An Australian man has been found dead inside a hotel room in Ermita, Manila. Manila District-Homicide Sections said 58-year-old Kimberley James Powell was found dead by hotel staff at the Paragon …
The chief of police in Baler, Aurora was relieved of duty on Wednesday, just a few days after his men arrested the sister-in-law of Mayor Nelianto Bihasa for illegal drug possession. …
The Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) has opened a hotline for victims of the “tanim-bala” – the bullet planting scam infesting the country’s airports. PAO chief, Presida Acosta said the agency will send …
So far, at least 40 security staff from the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) are under investigation after complaints from passengers at NAIA airport. On Monday, Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) spokesman David …
A new “star” rating system for hotels and resorts in the Philippines is to be implemented by the Department of Tourism (DOT) – but a global hospitality consulting firm says …
“Only in the Philippines,” comes to mind when listening to the mayor of Cebu City and his distrust in dealing with local utility companies that broke the deadline for untangling …
A 39-year-old single mother has been unknowingly carrying around a winning lottery ticket in her worn-out shoulder bag for the past six months. The women was about to give her …
The Philippines says it has a basic knowledge of the issues associated with taking the Muslim ‘refugee’ migrants that Australia wants to off-load onto the country. The major problem is …
Unidentified men bombed two steel power pylons Thursday night in the area of Marawi City, throwing several regions of Mindanao into darkness. Authorities said the bomb exploded on two of …
A 40-year-old Korean man who was kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf more than nine months ago has been found dead in the town of Indanan. Army officials said that the remains of Nwi Seong Hong …
Global online freedom declined for a fifth consecutive year as more governments stepped up electronic surveillance and clamped down on dissidents using blogs or social media, a survey has revealed. …
A 65-year-old woman, bound for Singapore, was arrested when a 9mm live bullet was discovered in her shoulder bag at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 on Sunday morning. …
Three New Mexico residents face federal charges in a scam to pass off and sell Filipino-made jewellery as being made by American Indians, US Attorney Damon Martinez said on Thursday. …
From TIME magazine to the BBC, news of the infamous Philippine airport bullet planting scam is making waves around the world. For the Philippines and particularly its department of tourism, the oft-repeated extortion scheme has been …
The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) has expressed their concerns over the recent delay in the release of license plates by the Land Transportation Office (LTO). The …
The Philippines dropped six places in the World Bank’s latest report gauging economies in terms of ease of doing business. The Philippines dropped from 97th position last year to 103rd …
About fifty New People’s Army (NPA) fighters attacked a pig farm in the town of Libona, Bukidnon province, setting fire to a feed storehouse and then attacking the area which …
Once again two bullets have been found in the luggage of a passenger travelling in the Philippines. This time an engineer from Manila was stopped at Davao International Airport in …
A 68-year-old Filipina departing for Boracay was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after a bullet was discovered in her carry-on bag. Members of Philippine National Police Aviation Security …
After the firing of two Bureau of Immigration agents this week, BI Commissioner Siegfred Mison assured the public that corruption within the ranks of the bureau was being carefully watched. …
A strong current claimed the lives of three young children on Tuesday, as they attempted to cross a river in the town of Bacolor. Pampanga police director Senior Superintendent Rodolfo …
Agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group rescued a 16-year-old girl who was being held against her will for two months in Cavite. Philippine National Police said the girl, …
Additional delays in the issuance of licence cards are looming over the Land Transportation Office (LTO) after the Manila Regional Trial Court ordered the stop payment for the licence card …
A 6.5 hectare plot in Cagayan de Oro City will soon change the landscape of the city when a ‘state-of-the-art” 380-million International Health Hospital, Hotel Geriatric and shopping centre is …
Two Bureau of Immigration employees were fired by the Department of Jutice after being found guilty of involving themselves in illegal activities associated with an American. . Information received from …
The past weekend has been busy for the scumbags planting bullets at Manila’s NAIA airport. On Sunday a Japanese man was arrested after two 9mm bullets were planted in his luggage. A second …