UK’s most wed man hopes Filipina, 32, will be his wife number nine
Britain’s most wed man hopes to make a Filipina his ninth wife — months after a previous fiancee from the country left him for another man. Ron Sheppard, aged 70, …
Britain’s most wed man hopes to make a Filipina his ninth wife — months after a previous fiancee from the country left him for another man. Ron Sheppard, aged 70, …
A funeral parlour is accused of renting out the corpse of a woman who was kidnapped and murdered to fake wake operators. It is alleged that an unidentified mortuary sold …
A self-described witch was arrested for extortion after she threatened a woman over payment for a love potion she had concocted. Jhane Mendoza, aged 29, was arrested on Monday (July …
Superstitious villagers in Minanao have blamed a mythical blood-sucking creature for the nocturnal death of 21 fighting cocks. On Sunday (July 29), residents of Kauswagan village in Cagayan de Oro awoke …
Footage has emerged of a teenage Filipina, supposedly possessed by the spirit of her dead brother, revealing details of his murder. Abigail Magtalas, aged 16, started trembling on Saturday (July …
A school in Danao City, Cebu, has reported an outbreak of supposed demonic possession sparked by the sighting of a ghost. At least 13 female high school students were reportedly …
The Philippine Coast Guard rescued a Chinese woman off the north coast of Luzon who was attempting to swim home. Eighteen-year-old Xiong Won Jing had quit her job at the …
Two schools on the island of Cebu were forced to close after outbreaks of mass hysteria among pupils struck within hours of one another. The phenomenon was first reported at …
An Indonesian woman has been cut from the belly of a python after she vanished while tending her vegetable garden. The body of 54-year-old Wa Tiba was discovered yesterday (Friday, …
The My Way Curse has struck again, after a man stabbed his neighbour over who should get to sing the Sinatra classic. Over the years law enforcers have noticed the …
Four Japanese men allegedly hunting for the legendary Yamashita Treasure have been arrested on a tiny island off the coast of Luzon. Also arrested on Capones Island, just off the …
A huge hairy sea creature washed up on a beach in Oriental Mindoro has left locals fearing an earthquake is imminent. The mysterious 20-foot-long creature surfaced in the town of …
An elderly priest’s quip about his packed lunch caused a bomb scare at Dumaguete Airport, stranding more than 100 passengers for some four hours. Police Chief Inspector Ruel Baganes said …
An Australian tourist and his two female companions have been arrested for writing the word “bombing” on a Cebu City hotel room mirror. Police arrested Jamie Allan Morgan, aged 48, …
Police searching a house in Rizal for firearms were shocked to discover a seven-month-old human foetus preserved in a plastic container. Local police chief Superintendent Guillermo Eleazar said his officers …
A group of Catholic devotees have proclaimed a miracle after saying they saw the sun “dancing” in the sky. The worshippers were celebrating the feast of Divine Mercy on Sunday …
A man who has been crucified every Easter for the past 32 years says it no longer causes any pain to be nailed to a cross. Ruben Enaje, aged 58, …
The tradition of volunteering for crucifixion to mark Easter has always been a purely male domain — but not any longer. The grizzly re-enactment of Jesus Christ’s suffering, or Lenten …
A teenage boy hunting for ‘derby spiders’ was killed by an electrified wire set by a neighbour to prevent his prized fighting cocks being stolen. Edison Calsado Caratay, aged 16, …
A school in Palawan was forced to cancel lessons after 15 students were supposedly possessed by evil spirits. According to a report on GMA News, the affected students were “rushed” …
A man arrested in Cambodia for what police described as “pornographic dancing” with young women tourists is baffled by his detention. Police in Siem Reap, the tourist town close to …
German ‘big-leg’ conman Benjamin Holst has become a Muslim — boasting that his new name will help him return to countries that have blacklisted him. We recently reported that Benjamin …
An ash cloud rising from Mount Mayon has provided an uncanny reminder of the volcano’s tragic creation myth. The image, captured by freelance photojournalist Ciriaco Santiago, closely resembles two people …
Flat earth theory used to be a byword for outmoded or irrational thinking, however it is now gaining ground in the Philippines. A Facebook group called ‘Philippine Flat Earth Society …
A Filipina artist who uses her own menstrual blood in her work is preparing for an exhibition at a London gallery. Rhine Bernardino has named her latest collection of sculptures …
A Korean-American tourist has been arrested after running naked around a Thai airport and throwing his own faeces at passersby. Steve Cho said his strange behaviour in the departure hall …