Bureau of Immigration hunts Korean who escaped detention centre
The Bureau Of Immigration has ordered an investigation and manhunt for a Korean who escaped from the Warden Facility in Bicutan on Tuesday morning. BI officials have been ordered to …
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Mystery surrounds death of American pensioner in Mabalacat
Police are probing the death of an American national was was found lifeless in his rented home in Terra Cotta Villas in Mabalacat City. 65-year-old Chance Eugene Batchelor was discovered …
Two Koreans arrested for abusing girlfriends at Davao City KTV bar
Two Koreans have been arrested for abusing their girlfriends at a KTV Bar at Doña Vicenta Subdivision in Bajada this weekend. San Pedro police arrested 40-year-old Alex Youchol Lee and …
Judge cancels bail of British man accused of child abuse in Davao City
Regional Trial Court Judge Lope Calio has cancelled the bail previously granted to British man Lenox James Ellis. 71-year-old Ellis is accused of keeping six young boys at his home. Ellis’s bail was …
China completes airstrip at Fiery Cross Reef in disputed South China Sea
China has competed its first airstrip on Fiery Cross Reef in the disputed South China Sea, which may be a base for military air patrols soon over the West Philippine …
Banged up: Dynamite fishermen arrested in Carles, Iloilo
Three fishermen from the coastal town of Carles in the province of Iloilo have been arrested for dynamite fishing. The Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task Force have charged the three …
Eight year old boy dies after being hit by firework at public display
Festivities in the town of Cordova on Mactan Island, Cebu, took a tragic turn on Monday when a fireworks hit and killed a young boy watching the event. The firecracker …
Scientists discover glow-in-the-dark turtles near the Solomon Islands
Marine biologists have discovered a species of glow-in-the-dark turtles that have an unusual biofluorescence capability. Bioflourescence is the ability to emit light into different colors, such as green and red. The …
Abu Sayyaf extremist arrested for 2011 kidnap of mother and son
Police have arrested a member ofAbu Sayyaf who was involved in the 2011 kidnapping of a Filipino-American woman and her son in Zamboanga City. Regional police say Wajir Arijani, alias Abu Maqtad, …
Resort workers collapse after being given shabu-laced bread by customer
Four employees of Moonlight Bay Resort in San Fabian, Pangasinan were downed by drug-laced bread. A customer of the resort gave the bread to the four employees – the victims …
Hong Kong man with 571 card-skimming devices arrested at Manila airport
A Hong Kong man and his 571 card-skimming devices have been seized at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Manila. The skimming devices were found in a checked-in bag owned …
Three fake soldiers arrested with weapons at KTV bar in Metro Manila
Police have arrested three civilians volunteers who were posing as military personnel inside a KTV bar in Malabon City, Metro Manila. The pre-dawn arrest began after the men posing as …
Chinese caught with shabu worth 13 million pesos in Pasay City drug bust
Police arrested a newly arrived Chinese man when he was caught in a ‘buy-bust’ in Pasay City with more than 13 million pesos worth of shabu. Zhou Jianguo was arrested …
Man with toy gun tucked in waistband shot dead in port area of Manila
A man who had a toy gun tucked in his waistband was shot dead in Port Area, Manila. 30-year-old Vicente Morga, known to many as “Bay”, died on the spot …
Australian surfer attacked at Siargao Cloud 9 competition by five thugs
Brent Symes of Tweed Heads, Australia, was brutally attacked in knee-deep water by local thugs wielding bats and bottles after he accidentally drifted too close to their surf break. The …
Pot smokers from Hong Kong and Singapore arrested at Pasay City KTV bar
A total of 15 men from Hong Kong and Singapore were arrested in a raid on a KTV bar in Pasay City on Friday morning. The joint raid was conducted …
Vice President promises more jobs by widening foreign ownership of businesses
Vice President Jejomar Binay said he will amend the Constitution of the Philippines to grain greater ownership of those setting up businesses in the country. This was just one plan …
Intelligence source says Samal Island kidnap victims already taken to Sulu
Military sources say they received a report that a white speedboat had docked at Barangay Kaunayan, Patikul, Sulu at 12.30pm on Tuesday, September 22. The information was not released to the press …
Radio broadcaster facing 255 counts of libel in Digos City, Davao del Sur
Muews Radio, owned by Arvin Malaza has sought the assistance of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines over the filing of 255 libel cases against him. Malaza is …
American missionary screams after being set up in bullet planting scam
A young first-time visitor to the Philippines was detained for five days by airport police at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for allegedly carrying a bullet in his check-in …
Police release sketch of kidnapper in Samal Island abduction
The Special Investigation Task Group assigned to Ocean View Marina in Samal Island has released what they call a “cartographic sketch” of one of the 11 men responsible for the …
New intelligence on Samal Island kidnap: It could have been avoided
Authorities have admitted that they knew about a possible kidnapping on Samal Island via intelligence that appears to have been ignored. Information about Abu Sayyaf was intercepted and a known …
Authorities issue wrong photos of Samal Island kidnap victims
The Eastern Mindanao Command said they have issued the wrong photographs of two of the three victims involved in a kidnapping plot in Samal Island, Davao del Norte. The kidnapping …
Police discover high-grade marijuana hidden inside hollow elephant statue
Police in Angeles City are investigating the smuggling of high-grade marijuana inside hollow wooden elephant statues. Police say they uncovered three kilos of dried marijuana stashed inside a two-foot long wooden elephant …
Abu Sayyaf suspected of kidnapping four people from Samal Island
The military and police are searching three provinces in Mindanao for the the two Canadians, a Norwegian and a Filipino woman who were kidnapped from Samal Island. An eyewitness to …
Romanian arrested in Cebu City for credit card targeting foreigners
Police have arrested a Romanian for his part in a ‘rewards card’ scheme where he withdrew money from hacked accounts of foreigners. 32-year-old Gheorghe Adelin Stretcu is said to belong …