An Israeli pensioner died after falling down the iconic Banaue rice terraces while trying to take a selfie. 79-year-old Miraim Tau, tumbled about 15ft to her death at the Hiwang …
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agents and local Army and police operatives have seized more than three million pesos worth of shabu in separate operations in Davao City this week. At the …
A 14-year-old girl kidnapped from General Trias, Cavity by a man she met on Facebook. The kidnapping happened at 8am on Friday and was witnessed by several construction workers who were …
A Japanese submarine made a port call in the Philippines, the first in 15 years, on Sunday in a show of growing military cooperation amid tension triggered by China’s growing …
The US Navy plans to conduct another passage near disputed islands in the South China Sea in early April, a source familiar with the plan said on Friday, the third …
Indian cigarette makers including ITC Ltd, part-owned by British American Tobacco, suspended production on Friday over what they said was ambiguity in the government’s new health warning rules for packs, …
A US sailor was indicted in Japan on Friday for allegedly raping a Japanese woman on Okinawa, according to reports, in a case that could further increase tensions over the …
President Obama joined South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday, vowing to ramp up pressure on North Korea in response to its recent nuclear …
A black British woman said a visit to El Nido, Palawan, was the “worst four days” of her life due to constant racism and taunting from local people. Elayne Peddy has …
The city government of Kidapawan City has ordered the closure of Mount Apo for a period of three to five years due to negligent trekkers who started a disastrous fire over …
China’s Defence Ministry denounced as “gesticulation” on Thursday speculation it would declare an air defence zone over the disputed South China Sea, after the United States said it had told …
A Chinese junket operator in Manila said on Tuesday that two high-rollers from Beijing and Macau were responsible for bringing $81 million stolen by hackers from Bangladesh’s central bank into …
Philippine conglomerate San Miguel plans to raise another 15 billion pesos ($324.92 million) through preferred shares or corporate notes in the first half of the year to refinance debts, company …
The Philippine elections commission ruled on Tuesday it would not stop a WBO welterweight fight between Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao and US champion Timothy Bradley next month because there …
Two Police men are facing criminal and administrative charges after they extorted an American after he committed a simple traffic violation. The American is not being named in the report due to …
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterete has ordered Central 911 to head into the hills of Mount Apo and assist in the massive fire there. Reports so far say that more …
The United States has told China it will not recognise an exclusion zone in the South China Sea and would view such a move as “destabilising,” US Deputy Secretary of …
The Abu Sayyaf Group which kidnapped 10 Indonesian crew members from two ships is demanding 10 million pesos for their release. The Foreign Affairs Ministry in Indonesia confirmed the report …
The Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island has erupted, shooting a column of ash on Tuesday evening. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology issued an advisory on the eruption, saying …
An online exhibition of jewellery owned by the Marcos family aims to educate a new generation about the corruption of that era. The postings on Facebook and Twitter by the …
Ten Indonesian crew members on board a tugboat were kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants in the Philippines at the weekend, officials in Manila said late on Monday. Two Philippine military …
Japanese police early Monday caught a 23-year-old man who had been sought since a teenage girl escaped his apartment after being held captive for nearly two years. The girl’s disappearance …
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has accepted an invitation to the International Development Law Organisation in Rome. Santiago will join several international luminaries as part of IDLO’s International Advisory Council. Founded by …
The Department of Transportation and Communications pushed back the bid submission deadline for the Davao Sasa Port Modernisation deal. The delay is just part of a string of delays concerning …
A Filipino posing as an Army major general was arrested after he attempted to extort money from several victims in Central Luzon. PNP arrested Salvador Escobar, alias “Army Maj. Gen. …
A major Philippine infrastructure project received no bids by a Monday deadline, underscoring worries about the viability of the project and concern that plans could be changed or even scrapped …