Police have arrested an Italian was who is suspected of growing marijuana plants on her veranda in Baguio City. Authorities did not release the name of the woman but said they confiscated …
A court in Singapore has sentenced the founder of a website that published “anti-foreign content” to eight months in jail after he pleaded guilty to sedition. Yang Kaiheng, aged 27, set …
More than 2,500 people attended the funeral of notorious drug lord Jaguar in Cebu City on Monday. Many were wearing black printed T-shirts with the photo of Jeffrey Diaz, aka, Jaguar, …
President Duterte issued a challenge to local and regional developers to bring coastal development in Davao within a year; the challenge has now been set. The billion dollar coastal projects …
The Austrian government has opened a new honorary consular office in Davao City. Austria’s Ambassador to the Philippines, Josef Müllner, said: “We consider Davao as the Philippines’ third most important …
A Dutchman was shot dead and his son was seriously injured in Naval on the island of Biliran at about midday on Sunday. Police identified the foreigner as 74-year-old Henk Nuits, …
Taiwan plans to test-fire its newest anti-missile system for the first time in the United States as relations with rival China deteriorate. Relations between China and Taiwan have cooled rapidly …
A London-based advocacy group has said it documented 185 killings of environmental activists around the world last year, nearly 60 per cent more than in 2014 and the highest since it …
The city of Angeles said they are excited about the offer from China to build the Clark-Manila Railway, a railway that will offer high-speed bullet trains. Angeles City Mayor Edgardo …
Some of the web’s biggest platforms for watching videos have quietly started using automation to remove extremist content from their sites, according to two people familiar with the process. The move …
US Customs and Border Protection is pushing a proposal to collect the social media accounts of all foreign travellers entering or leaving the country. Customs says it is needed to help …
MANILA, Philippines – Tropical depression ‘Ambo’ has maintained its strength and is headed towards Aurora province. PAGASA said to expect ‘Ambo’ to make landfall at Aurora on Monday. The tropical …
A young woman’s inventive use of saltwater will see the faces of the Philippines light-up in a very real way. Aisa Mijeno did just that, she invented the Sustainable Alternative …
Five new orchid species have been discovered in remote regions of Bukidnon on the island of Mindanao. The striking species in the rebel-torn region of Mindanao have somehow eluded discovery until …
A member of the notorious criminal gang ‘Batang City Jail,’ or BCT, was arrested by police in Manila on Thursday. Police say the victim, 59-year-old Timothy Arthur O’Leary, was staying …
Strengthening border security networks to prevent the movement of criminals and terror suspects was the focus of an Interpol-led operation at main transit hubs within the Association of Southeast Asian …
A Japanese man was found dead inside his residence in Tugbok, Davao City, on Wednesday afternoon. 54-year-old Hiroshi Nishikawa was discovered in his bathroom at Los Amigos, Tugbok. Nishikawa was a truck …
One of the six men long identified in an iconic World War II photograph showing the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima was actually not in the image, …
A Swiss man who was facing charges of human trafficking, abuse, and possession of child pornography has jumped to his death while onboard a ship after his court hearing on Monday. 67-year-old Walter …
With the release of Filipina Marites Flor today, news has come that incoming President Rodrigo Duterte has possibly negotiated the release of Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad. In a report by the …
Police have arrested a fugitive Bangladeshi who is wanted in three countries around the world. 49-year-old Asif Iqbal Ahmed was arrested on Tuesday in Cagayan de Oro City by Provincial Anti-illegal …
Filipina Marites Flor, one of four hostages taken from Oceanview Marina on Samal Island in September, has been freed by her captors. Flor was one of two remaining hostages from …
A Filipino music producer in Guam is facing 29 felony charges of visa fraud, as well as conspiracy to commit visa fraud, alien trafficking, and harbouring undocumented aliens. He will …
Indonesia has given the Philippines notice that they will discontinue shipping coal to the country until the waters surrounding Sulu are secure. Just yesterday the Indonesian government announced that seven …
The Philippine Army has been chasing the Abu Sayyaf group through the jungles of Jolo in an attempt to capture, if not kill, the terrorist organisation from its stronghold in …
Seven Indonesian sailors have been kidnapped in the region of the Sulu Sea, the latest in a string of abductions in the waters between the two countries. Indonesia’s foreign minister …