The proposed Filipino Veterans Promise Act was sponsored by Senators Dean Heller (R-Nev.), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) , and Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY). The bipartisan panel said the legislation will …
The Philippine government confirmed Wednesday receiving over 87 million pesos from the US government as compensation for the damage caused to Tubbataha Reef by the grounding of the USS Guardian. …
A giant sperm whale that was stranded near a coastal village in Calauag, Quezon, on Tuesday died early morning Wednesday, a provincial environment official said. Manny Calayag, community coordinator of …
64-year-old Ronald Carey Shirley was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport, accused of engaging in sex with underage girls throughout Asia, including the Philippines. Shirley was boarding a Philippine Airlines …
People in the Panabo City area have expressed fears about “roaming men” with penis rings knocking on doors and sexually assaulting women. Despite dismissing the fears as “pure rumour”, police have nonetheless …
Mindanao is set to temporarily lose 220 megawatts of power due to the preventive maintenance works on the coal-fired power plants of Steag State Power, Inc.(SPI) in Misamis Oriental, which …
54-year-old Harald Maniora was pronounced dead on arrival at Cebu City Medical Center at 3.15pm Tuesday due to injuries he sustained to the head and body. The Dutchman was killed …
A British drug convict who was arrested in Taguig City last month for dealing drugs in the UK will be the first to be deported under a new PH-UK treaty signed by the …
After three postponements, the trial of an undocumented Filipino man facing triple murder charges in Ohio will begin next week. Igmidio Mista, aged 34, is charged in the shooting deaths of …
The eight Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel accused in the fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman in Balintang Channel are complaining about the expenses they have to bear every time …
On December 14, 1944, in the sky over the Philippines, it looked as if luck had run out for pilot Lt. Alex Vraciu. Famous for numerous exploits during World War …
The Australian Federal Police have arrested the captain of a Chinese coal ship for sailing through part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park without a pilot. The ABC understands …
Five young children all drowned in a Tapaz, Capiz, dam. The victims have been named as Ketchie Sumaria, aged nine; Melody Gilbaliga, seven; KC Sumaria, six; Lloyd Aguirre, six, and Keven Jhon …
The Mars One project has narrowed down its list of applicants to 100 people, who will now go through further training before the final team is selected. More than 200,000 …
Mark Soque, a robber who raped some of his victims, has been killed in a scuffle inside the inquest office in Quezon City. Soque to many is the man who killed …
A ranking leader of a New People’s Army (NPA) unit operating in the hills of Sarangani and Davao del Sur provinces was reportedly killed in an encounter with government troops …
A minor tsunami hit northern Japan Tuesday after a strong undersea earthquake struck off the coast, in the same area that was devastated by the killer tsunami of 2011. A wave …
The convoy of the Davao regional police Chief was ambushed in Barangay Badas, Mati City in Davao Oriental on Monday morning. Nobody was hurt. The ambush came just hours after authorities and …
The Philippine Army is being asked to explain fake registration documents on at least 567 military trucks, said the Commission on Audits. In the 2013 Army audits report which was …
An American working as a “political consultant” in California is demanding that he be given the $5-million informant’s reward for the arrest or capture of Zulkifli bin Hir, alias Marwan. …
In a report issued by The Inquirer almost seven years after the sinking of MV Princess of the Stars, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has issued a ruling banning the shipping …
The search is on for young Filipinas in the aviation and tourism sector – if you have beauty, compassion and grace then for sure you should enter Miss Aviation Philippines 2015. The …
Well-known artist and painter Jose Yap Baguio has died aged 56. Baguio died near his home in Manila while walking – he suddenly collapsed and was pronounced dead on the scene. …
Five people were killed after Communist rebels attacked a police station in Mati City, Davao Oriental. In all two soldiers and an insurgent were killed during the gun battle which is …
The Ombudsman has dismissed graft charges filed against a town mayor in South Cotabato for holding a cockfight during the town’s foundation anniversary in 2014. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales approved the …
It’s never too late to say, “I do”. In the case of a couple married in in Naga City, that couldn’t be more true. Francisco del Castillo, aged 104, and …