The Philippine Coast Guard recovered an Indonesian oil tanker that was reported hijacked last January, and was found abandoned and aground off Mati City, Davao Oriental, last Monday. After receiving …
An illegal recruiter was arrested in Cagayan de Oro City Wednesday night after several complaints against the woman. Leila Mae Tolentin was arrested in an entrapment scheme in Barangay Kauswagan …
A prominent American blogger of Bangladeshi origin has been hacked to death with machetes by unidentified assailants in Dhaka after he allegedly received threats from Islamists. The body of Avijit …
A Sudanese foreign student was arrested on Thursday after he forcibly entered the house of a former city councillor Alex de Venecia’s home in Pogo Grande, Pangasinan. A CCTV video …
At least two million people are expected to visit Baguio City this weekend to enjoy the Panagbenga Festival – The Festival of Flowers. The city has prepared itself for the massive …
The United Nations urged the Philippine government Friday to implement food security and nutrition policies, noting that despite the country’s rise to a middle-income status in recent years, millions continue …
The trial for the murder case against US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton is scheduled to start March 23. Sources say the case will run until October as the …
This month in Esquire – the cover of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Deturte and his story on “How to Be a Man.” The story covers questions, some a bit tough …
An illegal recruiter was arrested in an operation sting inside a mall in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte on Wednesday. Police arrested Almie Rose Calipco in the entrapment after they received …
Filipino dairy farmers in New Zealand may be forced out of the country in droves after their applications for residency were rejected by the country’s immigration bureau. Ministry for Business …
Bandits struck a bus headed to Caticlan, the gateway to Boracay Island on Wednesday, taking more than 90,000 pesos from passengers. The incident happened aboard an air-conditioned Ceres bus heading to Caticlan …
The Japanese government is planning to add a new resident status category aimed at foreign care workers to make it easier for them to be employed in Japan. The proposed …
The United States has begun flying its most advanced surveillance aircraft, the P8A Poseidon, out of the Philippines for patrols over the South China Sea, the US Navy said on …
A jury has convicted a long-time fugitive of murder for killing his wife’s best friend in a crowded restaurant on Father’s Day 1992. Santiago Pedroso was immediately sentenced to life …
28-year-old Aminodin Macadaag from Cagayan de Oro City, burned his house to the ground after his girlfriend refused to have sex with him. The live-in partner is five months pregnant and she …
FIVE road projects worth 330 million peso are being built to boost tourism in Compostela Valley in 2015. The Department of Public Works and Highways in Davao Region said three …
A two-year-old girl was killed after being hit by a stray bulled fired from a police officers service revolver in Pasig City on Monday. The officer fired the weapon after his …
JAPANESE banana importers have lobbied for the elimination of import tariffs on Philippine bananas being exported to Japan. “What is needed now is an official request from the Philippine government …
A Filipino owned convenience store in San Jose was raided on Tuesday after police set up a sting operation for illegal gambling in the city. Police sized more than 10 digital gaming …
Filipinos born and raised in Germany are now entitled to dual citizenship after the country amended its citizenship laws. Germany has abolished the rule where children born in Germany to …
A church minister has been arrested on rape charges involving a 10-year old girl. The minister was caught in an entrapment scheme at his living quarters at the back of the …
The Guardians Brotherhood Incorporated issued a statement urging President Benigno Aquino III to declare a temporary state of Martial Law in Maguindanao Province, Mindanao. Lawyer Joel Obar, BGI’s national president …
A long-standing family grudge ended on Tuesday with eight people either dead or wounded, including a three-year-old child. Initial reports show that the shooting and hacking rampage took place shortly after the …
South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Thursday struck down a controversial adultery law which for more than 60 years had criminalised extra-marital sex and jailed violators for up to two years …
The new Filipina Barbie by Mattel – Mutya Barbie – has a new look from one of the original releases in 1991 – not only is it more conformed, it …
The horrific story of Australian Peter Scully unfolds as Surigao City Police make a gruesome discovery at his former home in the city. Scully was arrested this weekend in Malaybalay City …