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. …
A girl who left home when she was 14 years old, has been found alive, living in an internet café. 24-year-old Xiao Yun left home 10 years ago after a …
Abu Sayyaf has lowered its expectations of a three-billion peso demand to 900 million pesos this weekend. The 900-million peso ransom is in exchange for the three foreigners who were kidnapped …
The Sydney Morning Herald revealed how child abusers are finding new destinations in which to indulge their perverted lusts. This content is written by Michael Bachelard, an investigative reporter for The …
The UK government will create a new £1-billion fund aimed at eradicating malaria and other infectious diseases. The Ross Fund will be run in partnership with US philanthropists, Bill and …