Dutchman charged for selling Sesame Street-themed ecstasy pills
The NBI has formally charged 47-year-old Martin de Fong, a Dutchman, who was arrested last Thursday for supplying ecstasy in a bar in Makati City. Fong was arrested in an …
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Seventeen dead after fire hits school for impoverished girls in Thailand
Fire quickly swept through a dorm at a girls school in the northern province of Chiang Rai on Sunday. Police say at least 17 girls perished in the fire and …
American and four others dead in Pasay City SM Mall of Asia concert
Early reports said that four people had died at an overnight concert in the open parking lot of SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City on Sunday. However a new …
Malaysian police arrest 14 suspects in anti-terror crackdown
Malaysian authorities detained 14 people believed to have links to the so-called Islamic State (IS) in a series of raids across several states earlier this week. The 14 – all Malaysians …
Australian and Dutch climbers die after climbing Everest
An Australian and a Dutch mountaineer have died of altitude sickness after summiting Mount Everest, expedition organisers said on Saturday, the latest deaths this climbing season. The Australian climber was on …
Indonesian volcano erupts killing three farmers on Sumatra Island
Three people died and four others were critically injured on Saturday after a highly active volcano in western Indonesia erupted violently, shooting hot ash and gases into the atmosphere. The …
Ex-police chief Alan Purisima arrested at Manila’s NAIA
Alan La Madrid Purisima has been arrested by authorities as he arrived from Butuan City at NAIA. His arrest came just two days after the Sandiganbayan ordered a warrant for …
President Obama names new ambassador to the Philippines
United States President Barack Obama has nominated Sung Y Kim to replace Philip Goldberg, the former Ambassador to the Philippines. The nomination of Sung Y Kim was made soon after …
Subic Bay authorities cancel land lease in American’s bulldozed hill dispute
An American and his Filipina wife have found themselves in hot water after they bulldozed trees and cut the top off their neighbours’ hill in Subic Bay. A report by Cocktails, …
American paid Manila mother to have sex with 13-year-old daughter
A San Jose man has been convicted on sex tourism and obstruction of justice charges in a federal court. 56-year-old Michael Lindsay was convicted by a federal jury of travelling …
All seven crew members safe as B-52 crashes on Guam [VIDEO]
All seven crew members made it out safely when their North Dakota-based B-52 crashed on Guam shortly after takeoff, the US Air Force said. No injuries were reported. The plane …
US military contractor arrested as woman’s body found in Okinawa
Japan’s prime minister expressed his “strong indignation” Friday after an American working on a US military base in Okinawa was arrested on suspicion of abandoning the body of a woman …
South Korean missionary bludgeoned to death in his home by burglar
A Christian missionary from South Korea was bludgeoned to death with a spade and a cooking gas tank on Friday by a robber who broke into his home southeast of …
Senator-Elect Manny Pacquiao backs death penalty, saying: “It’s in the Bible”
Senator-elect Manny Pacquiao has expressed his support to bring back the death penalty in the Philippines, saying “It’s in the Bible.” Pacquiao, a devout Evangelical Christian, said he supports the …
British man arrested for cyberporn after photographing women
A British man was arrested by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Cebu for allegedly producing cyberporn yesterday. 52-year-old Wade Lloyd Allsopp was arrested inside one of the rooms …
Corrupt airport workers made fortunes pocketing terminal fees
Eleven contractual workers and one employee are accused of scamming at least 50 million pesos in terminal fees from Kalibo International Airport. Employee Josephine Repiedad is facing administrative proceedings over the …
New world record set for Oppenheimer Blue Diamond
A 14.62-carat blue diamond, has sold at Christie’s auction house in Geneva for a new world record price for the diamond type. The large diamond known as the Oppenheimer Blue …
Philippine Coast Guard arrests 25 Chinese fisherman for poaching
The Philippine Coast Guard, along with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has captured two Chinese vessels off the coasts of Batanes and Babuyan Island in northern Philippines. In …
Eight tons of cocaine is Colombia’s ‘biggest seizure of drugs’
Police confiscated 8.8 tons of cocaine along the border with Panama, Colombia’s government said on Sunday. With an estimated value of $240 million, the haul was discovered in an underground …
Three men arrested for raping seven-year-old girl then stabbing her to death
Three men have been arrested for the gang-rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in Paco, Manila. Myla Rosales was found by police dumped behind a communal toilet with more than 20 stab …
Cebu Jeepney heist outside Ayala Mall ends with one shot, another arrested
A robber and his cohorts attempted to rob a passenger jeepney at the vicinity of KIA Motors along Archbishop Reyes Avenue 11am yesterday. One suspect was shot by responding police, …
Belgian chef to cook “simple food” for Duterte at Presidential Palace
President Elect Rodrigo Duterte has announced that a Belgian will be his personal chef at the Malacañang when he takes office on June 30th. Peter de Cauwer was introduced to the …
Presumptive President Duterte offers cabinet positions to Communists
Presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte gave the green light to leaders of the NPA group by offering four positions in his cabinet if they would be willing to join his government. …
World Bank grants $67 million for renewable energy projects
The World Bank has approved a total of $67 million (USD) in financial assistance for two renewable energy projects within the country. The institution announced this past week that its …
Abu Sayyaf will kill Robert Hall on June 13 unless $16 million is paid
Abu Sayyaf has warned it will execute Robert Hall if the Canadian or Philippine Government does not pay for his release. The ransom demand for Me Hall is $16 million. …
Presumptive President Duterte to sell official presidential yacht
Presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte said he will sell off the presidential yacht – giving the money to war veterans and improving hospital facilities throughout the Philippines. Duterte also said the …