A Korean woman was arrested after drugs were discovered in her underwear as she was about to board a flight at Manila’s NAIA airport. 24-year-old Euhno Anh was arrested on Tuesday afternoon …
So far over 172 barangay public safety officers, or “tanods,” have tested positive for drug use since March of 2015 in Quezon City alone. The Anti-Drug Abuse Advisory Council’s finding …
The Metro Clark area is being looked at as a possible medical tourism hotspot within the country. Officials of Clark Freeport discussed the matter at a recent meeting in the …
So far 14 people have been arrested in a two-day round up this weekend in Angeles City. Of those arrested, two were women and one was an 18-year-old student. Angeles Police …
Armed forces captured a top level Abu Sayyaf terrorist in an entrapment operation in Tipo-Tipo, Basilan on Sunday. Police say that Jadji Biki Adbdala, also known as “Jadji Hassan,” was arrested …
Agents of the PNP have arrested a notorious female online scammer in an entrapment operation in Cainta, Rizal on Sunday. 29-year-old Cherry Lyn Guachi Banala who goes by the name …
Summary & Local laws and customs section – penalties for importing and using illegal drugs are particularly severe; police and other authorities have been publically encouraged to kill suspected drug …
Indonesia’s most wanted Muslim militant may have been killed Monday in a firefight with security forces, police said, after a lengthy hunt for the Islamic State (IS) group supporter. Santoso, …
Taiwan has arrested three Eastern Europeans over a $2.5 million cyberheist which used malware to hack into a bank’s ATM network to steal cash. The attack, the first of its kind in …
Thailand is notorious for its sex tourism industry – a maelstrom of ladyboys, beautiful women and astonishing acts involving ping pong balls. However, Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul, the country’s tourism minister, has pledged to bring an end …
Cambodia’s prime minister has announced that China will give his government nearly $600 million in aid to support the country’s election infrastructure, education and health. Prime Minister Hun Sen said …
The Philippine National Police has reduced the amount of requirements needed to apply for a gun permit within the country. The easier process will reduced the number of requirements needed, …
An American man shot himself on one of the benches along Sitio Tops, a local attraction in Cebu, early Friday morning. 39-year-old Lonie Dewayne, a former missionary from Colorado Springs, Colorado …
The Bureau of Immigration issued a report this week saying they have barred over 500 foreign sex offenders from entering the Philippines over the past two and a half years. …
The United States Senate unanimously passed a bill to award all Filipino World War II the Congressional Gold Medal for risking their lives for the US during World War Two. …
Police have arrested a Nigerian in a buy-bust operation at a restaurant in Marakina City. 33-year-old Ejiye Okoye was caught with over one million pesos worth of shabu on Tuesday …
A recent attempt to enter Scarborough Shoal by a team of Filipino fishermen has been blocked by a Chinese vessel, which not only stopped them from entering the shoal, but …
The Indonesian military said it will prepare troops to help release the 10 Indonesian sailors held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf group in Sabah. Indonesia said that it is waiting for …
Cebu City Police have filed criminal charges against Craig Keith Ratcliff and his wife, Maria Aisa Baldomar-Ratcliff for the murder and burning of US Navy veteran Timothy Wilson in Busay, Cebu three …
The Philippines has won its arbitration case at the Hague Tribunal International Court over resource rights in the South China Sea. The United Nations Hague Tribunal issued its decision Tuesday after …
An Australian has been fired from his job after posting a rant about the game Pokemon Go, and why it isn’t available in Singapore. The profanity-laden rant went viral after …
Philippine troops have killed at least 40 Abu Sayyaf terrorists and wounded another 25 in two separate battles on the islands of Basilan and Jolo. Military spokesman Major Filemon Tan said …
Four Chinese men from Hong Kong have been arrested after police seized a 50-metre long vessel they were using as a “floating shabu laboratory.” The vessel was seized on Monday night …
The Philippine Sports Commission has requested a letter of guarantee from the Office of the President as an assurance for bringing the Southeast Asian Games to Davao City in 2019. …
The Maguindanao massacre digger operator who helped bury bodies in a pit and crush vehicles with victims still inside has broken his silence and described the grisly ordeal in detail. The November …
President Duterte gave a scathing speech saying that Abu Sayyaf terror group “are not criminals” and blaming America for terror. After blaming the bloody conflicts in Iraq and other Middle …