Residents of Palawan have been warned about turning off their appliances so enough electricity would last throughout this weekend’s boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. The Secretary of …
A police captain in Angeles City has been arrested after a sting operation revealed he was selling drugs. Chief Inspector Roger Ocampo was arrested along with a women in an undercover buy-bust. Ocampo …
A Chinese construction firm is claiming to be the world’s fastest builder after building a 57-story skyscraper in just 19 days. The Broad Sustainable Building Co. put up the rectangular, …
About 80 people were injured after two coaches of a Philippine National Railways (PNR) train derailed and fell onto their sides in Taguig City. Inspector Jonathan Aribe, Taguig Police Community …
A suspected drug dealer set his neighbour on fire while he was hanging out with his friends in Pasig City. 22-year-old Leo Bradicina was set ablaze by a man known only as …
Police officers have arrested Dipolog City’s number-one most wanted person in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu. Suspect Gary Juncker, a native of California, is implicated in the death of 28-year-old Ivan Exan …
Police barricaded the front of the Indonesian Embassy in Makati City on Tuesday morning, just hours before the scheduled execution of Filipina Mary Jane Veloso in Indonesia. Veloso is to …
The family of slain Filipino transgender Jeffrey “Jennifer” Laude is seeking P200 million in civil damages from suspected killer Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton of the US Marines. In a …
The Mayon Volcano Natural Park (MVNP) has been included in the list of nominees for World Heritage Sites by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). Albay Governor Joey …
The police’s Aviation Security Group has suspended four members after receiving reports they were engaged in illegal money changing at the NAIA airport. The men were relieved of their post pending …
A bishop in Eastern Samar has claimed that many Typhoon Yolanda survivors are gambling, drinking and throwing away the money and fortunes made in aid to the stricken region. . …
Four United States servicemen participating in the joint Philippines-US Balikatan 2015 exercises at Fort Magsaysay in Palayan City were robbed of their personal belongings. Police say the thieves stole cash …
The Philippines seems to be hell bent on gaining top position on awkward and downright pointless “world record” nominations, well this week they earned another number #1 position, this time …
The 2015 Hillary Clinton Award for Advancing for Peace and Security was given to honour Miriam Coronel-Ferrer. The Award was given to Ferrer in light of her accomplishments and never-ending …
A taxi driver who is a father of five and grandfather of 11 recently returned 254,208 pesos to a passenger who had left it in his cab. Valerio Boybanting, aged …
A British man was found dead inside his home in Upper Canitoan on Tuesday after noticing a foul smell in house. Melanie Abutan Binian, aged 31, found Chris King, 74, dead …
Lightening struck a fishing boat off the coast of Quezon Province killing one and injuring three others. The incident happened off the coast of Barangay Sabang after a fisherman saw …
The ordinance said that organic agriculture zones “will be protected from encroachment and contamination by chemical-based farm inputs and genetically-engineered crops”. The zoning also protects indigenous farming practices related to organic farming …
Filipino skater Michael Martinez has won gold in the Triglav Trophy International Figure Skating Competition in Jesenice, Slovenia. Martinez bagged the gold in free skating and fifth in the short …
Real estate developer Torre Lorenzo Development Corporation (Torre Lorenzo) is building four luxury developments in the next five years, beginning with Siam 8000, the company’s first master-planned luxury residential community …
A newly 150-million peso road will provide easier access to tourists wanting to see Bukidnon’s largest flower sanctuary, say the Department of Public Works and Highways. The sanctuary is at …
The Philippines National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested two Koreans who are accused of being involved in human trafficking via a “mail-order bride” scheme. The PNP used …
Thousands of Koreans living in the Philippines stand to gain permanent resident status thanks to a new Bureau of Immigration (BI) policy. Immigration commissioner Siegfred Mison said the BI had …
A departing seaman was held at Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after his name popped up on the Bureau of Immigration’s ‘alert list’. Raul Samson had failed to pay a 500-peso …
A total of 143 American Soldiers will be honoured for their contribution to the liberation of Palawan between April 21-23. The men were burned alive toward the end of the World …
A 42-year-old Indian who operated a lending business was shot several times on Monday evening in Sitio Abuno, Barangay Pajac in Lapu-Lapu City. Jaswinder Singh Gill, a temporary resident of …