Escaped prisoner snared after warden posed as woman to set honey trap
An escaped prisoner has been recaptured after his jail warden pretended to be a woman to set a honey trap. Laguna Provincial Jail Warden Marino Garcia told the Philippines News …
Weird News
Eight killed after farmer hammered at vintage bomb in search of gold
Eight people, including four children, died after a man hammered at a vintage bomb he had found, believing it to contain gold. Zamboanga del Norte police today (Thursday, January 4) …
Bottle of Champagne sold for seven million pesos in Manila
A New Year’s Eve reveller at a top Manila club spent an eye-watering seven million pesos on a bottle of Champagne. Cove Manila, a recently opened ‘indoor beach club’ announced …
Funny money: After ‘faceless’ 100-peso bills, new printing error goes viral
After a number of ‘faceless’ 100-peso bills were discovered before Christmas, another printing error has has gone viral on social media. Yesterday (New Year’s Day) Facebook user Emmanuel Claudio Constantino …
‘How to make a baby?’ Filipinos turn to Google for answers
‘How to make a baby’ and ‘who is the president of the Philippines’ were among the most popular questions put to Google by Filipinos this year. An examination of Google …
‘No more Asia’ says big-leg conman Benjamin Holst after African wedding
Infamous ‘big-leg beggar’ Benjamin Holst has sworn never to return to Asia after tying the knot in Gambia. The German conman has already been banned from several Southeast Asian countries …
Holy smokes! Priest busted for ‘smuggling’ cigarettes into Bohol jail
A priest visiting Bohol jail to conduct mass yesterday (Sunday, November 26) was caught with a huge haul of contraband tobacco. Father James Darunday claims to have been duped after …
‘I’m a Filipino’ says white transracial man (who also wants gender change)
A white man from Florida says he now “identifies” as a Filipino, part of a growing movement of people who describe themselves as transracial. The Tampa resident, whose birth name …
Britain’s most-wed man sees ‘number nine-to-be’ run away with new man
MOST-WED MAN: A British pensioner who was hoping his 28-year-old Filipina fiancee would be his ninth wife has been left heartbroken and humiliated after she ran off with another man. …
‘Welcome to the Philppines!’ Red faces over misspelt banners
Tarpaulin banners welcoming Asean delegates to the Philippines misspelt the name of the country as “Philppines”. The message read: “WELCOME to the Philppines! ASEAN Delegates.” The signs were put up …
Filipino exorcist warns that Halloween costumes can cause demonic possession
A Filipino exorcist has warned that dressing up for Halloween could lead to demonic possession. Father Marius Roque, exorcist for the Archdiocese of San Fernando, said he had performed exorcism …
‘Racially offensive’ nursing manual says Filipinos trust God, not painkillers
British publishing giant Pearson has apologised for racially offensive material in a nursing textbook. The book, “Nursing: A Concept-Based Approach to Learning,” contains a page entitled “Cultural Differences in Response …
WATCH: Traumatised man ‘rescued’ after three years hiding in coconut tree
Footage has emerged of the “rescue” of a man who had taken refuge on top of a coconut tree for three years. Gilbert Sanchez from La Paz, Agusan del Sur, …
Man vs python… villager in hospital as neighbours barbecue snake
A man vs python encounter in Indonesia ended with a man in hospital while his neighbours barbecued and ate the 21ft monster. Robert Nababan, aged 37, of Riau province claimed …
Panic over ‘Illuminati satanist’ cursed rosaries spreads to Cebu
The panic over cursed rosaries supposedly being distributed by “Illuminati satanists” shows no sign of dying down with 30 handed in to Cebu churches. The idea of the diabolical plot …
Illuminati satanists up to their old tricks on Palawan, claims priest
Fresh claims that Illuminati satanists are distributing cursed rosaries have surfaced in Palawan. Despite an earlier warning about demonic beads being widely mocked, church leaders and officials on the island …
Shaman vs crocodile: Attempt to charm reptile ends in grisly death [video]
An Indonesian shaman who claimed to possess supernatural control over crocodiles was killed by one of the reptiles he was attempting to ‘charm’. A man known only as Suprianto dived …
Two policemen have gunfight after row over toothpick
A cop was shot in the leg after two police officers had a shootout following a row over a toothpick. The gunfight took place at a small restaurant in Caloocan …
MILF MADNESS: Two Islamist rebels shot dead during “friendly” basketball game
MILF MADNESS: A “friendly” basketball match between members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front ended with two militants dead and one injured. The bloodshed occurred after a player open fired …
WATCH: Parents of conjoined twins appeal for help to separate them
CONJOINED TWINS: A family are desperate for their daughters, who are attached at the forehead, to be separated despite the risk of them dying in the operation. Conjoined twins Joy …
Friend of Duterte named in book about world’s self-declared Messiahs
A Filipino preacher who claims to be “the appointed son of God” has been featured in a book about the world’s self-declared Messiahs. Norwegian photographer Jonas Bendiksen travelled the world …
Satanic rosaries: Exorcist defends claim Illuminati distributing ‘cursed’ beads
The exorcist who said the Illuminati were distributing satanic rosaries has defended his claim today (Thursday, September 7). Diocese of Novaliches Chief Exorcist, the Reverend Father Ambrosio Nonato Legaspi, said …
Frat boy arrested in Cebu for paddling minor in hazing ritual
A fraternity leader has been arrested after being caught “paddling” a minor in a late-night hazing ritual. Jaby Isoto, the chapter president of the Alpha Kappa Rho Fraternity (Akrho) in …
Exorcist warns ‘Illuminati satanists’ are giving Filipinos ‘cursed rosaries’
The chief exorcist of the Philippines has warned that “Illuminati satanists” are distributing cursed rosaries to unsuspecting Catholics. Father Ambrosio Nonato Legaspi made the claim on Novaliches’ Radio Veritas show …
Want chaos with that? Cheap burger deal sparks stampedes
Chaos was unleashed after a Philippine restaurant offered an eight-peso burger deal yesterday (Monday, August 28). The offer was launched by Zark’s Burgers to mark its eighth anniversary, which happened …
‘Mr Obama’ caught in Moalboal fake Euro swindle
Police have arrested a certain Mr Obama for exchanging fake Euro banknotes on Cebu Island. The Cameroonian was arrested after a committing 60,000-peso swindle in Barili, Cebu. According to Moalboal …