President Duterte has issued a foul-mouthed retort to Chelsea Clinton after she criticised him for his recent rape “joke”. The remark came during a speech on Friday aimed at reassuring soldiers …
The government-run Philippine News Agency (PNA) vowed to tighten up procedures after a photo from the Vietnam war was used to illustrate an article about the Marawi City crisis. In …
https://www.facebook.com/Isoytv/videos/1972885652946851/ Maute terrorists released a video today (Tuesday, May 30) showing kidnapped priest Father Teresito Soganub relaying his captors’ demand that government forces withdraw from Marawi City. In the five-minute …
Australia is planning a travel ban on convicted child abusers in a bid to protect vulnerable children across Southeast Asia. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said today (Tuesday, May 30) that …
A haul of more than 600kg of shabu seized in Valenzuela City is the largest bust since China and the Philippines launched a cross-border crackdown on drug smuggling. China is …
The latest round of peace talks with communist rebels has been called off after they ordered their fighters to step up attacks in response to martial law. Speaking after nearly …
An army spokesman has said that government troops are in “complete control” of Marawi city after clashes with Islamic State-affiliated terrorists — except in “certain areas”. Speaking today (Monday, May …
Nominations are open for an award scheme to honour the unsung heroes of the Philippines — domestic workers. Ten inspirational household workers will each receive a trophy, 50,000 pesos in …
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has disputed President Duterte’s assertion that the military can arrest people without warrants under martial law. Speaking to troops on Friday, the president said they …
A mother has been arrested after forcing her teenage daughters to perform online sex shows from the age of just 10 years old. Police caught the 54-year-old woman in Mandaue …
Two Chinese fighter jets have conducted another “unprofessional intercept” of a US Navy surveillance aircraft over the South China Sea, the Pentagon has said. A defence official said one of the Chinese J-10 …
President Duterte joked that soldiers could rape up to three women, as he reassured them of his support in enforcing martial law in Mindanao. The president made the comments during …
The police chief that President Duterte claimed had been beheaded at a terrorist checkpoint in Marawi city is alive and well. Speaking on Wednesday as he announced martial law throughout …
Authorities rounded up about 250 people yesterday (Thursday, May 25) after receiving tip-offs about the presence of “suspicious-looking persons”. Joint forces of the Task Force Davao and the Davao City Police …
A 40-year-old US Navy veteran pleaded not guilty to human trafficking and child abuse charges after being caught with two underage girls at a beach resort on Bantayan Island, Cebu. …
Foreign jihadists have been identified among the Islamist militants killed in Marawi over the past days, officials say. Six terrorists, including Indonesians and Malaysians, were killed as the army continued …
A Filipino man with a rare and painful skin condition rarely leaves his house after being relentlessly bullied by locals who consider him to be a ‘cursed’ ghost man. Antonio Reloj, …
A leaked transcript of last month’s telephone conversation between President Trump and President Duterte has begun to circulate online. The transcript, which was marked “confidential”, contains the words of the …
Local media has reported that Maute terrorists captured nine Christians, tied their hands and shot them dead as chaos continues to engulf Marawi City. An unverified photograph appears to show …
Cebu Pacific is following the lead of Philippines Airlines (PAL) by suspending flight services to the Middle East. The budget airline announced today that services to Kuwait, Riyadh and Doha …
President Duterte has said he would consider extending martial law to other parts of the Philippines “in order to protect the people”. He said: “If I think that ISIS has …
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has today (Wednesday, May 24) called on its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA), to conduct more offensives to resist President Duterte’s …
A Catholic priest and churchgoers have been taken hostage by Islamic State-affiliated terrorists rampaging through Marawi City. Maute group gunmen forced their way into a cathedral and seized the Reverend …
President Duterte has today (Tuesday, May 23) declared martial law in the island of Mindanao following the attack of the Maute Group in Marawi City. The decree was announced by …
The black flag of the so-called Islamic State (IS) was raised in a Philippine city as government troops clashed with terrorists today (Tuesday, May 23). One soldier has been confirmed …
It’s official — the Philippines had the slowest internet in the Asia Pacific region over the last three months of 2016. According to Akamai’s fourth quarter State of the Internet …