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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Police arrested the driver of a van after he was found to be carrying two sacks filled with dead dogs. The vehicle was intercepted in Barangay San Francisco, Agoo, La …
Philippine troops have found the remains of Jurgen Kantner as the army presses ahead with its bid to free 30 other captives of the Islamic State-affiliated terror group. Marines dug up the head …
One person died and several injured today (Sunday, March 5) when a magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit Surigao City, which is still recovering from a more powerful quake last month. The quake at 8.08am caused some …
Senator Leila De Lima has felt moved to confirm that she is alive and well in custody, despite reports alleging that she had attempted suicide. “To paraphrase Mark Twain, fake news about …
Nine Korean sex tourists have been arrested in Cebu under anti human trafficking laws for sleeping with women provided by an escort firm. The group was detained by National Bureau …
A British Muslim convert who attempted to join Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines blamed Brexit for his actions as he was jailed for eight years. Muslim convert Ryan Counsell, aged …
A clash between the Army and Abu Sayyaf today (Friday, March 3) resulted in the death of 10 terrorists, including two grandsons of the group’s leader Radulan Sahiron. On the …
An elderly Irish nun has been attacked and injured by a masked man at her convent in Zamboanga del Sur. Local police director Sofronio Ecaldre said that 70-year-old Kathleen Anne Melia was closing up …
President Duterte’s daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, has given birth to a baby boy — and has announced his name as ‘Stonefish’. The president said he was “exceedingly excited” …
Photos showing hundreds of prisoners stripped naked while their cells are searched for contraband have prompted fresh criticism from a human rights watchdog. On the day that New York-based Human …
President Duterte responded to a human rights watchdog’s hard-hitting investigation into extra-judicial killings, by declaring that criminals have no humanity. “When you kill criminals, it is not a crime against …
A one-month-old kitten has recovered after being found wandering the streets of Manila with her eyes, ears and nose stitched together. The cruelly tortured creature, now named July, was found …
When you travel in Southeast Asia, all sorts of things can leave you scratching your head. But for me, one of the biggest mysteries is the amount of utterly weird slogans that …
Singapore’s public court sentenced a senior security specialist to 11 months in jail and three strokes of the cane for repeatedly molesting his Filipina domestic helper. Singapore permanent resident Jacob …
A man born without legs has not let his disability stop him working as a traffic controller in Cebu City. For five years Magdalino Borces has been a familiar sight …
As I’m sure many expats have heard by now, those of us who are taking advantage of local rates for Philhealth are about to have our premiums go up. Rather …
A former schoolteacher from California’s Orange County who molested girls in the Philippines has been jailed for 190 years. Robert Ruben Ornelas, aged 66, was found guilty of filming himself …
President Duterte has relaunched his war on drugs, despite calls for extra manpower to be deployed against Abu Sayyaf and other terror groups. Less than a month after the Philippine …