At least 14 hurt after grenade thrown into festival crowd
At least 14 people were wounded when a hand grenade was lobbed into a crowd enjoying a festival in Sultan Kudarat, on the island of Mindanao. Police say the the blast occurred …
At least 14 people were wounded when a hand grenade was lobbed into a crowd enjoying a festival in Sultan Kudarat, on the island of Mindanao. Police say the the blast occurred …
“It’s a long time waiting” said one man – but the team of Rodrigo Duterte and Alan Cayetano have confirmed their intentions to run as the team. Senator Alan …
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a tighter security inspection regime on both private and public vehicles that pass through the checkpoints surrounding Davao. “I request now the police …
WASHINGTON DC – Congress will enact a new law denying or revoking passports of US citizens who have not paid their taxes. The law is aimed at denying Americans who …
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has ordered an immediate investigation into the killing of Francisco “Isko” Zubieta, a former sales employee at Toyota Car Company in Davao City. Zubieta was …
A 21-year-old father set his aunt’s house on fire and took two children hostage in Cosulacion, Cebu. Jello Ray Ramos set his aunt’s house on fire, but the fire spread …
A two-year-old girl was killed when her next door neighbour barged into their house and slit her throat in Zamboanga City The girl, identified as Previous Lomec Midel, lived at …
Animal rights activists in Makati City were officially shut down on Wednesday morning after they tried to enter Ayala Avenue aboard a jeepney. The People for the Ethical Treatment of …
The Australian government has donated $2 million (AUD) for a programme that will protect children from online abuse and exploitation in the Philippines. Australia’s Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop announced the …
As reported by the London Evening Standard on Friday, an exasperated Vietnamese-Australian man who has had just about enough of Facebook and it’s control over his account. Mr Phuc Dat Bich has …
More than 5,000 workers of the Movie and Television Review and Claffication Board (MTRCB) have been accused of “Sleeping on the Job” by the Commission on Audits (COA). State audtiors …
Another passenger was apprehended at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport last Tuesday for bullet possession. Lilly Chung, 61, a Caticlan-bound passenger who was placed under custody for possession of three …
A group of at least 20 men stormed a radio station in Iloilo City early Thursday morning. CCTV footage showed the group drive up to the Carlos Uy Building along …
Luxury Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer will next week launch a smartwatch aimed at taking on the Apple Watch, but with an asking price of $15,000, the company chief said in …
The Office of Transportation Security (OTS) has released its results in the bullet planting scam known as ‘tanim-bala.’ The report – stating the bleeding obvious – found that most bullets …
The Philippines ranks ninth out of 162 countries who are heavily affected by terrorism. This according to a new ‘think tank’ index by the Institute for Economics and Peace’s Global …
The United States announced this week, just before the start of the APEC Summit in Manila, that they would provide $259 million to its Southeastern Asian Allies for their maritime …
The Philippine Cannabis Compassion Society has vowed it will fight for approval to legalise the use of medical marijuana in the country. The group hopes to push onward through …
A 17-year-old girl has been arrested and charged for her part an attempted kidnapping of two young girls in the Tondo area of Manila last week. Residents of Sandino Street …
A criminology student was shot by a member of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) on Saturday in Sampaloc, Manila. The Presidential Security Group is responsible for protecting the president of the Philippines. The PSG …
A ninth grade student of Candoni National High School was arrested by police in a follow-up operation after he was accused of killing his next door neighbour on Monday. Police …
A 20-year-old Filipino was jailed for two weeks on Wednesday after he was caught scamming people and reportedly molesting a 16-year-old girl. Neil Christian Alejandro Casiano was arrested after he …
A high ranking Abu Sayyaf leader and four cohorts were all sentenced to life in prison after they were found guilty of the 2008 kidnapping of a Filipino female nurse. …
Defiance has once again reared its head in a Senate hearing on the ‘tanim-bala’ bullet planting scam. General manager Jose Honrado continually repeated himself as he was questioned by senator …
Four police officers have been sacked after a video of their bullet planting scam extortion attempt went viral. The firing comes the the video proved beyond all doubt that the American Missionary …
Manila and Cebu both ranked in the lower scales of “livable and competitive” cities in Asia-Pacific region in a new study by Building Better Cities. The report showed 28 urban …