An investigation has discovered that 460 Filipinos were caught working with fake engineering certificates in Saudi Arabia. Of the 2,000-plus foreign workers caught without proper documentation, Filipinos were the largest cohort, followed …
Philippin lawmakers have filed House Resolution #1771 to prevent crooked taxicab drivers from activating child-proof locks to trap victims in their vehicles. Representative Cesar Sarmiento said: “Public order and safety strongly demand that a …
Filipino citizens are urged to leave Yemen immediately following the resignation of government officials, including the president. It is believed that rebels have taken control of Sana’a, Yemen’s capital city. …
The Philippines has made a major impression on the New York Times Travel Show. The show attracted Tourism Councils from Australia, Asia, Europe and from across the Americas. It included numerous seminars which …
Two Angles City policemen have been arrested for the attempt to extort a Korean businessman for one million pesos. Caught in an entrapment operation from the Criminal Investigation and Detection …
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is set to implement within the first quarter of 2015 the first-ever set of rules regulating the scuba diving industry in the Philippines. The DOT …
The rare shark appeared to have been caught in a net as his tail was missing and showed signs of being wounded. It is also possible that the fish had …
Two Filipino OFWs and three other foreigners have been killed after gunmen stormed a luxury Tripoli Hotel, a hang out for diplomats and high-ranking officials. The attack has been claimed …
The Land Transportation Office in the Philippines has proposed a mandatory life insurance coverage for all drivers in the country. “The proposal was from the Land Transportation [Office],” Insurance Commissioner …
Two suspected bomb couriers were killed on Tuesday as they passed through the region of Pikit in North Cotabato. Captain Jo-Ann Petinglay, the public affairs chief of the Army’s 6th …
Four young children drowned in a swimming pool at Tabogon, Cebu, on Sunday. The children were aged from six to 10. The parents of the victims told officials that the kids did …
44-year-old Theresa Wat-chanee de Jager, a Swedish National who is claiming to be a diplomat from China and her 44-year-old boyfriend Giles Macoy Imperial, a member of the MPD-Explosive Ordanance …
The Davao City Police Office has lowered the Philippine flag to half-mast in their grief over the death of at least 50 members of the Philippines National Police Special Action …
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the impounding of motorcycles with noisy modified mufflers. The operation started on Sunday and has already netted more than 200 motorcycles, which are now being held at …
Selangor, Malaysia has received a dugue warning from the ministry of health due to a huge surge in cases over the past two weeks. The number of cases in the region …
The Philippines National Police say they have recovered 49 members of the Special Action Forces after a massive clash in Maguindanao. In a text message sent to reporters today, the operations …
The Shimano Bike Company of Japan, one of the world’s largest makers of bicycles and parts, has opened a 1.3 billion peso manufacturing facility in Santo Tomas, Batangas. The Shimano …
So far, at least 32 police commandos and five Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) soldiers were killed in fierce clashes this weekend. The Special Action Force commandos were pursuing a ‘high-value’ …
Authorities have arrested and booked a Norwegian and his Filipina partner after raiding their resort in the tourist town of El Nido. The raid followed reports of a large amount of …
Australia has ordered an immediate ban on waste dumping in and around the Great Barrier Reef. Like the Philippines’ Tubbataha Reef National Park, UNESCO is close to listing the reef …
Bill Tweddell, the Australian Ambassador to Manila has invited more Filipinos to study in his country. “Education is a key of of our development assistance,” he said, adding that the foundation of …
The Department of Foreign Affairs issued a reminder and a warning to Filipino workers based in the United Arab Emirates against obtaining loans and using credit cards in the foreign …
An exhibitionist was beaten up by an angry group of neighbours after he was caught masturbating in front of a woman in Mandalyoung City. 21-year-old Rodolfo Castillo of Antipolo City …
Forty suspected members of a ‘sextortion’ ring known to victimise foreigners in the city were arrested by the Philippines National Police Anti-Cybercrime Division. The simulataneous raids on three apartments in San …
An Australian has been arrested and charged with illegal detention and serious physical injury charges after he was caught beating his Filipina wife. 67-year-old Wayne Packham, from Castillijos, Zambales, had …
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a woman in Cebu who was caught peddling two children for sex in 2008. The court found no reason to reverse the Court of Appeals …