The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said that the Philippines would endure massive disasters in the next two decades unless the world is ready to reduce carbon dioxide emissions around …
The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (Cordillera Office) has arrested 51-year-old Massimo Proietti, an Italian wanted for estafa (swindling). Proietti was arrested on a warrant issued by Judge Glenda Ortiz-Soriano …
Philippine marines say they have killed eight members of a group that has pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in a gun battle in the south of the country. The men …
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – From the creators of the Google Play App entitled “tanim bala,” the same group has come up with the next ‘big game’ in the Philippines. Kulit …
Philippine President Benigno Aquino has approved the purchase of 44 billion pesos ($932.74 million) worth of military equipment to help boost maritime security capability as tensions simmer in the South …
A 20-year-old woman has been arrested after police discovered her selling six young girls age 18 to 22 to men in Ermita, Manila. Arrested was Roxanne Dichoso, who is an an …
Condo tenants in Makati and Ortigas, and all the way to the Fort, may get a breather in the coming year. Collier’s, an international real estate consulting firm, says that the …
To add insult to injury, the family of beheaded Malaysian hostage have discovered they paid over five million pesos ransom for a body that is not their loved one. In …
Cagayan de Oro firemen at Barangay Balulang fire station are in hot water after residents found nobody on duty when a fire broke out. Only after city fire trucks arrived on the …
The Philippine Army has called out the New People’s Army for continuing to use land mines despite violating international human rights laws. Military officials have said that the senseless and …
Once again the Bureau of Immigration has issued a warning to the public about fake immigration personnel attempting to extort money from Filipinos and especially foreign nationals within the country. …
Authorities went looking for a Polish trekker and her local guide after they went missing while hiking Mount Kanlaon in Negros Island after the steam explosion/eruption on Monday. The office …
A new House Bill has been filed seeking to include “physical and sexual violence” among the ground for annulling a marriage in the Philippines. Pagis Representative Roman Romula has filed …
MANILA, Philippines – A Hong Kong journalist who was among those who “heckled” President Aquino during an APEC Summit in Indonesia in 2013, has been blacklisted from the Philippines and barred …
Staff at the Bureau of Immigration in Angeles City have asked Commissioner Siegfred Mison to investigate the processing of visa extensions for Chinese workers at a Clark Freeport firm. Officer Janice Christine Corres has …
An Austrian teen who ran away to Syria last year to marry an Islamic State fighter has been beaten to death as she attempted to flee the terrorist group in …
Christie’s Auction House and Sotheby’s Auction House are preparing to re-evaluate the Imelda Marcos jewels. Burmese rubies, Colombian emeralds and a 25-carat pink diamond are being appraised anew after the Philippines government requested an updated …
A two-alarm fire broke out at the Manila Zoo on Adriatico Street, Malate, Manila on Tuesday night. The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reported that the fire reached second-alarm stage …
A New Zealand beauty queen has pulled herself from a pageant in the Philippines due to fears for her safety. 22-year-old Nicole Harding was in Manila for the Miss and …
A tenth grade female student was arrested for selling 70,000 pesos worth of dried marijuana leaves in a drug sting in General Santos City this week. The girl, identified only …
An American who had been enjoying a vacation in Cebu City has died in jail after telling police he could not breathe. Mark Pikl, aged 51, was arrested after allegedly going “berserk” …
The State Department has issued a worldwide travel alert due to increased terrorist threats. In a statement it said: Current information suggests that ISIL (aka Da’esh), al-Qa’ida, Boko Haram, and …
New People’s Army (NPA) rebels and the Army’s 84th Infantry Battalion fought what many are saying was a major battle in the hinterlands of Davao City on Sunday. NPA Guerrillas …
A 70-year-old Korean man is dead and his wife injured after a speeding jeepney hit the two in La Paz district of Iloilo City on Sunday. Kwon Young Kwui and …
The Bureau of Immigration has deported a 68-year-old Chinese national after he threatened to block the APEC leader’s convoy and hang himself in front of the venue of the summit. …
The Bureau of Immigration has deported an Afghan protester for his attempt to create trouble during the APEC Summit. BI Associate Commissioner Gilber Repizo refused to name the 29-year-old Afghan. …