American gets life sentence for exploiting Filipino children
An American has been sentenced to life in prison for his involvement in photographing young girls in the Philippines. 50-year-old Stanley Dan Reczko was convicted and sentenced by a Los …
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Typhoon and earthquake proof dome homes being built in Dapitan City
With the continuing onslaught of ‘super-typhoons’ over the past decade, the Philippines has finally starting to think outside the box – or at least outside the box-shape of housing. Disaster …
Japanese man left by partner found dead after neighbours notice smell
A 56-year-old Japanese man was found dead in his Quezon province home this weekend. Katsutaka Itakura was found after neighbours noticed a foul smell coming from his house. An investigation into the …
Four Koreans arrested in Cebu City for offering sex tours
Four Korean men have been arrested in Cebu City for involvement in a racket offering sex tours in the city. The four were questioned for their part in the sex tourism …
Owner of lechon restaurant faces jail for ‘refusing’ senior citizen discount
The owner of Edong’s Lechon House has been arrested for refusing to grant a discount to a senior citizen. National Bureau of Investigation agents arrested Richard Tuason, owner of Edong’s …
Police arrest 10 murder suspects in just hours in Iloilo, Capiz City and Pavia
Police have arrested 10 murder suspects in less than a two-hour span of time in Iloilo and Capiz cities. Police say they rounded up the nine wanted criminals in a …
Doctor stuffed sanitary pad into girl’s mouth to silence her as she gave birth
The Department of Health (DOH) will investigate the complaint against a doctor at Pasay City General Hospital who allegedly stuffed a sanitary pad into the mouth of a 16-year-old girl …
Duterte: “100,000 criminals will be dumped in Manila Bay if I’m president”
Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is not worried about the Human Rights groups pursuing him for his alleged role in the Davao Death Squad. On Sunday, Mayor Duterete said that the …
Japanese man locked up for 16 years in Philippiness before deportation
After 16 years locked up in its detention centre, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has finally sent home its longest staying detainee – a 47-year-old Japanese man. BI spokeswoman Elaine …
German arrested for spending time alone with 14-year-old girl in Cebu
A German has been arrested after he was found to be spending time alone with a 14-year-old girl in Cebu City. 63-year old Herbert Major was arrested after he was …
Japanese man strangled wife and son to death before attempting suicide
A Japanese man strangled his wife and son to death before attempting suicide in Parañaque City. Police identified the mother and son as 43-year-old Raquel Ura and 13-year-old Kenji Alexis, both …
Four people, including three children, massacred in Davao City house
Four people were killed in an apparent massacre in Davao City on Wednesday. The victims, including a 12-year-old girl, were killed while they slept in Block #7, in El Rio, Catalunan Pequeño. …
Four-year-old boy blurts out the truth about mother’s fake kidnap plot
Police have arrested a woman who pretended that she and her four-year-old son had been kidnapped in Manila. The supposed kidnappers demanded 100,000 pesos from the boy’s father. The so …
Human rights group calls for investigation into Davao City mayor Duterte
American-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the government of the Philippines to investigate Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s role in summary executions by the so-called Davao Death Squad (DDS) since …
Police seize black Islamic flag in raid on Zamboanga City secret meeting
Philippine police broke up a secret convention by an Indonesian sect and seized a black Islamic flag in the port city of Zamboanga, officials said on Sunday. Some 200 people …
Police say 92 per cent of Metro-Manila barangays infested with drugs
Police say that at least 92 per cent of all barangays in the Metro-Manila area are infested with illegal drugs. A spokesman for the Philippines National Police (PNP) said that the …
Philippine internet among worst, and most expensive, in the world
The Philippines has the second slowest download speed among 22 Asian countries, according to a study on Internet speeds released in May 2015. In its household download index, Internet metrics …
UK reporter shows how easy it is to obtain fake nursing licence in Manila
The Daily Mail has uncovered what many have been saying for years – a reporter showed just how easy it is to obtain a fake nursing licence. Reporter Stephen Write picked …
Temperatures expected to hit 41C throughout the Philippines on Thursday
The Philippine State Weather Bureau has advised the public to take precautions against heat stroke and exhaustion on Thursday as the temperature is expected to top out at 41C. The …
Graft charges filed against immigration official for letting in blacklisted visitor
From a report posted by the The Business Mirror, graft charges have been filed against Seigfred B Mison and several other immigration officials and staff in the Bureau of Immigration (BI). …
Samar teacher to be trained at US space academy in Huntsville, Alabama
Guiuan Mayor Christopher Sheen Gonzales has announced that Hector Dagaño is the recipient of a grant from Honeywell Hometown Solutions and Honeywell Educators at the Space Academy in Huntsville, Alambama. Dagaño …
Police Officer arrested over Abu Sayyaf’s 2011 kidnapping of Australian
A Philippine policeman, a cousin of one of the country’s top Islamic militants, has been arrested over the kidnapping of an Australian, police said Monday, May 18. Jun Malban went …
Turkish humanitarian group opens orphanage in Cotabato City
The Turkish humanitarian organization Insani Yardim Vakfi on Sunday launched in Cotabato City an orphanage established with the help of the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA). The BDA is the socio-economic development …
Distraught Australian family offers reward to track down Clayton’s killers
The family of 52-year-old Clayton West have offered a reward to track down whoever killed him on April 22. 2015, in Puerto Galera. West was an underwater videographer who was bludgeoned to death …
63 suspected victims of human trafficking rescued in Imus, Cavite
Government agents rescued 63 suspected victims of human trafficking in several raids in Imus, Cavite on Thursday. The operation was prompted by complaints sent to the Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Commission. NBI …
Australian facing child sex charges claims he was set up by ex-girlfriend
The Australian who was arrested at an internet cafe outside Cebu City has spoken out about his charges. 61-year-old Michael Refalo says he is being framed by an ex-girlfriend after …