …
A human rights group battling the scourge of online child abuse has revealed that infants aged just two months are among the victims. The International Justice Mission (IJM) has also …
President Duterte has announced he will cut down on his public appearances until the Marawi crisis is over. Speaking at the 140th anniversary of the Philippine-Chinese Charitable Association in Manila, …
President Duterte has claimed that a cousin of his fought and died alongside terrorists in Marawi City. At a celebration of the Islamic feast Eid’l Fitr at the Malacañang this …
The bodies of five decapitated civilians were recovered from Marawi City today (Wednesday, June 28), amid fears that many more victims will be found. The five mutilated bodies were among …
A Filipino-Chinese business group hoping to “support” and “uplift” troops fighting in Marawi have donated 6,000 pairs of underwear. Michael Que, chairman of the SDS International Charities, handed over the …
The military believes that civilians trapped in Marawi are being used as sex slaves by terrorists, as the bloody occupation of the city enters its sixth week. It is also …
The House of Representatives has approved a bill making it compulsory to sing the Philippine national anthem “with fervour”. “The singing shall be mandatory and must be done with fervour,” …
Among 37 populations polled worldwide, people in the Philippines are showing the highest support for President Trump. The findings from the Pew Research Center said some seven in 10 Filipinos …
The Philippines is now the fifth biggest source of immigration to Australia, the country’s 2016 census has revealed. The Australian Bureau of Statistics has also found that Australians are getting …
Marilao, Meycauayan, Valenzuela, Caloocan, and Tutuban will be the first five stations of a new railway to connect Manila with Clark Airport. The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has also said that …
President Duterte is today (Monday, June 26) on his sixth day of “rest” — his longest absence from official duties to date. The president has not been seen in public …
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 …