The police and military have stepped up security measures in Palawan after yesterday’s US Embassy travel advisory warning of a possible kidnap plot. A statement issued by police today (Wednesday, …
A British Filipino girl discovered she had an IQ higher than Einstein and Stephen Hawking after being refused a place at her local school. Mia Golosino, aged 11, had set …
The ‘hacktivist’ group Anonymous has released a video urging people to “prepare” for World War Three as “strategic pieces are put into place” for a showdown on the Korean peninsular. …
An American paedophile wanted for child sex offences in Texas has been arrested by immigration agents. Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente said Christopher Wayne Walker, aged 60, was …
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) overwhelmingly rejected a Philippine senator’s defence of his government’s drug war. Of 46 countries represented only China gave its backing to the country’s …
The US Embassy in Manila has warned that terrorist groups may be planning kidnappings in Palawan. The warning, issued today (Tuesday, May 9), singles out the area surrounding the Puerto …
A Filipino senator has issued a spirited defence of the Duterte administration’s human rights record before a UN panel in Geneva, Switzerland. Senator Alan Peter Cayetano appeared before the UN’s Human …
“It’s more fun in the Philippines”, or at least that’s what the tourism slogan used to be, until a few months ago when the Ministry of Tourism decided to change …
A sadistic Filipino hit man dubbed “The Killer from Manila” has died in a British jail. Victor Castigador was handed a rare whole-life term by the home secretary after he …
Police have dismissed claims by the Islamic State that it was responsible for recent Manila bombings that killed two and left dozens injured. The latest attack yesterday (Saturday, May 6) …
Two were killed and five injured in a twin bomb attack in Quiapo, Manila, today (Saturday, May 6). The first explosion was on Norzagaray Street, near the Manila Golden Mosque, …
A three women have been arrested for using their young daughters to create cyberporn for overseas perverts. The children were rescued following a tip-off from US police, who found obscene …
The Philippines said it would complain to the United Nations after one of its human rights investigators made an unannounced visit to Manila. Agnes Callamard, the UN Special Rapporteur on …
Fishermen in Misamis Occidental have landed what appears to be a heavily tattooed fish. Photographs shared by GMA News on its Facebook page show intricate, symmetrical patterns and some lettering. …
Meet Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa, chief of police and the world’s new hide and seek champion — but only for speed, not really results. Just 24 hours after vowing a thorough …
A Manila taxi driver has been arrested after a female passenger filmed him masturbating while casting furtive glances at her legs. Bonifacio Asuncion, aged 42, was picked up by police …
A security guard suffered a horrendous death after five tons of unsecured glass panels fell off a truck. Eleven other people were injured in Bacolod City yesterday (Wednesday, May 3), …
The newly opened Puerto Princesa International Airport is expected to be a huge boost for the tourism industry on the island of Palawan. The new terminal — which cost 4.5 …
Just weeks from his 96th birthday, Britain’s Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, announced his retirement from public duties. Now, having worked out his notice, he’s free to spend his …
Police chief Ronald dela Rosa has apologised after defending the use of an illegal and unconstitutional secret cell at a Manila police station. The leader of the Philippine National Police …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has cut its office opening hours due to issues about unpaid overtime. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said today (Wednesday, May 3) that BI offices would now …
A Baltimore man has been sentenced to 35 years in jail for paying women in the Philippines to produce child pornography for him. Louis Frances Bradley, aged 66, has four …
They say there are three things to consider when investing in property: Location, location, and location. Whether it’s all about hard-headed considerations of future value growth, lifestyle considerations or just sentimental attachment …
Boracay Island has been left covered in trash after about 60,000 tourists — a record high — descended on the white sand beaches over the weekend. While tourism business owners …
A message of unity has helped a 25-year-old Filipina-British beauty from Camarines Sur win the Miss Universe Philippines crown. Rachel Peters, who has a Bachelor of Business, Tourism, and Events …
President Duterte has said he may turn down Donald Trump’s invitation to the White House, as he welcomed three Chinese warships to Davao. Duterte, who has distanced himself from his …