The slums of Manila have been featured in an American online magazine that features eco-friendly design and innovations. Inhabitant.com has ‘brought to light’ the originality of an idea that is, …
A Pakistani military helicopter crashed into a school in the country’s north on Friday, killing seven including the Norwegian and Philippine ambassadors, and setting the building ablaze. The helicopter was …
The city government has signed a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Science and Technology on a proposed hybrid electric road-train. The eco-friendly transportation system could accommodate up to …
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is closing down at least 52 businesses in and around Davao City due to under-declaration and non-payment of taxes. This week 14 Jaltan Enterprises …
A record 1,335 Americans living overseas renounced their citizenship in the first three months of 2015, according to the Internal Revenue Service. The figure is 18 per cent higher than …
CNN has ranked Palaui Island – just off the north-eastern tip of Luzon – as the 10th most beautiful in the world. The island has overtaken world-famous destinations such as Trinidad …
A Filipina maid faces an investigation in Malaysia after she was accused of torturing a six-month-old baby girl, a Malaysian news site reported Wednesday. The Star Online cited a report …
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has raised the danger level for the Mount Bulusan Volcano to “Alert Level One.” Just in the last 24-hours ash has shot up …
Parts of the Philippines will experience stormy weather over Mother’s Day weekend when Typhoon Dodong is expected to make landfall on Luzon. The state weather bureau said the typhoon’s international …
Clark International Airport is having issues with its navigational equipment after being struck by lightning several times. The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines issued a warning saying they were …
It appears the ‘drug mule’ syndrome continues with a new arrest of a 29-year-old Filipina at Hong Kong International Airport this weekend. The women, who has not been identified, arrived in Hong …
Indian tourists visiting the Philippines for up to 14 days no longer need to secure a visa to enter the country. The Bureau of Immigration issued a memorandum granting visa-free …
An American man has been arrested after being caught for shoplifting beauty products at a supermarket in Emita, Manila. 51-year-old David Allen James will be charged with theft after he was …
At least 24 people were hurt when a jeepney collided with a cargo truck in Baclayon town, about five miles south of Tagbilaran City. Among those in critical condition was …
A Thai man living in the Philippines could face deportation after he made insulting and racist remarks about Filipinos on social media. In a statement, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) …
The Philippines has lost one of its most coveted living national treasures, Lang Dulay. Mrs Dulay passed away last Thursday after lingering from a stroke which she suffered almost two …
Tourists flocking Boracay may be shocked to find their favourite places closed this summer, as the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) cracks down on businesses contributing to the …
Unknown gunmen abducted three men off a tourist island in Zamboanga del Norte province in the southern Philippines on Monday. Police say at least 15 armed men seized the three …
The mayor of Tuba town in Benguet province has said he would not have allowed a television network to hold a concert at a watershed area that it helped popularise …
A 20-year-old Telco cellular tower inspector was abducted and beheaded in Mohammad Ajul in Basilan on Friday. Army officials told the Inquirer that they only learned of the beheading on …
The Sangguniang Panglalawigan of Sorsogon declared blogger Nathan Allen, a citizen of United States, persona non grata to protest his derogatory remarks against the Donsol tourism office that was published …
Government agents arrested the suspected leader of a kidnap-for-ransom group victimizing Indian people in Bulacan province on Wednesday. The report identified the suspect as Lloyd Andaya, the alleged leader of the …
Britain’s leading chocolate experts have heaped praise on a product from Davao City. The Academy of Chocolate gave “Malagos Premium 100% Unsweetened Chocolate” a bronze award for the Best Unflavoured …
The 150th anniversary of the birth of national heroine Patrocinio Gamboa has been commemorated with a new historical marker in Iloilo City. The memorial was unveiled to commemorate Gamboa’s role in the …
Some 40 million pesos worth of suspected illegal drugs was seized from three men in an anti-drug operation in Davao City on Thursday. Police conducted a sting operation and served …
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology posted an advisory on Friday saying that Mount Bulusan Volcano in the Sorsogon Province region of Bicol on the island of Luzon was belching …