Mystery surrounds drowning of two men while snorkelling in Palawan
Mystery surrounds the death of two Czech tourists who drowned while snorkelling during an island hopping tour in Palawan. The bodies of Jakub Brazda, aged 25, and , 28, were …
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Safety warning after girl injured when headphones exploded mid-flight
A woman suffered agonising burns after her battery-operated headphones spontaneously combusted during a flight From Beijing to Australia. The Australian Transport Safety Board (ATSB) has described how the passenger was …
Benjamin Holst: Disabled German funds international party lifestyle by begging
People are urged not to give money to Benjamin Holst. He is a German beggar who exploits a grotesquely deformed foot to fund a party lifestyle. Conman Benjamin Holst, aged …
Korean sex tourists facing 12 years prison skip bail and flee country
The seven Korean sex tourists arrested in Cebu this month on human trafficking charges have skipped bail and fled the country. Although a condition of their 52,000 peso bail was …
Self-confessed hit-man to file “crimes against humanity” case against Duterte
Edgar Matobato, who claims he used to be a hitman for President Duterte, is to file a case at the International Criminal Court (ICC) accusing him of crimes against humanity. …
Justice department and solicitor general can’t agree on what De Lima did
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of the Solicitor General can’t agree on what charges jailed senator Leila de Lima should face in court. During a high court …
New flights will connect stunning – but remote – Banaue rice terraces to Clark airport
No longer will people visiting one of the Philippines’ most iconic tourist attractions have to spend hours bumping along winding roads. The department of tourism has announced a new air route …
Bit nippy for a nipa? Man starts importing iconic Filipino huts to Scotland
A Scottish man must be hoping for a warm summer this year as he has begun importing Philippine nipa huts to his chilly home country. David Symon, from Argyll, was …
Japan’s South China Sea mission is biggest show of force since WW2
Japan is sending its largest warship into the South China Sea in what amounts to its biggest show of military force since World War Two. The three-month tour through the …
Seven arrested in Sabah, Malaysia, over suspected links to the Islamic State
Five Filipinos and two Malaysians have been arrested in Sabah, Malaysia, over alleged links to so-called Islamic State (IS). Two Filipinos who are permanent residents of Sabah were arrested over …
Man wanted for child sex offences in Las Vegas detained after visa check
An American was locked up by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Central Visayas after it was discovered there was a warrant out for his arrest for the sexual assault …
Swift progress expected on plan to roll out free public wifi across the nation
Moves to roll out free public wifi across the Philippines are moving on apace. The Senate is expected to approve a bill today (Monday, March 13) before returning it to …
Is IKEA finally bringing its meatballs and flat-pack furniture to the Philippines?
The Swedish Ambassador has suggested that furniture and homeware giant IKEA could finally be coming to the Philippines. Speaking at an event marking 70 years of diplomatic relations between the …
Finger points to mining firms as assaulted nun waits two weeks for surgery
An Irish nun who was savagely attacked at her convent in Zamboanga del Sur is still awaiting urgent surgery after a gruelling overland journey to Manila. As we previously reported …
Retired US Marine murdered by gunmen while driving with wife in Biliran
Police are investigating the murder of a retired US marine who was shot while driving with his wife in Biliran town on Friday afternoon. Provincial police chief Lito Bigoy said investigators …
Street drinkers forced to do pushups in new public order crackdown
If you’re planning to get drunk in the streets of Parañaque City any time soon, you may want to think about hitting the gym first. A campaign against curfew violators …
New Clark to Shangai flights will connect the airport to the world
A new flight service connecting Clark with Shanghai will help link the airport cities across Europe, North America and the rest of the world. China Eastern airline is now in …
New hostage taken as defence chief admits “embarrassment” at terror failings
Despite claims of military successes against Abu Sayyaf, the Islamic State-affiliated terrorists have taken another hostage — this time a local school teacher. Colonel Cirilito Sobejana Jr, commander of the …
De Lima: Presidential immunity should not protect “serial killer” Duterte
Imprisoned senator Leila de Lima has issued another fierce broadside against President Duterte — saying that the convention of presidential immunity should not shield him from justice for his alleged …
Canadian faces court for online exploitation of Filipino children
A Canadian man is facing 19 child pornography charges relating to online activity with youngsters in the Philippines and Romania. Philip Michael Chicoine, aged 27 and from Saskatoon, is accused …
Lawmaker says firing squad executions should be broadcast on television
A member of the Philippine Congress has said that firing squad death sentences should be broadcast live on television. La Union Representative Sandra Young Eriguel said people should watch the …
Swiss man sexually abused more than 80 Thai boys, some as young as nine
A Swiss man is facing trial charged with sexually abusing more than 80 boys – some as young as nine – in Thailand, Swiss authorities have announced. The man, who …
Polish lawyer says rape claim invented after he refused to give woman money
A Polish tourist has denied raping a 27-year-old woman at a Cebu hotel — saying she set him up after he refused to give her money. Jerzy Krzysztof Horbaczewski, aged …
Deploying soldiers to war on drugs risks suspension of US military aid
Washington could suspend military aid to the Philippines if soldiers are deployed to President Duterte’s war drugs, an American analyst said today (Friday March 10). He also said that annual …
Duterte threatens martial law if violence in Mindanao gets worse
President Duterte warned today (Thursday, March 9) that he would be “forced” to declare martial law in Mindanao if violence in the region got any worse. Speaking to an audience …
Day after anti-drug death penalty vote, House agrees to medical marijuana
A day after a vote to bring back the death penalty for drug offences, the House Committee on Health has endorsed legalising medical marijuana. House Bill 180 seeks to set …