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 …
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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 …
Defence minister “very concerned” at Chinese incursion into territorial waters
Chinese survey ships entering Philippine territorial waters is “very concerning” the country’s defence minister said today (Thursday, March 9). Delfin Lorenzana said the ships were seen last year near Benham …
Police probe “love triangle” as motive for shooting of Canadian “womaniser”
Police investigators are examining a love triangle as a possible motive in the shooting of a Canadian in Pasay City on Monday. Nanthakumaran Kumarasamy, aged 55, a businessman, was shot …
British man on mission for justice after lawyer wife gunned down
Stuart Green’s wife Mia was killed in a barrage of bullets that narrowly missed his children in a hit he blames on gangsters linked to one of her cases. Here …
Scully can rest easy: None of his vile crimes included in death penalty bill
Despite a vote to restore the death penalty in the Philippines, alleged child abuser and murderer Peter Scully can rest easy — as none of his vile crimes are included in …
Philippine government angered by TV show’s portrayal of fictional president
The Philippine Embassy in Washington has denounced what it called a “highly negative portrayal” of President Duterte in the American television series Madam Secretary. In the CBS political drama’s upcoming …
Ex-cop claims he murdered about 200 people on Duterte’s orders
Former policeman Arturo Lascañas has told a Senate hearing he was a hit-man who killed some 200 people on the orders of then city mayor Rodrigo Duterte. His evidence was a …
Nationwide smoking ban could be signed into law any day now
President Duterte has signalled today (Monday, March 6) that he’s ready to sign an executive order to bring in a nationwide smoking ban. Following a cabinet meeting, it was revealed …
Bataan death march survivor who fought for a Japanese apology dies aged 96
Lester Tenney, an Army tank commander who survived the Bataan Death March and spent his life campaigning for a Japanese apology, has died aged 96. When his ordeal as a prisoner …