The Bureau of Immigration (BI) deported 135 foreign criminals last year, more than double the tally for 2015. South Koreans were the biggest cohort with 80 crooks sent home, followed …
A British would-be jihadi — who told a court he bought bullet-proof underpants as “snake protection” — has been found guilty of plotting to join Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines. …
The ceasefire with communist rebels is officially over, as President Duterte warns there will be “no peace for a generation”. The president has been angered by the killing of six …
President Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon has said there is “no doubt” that America and China will go to war over the South China Sea. Bannon, considered one of the …
More than 300,000 Filipinos living illegally in the United States could face deportation, Manila’s special envoy to the USA has claimed. The claim comes just days after President Duterte said …
Plans have been announced to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the infamous “Bataan Death March”… with a fun run along the route of the wartime atrocity. It has also been …
Amnesty International has described the wave of killings unleashed by President Duterte’s anti-drug crusade as a “crime against humanity” and a “war on the poor”. A report released by the …
Nobody knows exactly how many people have been shot while singing My Way in Filipino karaoke bars. But there have been enough to merit a separate subcategory of crime known …
A giant pearl thought to be worth $130 million is now in private hands in the USA after being spirited out of the Philippines. The 81.5 pound pearl, believed to …
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has warned that foreigners who fail to report for annual registration will be deported from the Philippines. The strict policy comes as the BI confirmed …
President Duterte has threatened to tear up the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) after accusing US forces of stockpiling weaponry in his country. The president claims that the US is …
The Philippines National Police (PNP) is to suspend the war on drugs in order to purge rogue cops. As we reported yesterday (here), President Duterte said that although the force …
President Duterte has extended his war on drugs until the end of his term — even while admitting that the nation’s police are “corrupt to the core”. The death toll …
Filipino lawmakers are planning to ban business owners from contacting their employees outside office hours. Quezon City Representative Winston Castelo filed House Bill 4721, to give workers the “right to …
Child abuser Peter Scully has apparently been enjoying a VIP experience behind bars, amid fears he may still be running his vile on-line torture movie business from his cell. The …
A top terror suspect with an FBI bounty of $5 million dollars on his head has been wounded — possibly fatally — in a clash between the Philippine armed forces and …
During her two years on the run, Liezyl Margallo (AKA Shannon Carpio) enjoyed a glamorous lifestyle, living in a high-end apartment and consorting with wealthy foreigners. Those who met her could …
Nearly 10,000 “undesirable aliens” were barred from entering the Philippines last year, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has announced. It seems that Chinese people are the least desirable visitors, with …
Anna Simms joined her daughter-in-law and grand-daughter at a local health-check for young children, part of a national campaign to prevent malnutrition. Here she recounts her experience of the grassroots …
The Department of Tourism has unveiled its first promotional video since it announced a plan to splurge a king’s ransom on a new slogan. Critics have been quick to mock the new campaign, pointing …
The partner in crime of depraved child abuser Peter Gerard Scully has been arrested after nearly two years on the run. Liezyl Margallo, aged 23, is alleged to have taken …
After years spent lagging behind its neighbours, the Philippines is catching up with the Asian tiger economies with some of the fastest growth rates in the world. It has been …
The leadership of the so-called Islamic State in Syria has contacted Abu Sayyaf terrorists instructing them to find a suitable area to found a caliphate in Mindinao. The Philippines defence …
Despite President Duterte’s apparent distain for Uncle Sam, it’s been announced that a planned upgrade of American military bases in the Philippines will go ahead. Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana told …
Luzon, the largest island of the Philippines, is not only home to at least 53 million people but also has the greatest number of unique mammals in the world. Ben Garrod, a biologist from the UK’s …
The Philippines has fallen yet further down the world league of corruption, according to an annual study. The Corruption Perceptions Index 2016 places the country at 101st out of 176 …