Korean man and Chinese wife found dead in Amadeo, Cavite
A string of Korean killings has recently alarmed numerous people including the Korean Embassy in Manila. The most recent case is the discovery of a Korean man who was gunned …
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Bureau of Immigration captures Korean fugitive in Angeles City
A so-called high-profile Korean who escaped from the Bureau of Immigration’s holding facility in Bucatin has been captured in Angeles City. Lee Sang Te has been wanted by the Korean …
Thief caught red-handed in selfie while stealing money from bag
According to Fred Borreo, the owner of the photos, a man walked into room where students took a ‘selfie’ and in the process caught the image of a thief stealing …
Airport security officer asked for sex to clear woman’s travel papers
A security officer at Manila’s NAIA airport was arrested in an entrapment operation for asking a woman for sex in exchange for clearing her travel papers this week. 29-year-old Benedict …
What is the mysterious grey haze hanging over Cebu City?
Residents of Cebu have reported a greyish-blue haze over the city this week. Several observers posted their stories on social media, many with odd hazy photos. Many believe the haze …
Another bullet ‘discovered’ in American’s suitcase at Manila airport
Another bullet has been discovered in the suitcase of an American at the NAIA, Terminal #1 on Tuesday. 64-year-old tourist Gemma Kauffman, a female tourist, was leaving for Taipei, Taiwan …
Court of appeal allows former president Arroyo to post bail for election fraud
Former Philippines President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will soon be allowed to post bail for her part in the connection with an electoral-sabotage case filed against her by the Justice Department. Arroyo …
Bureau of Immigration offers reward for information on escaped Korean
Immigration Commissioner Siegfred Mison is offering a ‘monetary incentive’ to anyone who can provide information on the whereabouts of Cho Seongdae, a Korean who escaped from the Warden Facility in …
US court stops deportation of Marcos-era general who plotted Aquino coup
A Filipino ex-general accused of trying to overthrow the Philippine government in the late 1980s, has won a reprieve from the immigration board’s order that he be removed from the …
Chinese dealer dumps shabu worth 100 million pesos as he flees drug bust
Authorities are hunting for a Chinese man who escaped arrest in a ‘buy-bust’ drug deal involving 100-million pesos worth of shabu in Quezon City on Wednesday. Police say they are …
25 airport staff suspended for stealing everything from jewellery to chocolate
Some 25 security staff have been suspended by the Manila International Airport Authority for various offences. The name of the 25 will be included on a ‘blacklist’ for the airport pass control …
Kidnappers demand two millions pesos for ‘proof of life’ of Samal hostages
The four hostages taken from Samal Island 10 days ago have been sighted at the foot of Mount Bud Dajo in the jungles of Sulu. The information was revealed by …
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 …
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 …