Korean, aged 34, found dead in apparent suicide in Lapu Lapu City
A young Korean man was found dead in a rented home in Lapu-Lapu City last Tuesday, July 7. 34-year-old Oh-Jun Kwan, known to many as “Maru” was a freelance tour …
A young Korean man was found dead in a rented home in Lapu-Lapu City last Tuesday, July 7. 34-year-old Oh-Jun Kwan, known to many as “Maru” was a freelance tour …
Jonathan Lee Seng Tan has been sentenced to eight years in prison for not paying a hotel bill. Tan’s bill amounted to a little less than 20,000 pesos (about $400 dollars) which …
A police officer has been relieved of his post after five prisoners escaped while he was sleeping on duty in Koronadal City, southern Mindanao. The prisoners sawed off the iron …
More than 1,000 students have fallen ill this past Friday after eating fruit-flavoured candy sold by local vendors in Surgao del Sur Province. Provincial disaster management groups are saying no …
Kenneth Rosebush, aged 65, has been arrested and held by NBI agents for allegedly luring minors to his house to have sex with them. Rosebush is a resident of Capistrano Complex …
The province of Romblon has declared DMCI Power Corporation ‘persona non grata’ for its part in opposing a contract to supply electricity to nine provincial towns and some 200,000 residents …
Belgian pervert Prosper Slachmuylders, aged 76, is under arrest after he was caught naked in bed with a young girl. Slachmuylders was renting a home in the Trinidad, Bohol, when National …
Well known Filipino businessman Archimedes “Archie” Rosario King, owner of the Victoria Court Hotel chain has died while undergoing medical treatment from a crash of his helicopter near Mount Maculot …
A retired British school teacher was stabbed to death in his dream home in San Rafael, Bulacan, on June 17. 69-year-old Brian Bridge of Kingsley, Hampshire, was stabbed multiple times, while …
A Filipino man was arrested yesterday on charges of swindling and threats after he posed as an Interpol Agent in the town of San Fernando, La Union. 53-year-old Alfredo Martelino …
A suspect in the 2013 killing of an American diver from Negros Occidental was killed in a shootout on Friday when he was confronted by police. Eric Blacquio was gunned …
The Philippines government is demanding that the Court of Appeals reinstate the arrest of two men convicted of killing an American Marine officer in Makati City in 2012. The two convicted men …
Alleged Australian child abuser Peter Scully has pleaded not guilty to five counts of rape and one count of human trafficking. Bail was set at 120,000 pesos for each count of rape – human-trafficking however …
Vietnam has taken steps to boost their tourism numbers by dropping the visa requirements for five additional European countries. A decision was reached this week by the Vietnam government that …
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has given the Philippines people and its government a stern warning this past week “Prepare for War” if the Bangsmoro Basic Law (BBL) is passed. …
Three Nigerians have been arrested on kidnapping charges after their captives escaped and sought assistance at the Bulacan province police station. The Nigerian syndicate is linked to a kidnapping ring …
Angeles City police are on a manhunt for eight Korean men after a 23-year-old Filipina said she was gang-raped by the group last weekend. Police are coordinating with the South Korean Embassy …
The once elegant Manila Metropolitan Theater will become a national historical heritage treasure site once the National Commission on Culture and the Arts gets its hands on it. In an on-going …
“World No Tobacco Day” was observed on Sunday and the Philippines was no different when the city of Davao celebrated its 13th year as a ‘non-smoking city’. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte …
An American has been arrested in Bogo City after he was alleged to have forcefully had sex with a 16-year-old girl. The allegations stem from an encounter that happened almost a year …
A British pensioner has been arrested in Angeles City for sexual abuse charges stemming from multiple molestation complaints in the UK. 74-year-old Douglas Michael Slade was arrested by immigration agents at …
A Dutchman has been declared ‘persona non grata’ after he posted photographs on Facebook of uncollected garbage along the shoreline in Puerto Galera. The resort town’s Sanggunian Bayan has declared …
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – A controversial wharf project in Davao City has caught the attention and bidding of several foreign countries. The estimated 19-billion peso project at Sasa Wharf has …
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 …
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 …
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 …