A pair of Europe-based Filipino entrepreneurs have launched a range of DU30 wines in honour of the president. Maria Elizabeth Briton Famorcan and Chona Abiertas Tenorio have pledged that 0.20 …
President Duterte has again threatened to eat the livers of Abu Sayyaf terrorists after two Vietnamese hostages were beheaded in Basilan. In a speech today (Wednesday, July 5), a visibly …
An audit of senate expenses uncovered colossal overstocking of essential items — including some 6,400 rolls of toilet paper ordered in 2016. In response to the report by the Commission …
A newborn baby boy was left for dead in a toilet cubicle at Manila’s NAIA Airport. In a report to the Manila International Airport Authority, Dr Lorena Purisima said the …
A scan of a passenger’s bag at Zamboanga City Port today (Thursday, June 29) revealed that he was carrying a dead baby. The bag was in the possession of Alex …
The organisers of a beauty pageant have defended their decision to parade contestants wearing skimpy swimsuits paired with full-face veils. The organisers of the Miss Philippines Earth pageant say the …
An Italian tourist was arrested after cracking a bomb joke at Boracay’s Kalibo Airport yesterday (Wednesday, June 21). The ill-considered gag placed Christiano de Angeles, aged 40, in violation of …
Pictures from Marawi City showing armoured personnel carriers (APCs) clad in improvised wooden reinforcement have been going viral online. It is thought that the wooden coverings can trigger the explosion …
A Filipino man with a rare and painful skin condition rarely leaves his house after being relentlessly bullied by locals who consider him to be a ‘cursed’ ghost man. Antonio Reloj, …
A British Filipino girl discovered she had an IQ higher than Einstein and Stephen Hawking after being refused a place at her local school. Mia Golosino, aged 11, had set …
Fishermen in Misamis Occidental have landed what appears to be a heavily tattooed fish. Photographs shared by GMA News on its Facebook page show intricate, symmetrical patterns and some lettering. …
Just weeks from his 96th birthday, Britain’s Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, announced his retirement from public duties. Now, having worked out his notice, he’s free to spend his …
A 12-year-old girl was forced to pull out of a chess tournament in Malaysia after an organiser said her knee-length dress was seductive and a “temptation” when viewed from a “certain angle”. …
A 10-year-old girl has been taken into care after her grandmother cut off her right forefinger after accusing her of stealing 20 pesos. Superintendent Laudemer Laude, Tagum City police chief, …
Foreign tourists have sparked outrage by posing for selfies on crosses shortly before the Cutud Lenten Rites in San Fernando on Good Friday. Netizens have criticised the visitors’ actions, calling them …
Flagellants have been warned that while whipping or crucifying themselves may protect them from eternal damnation, it’s not quite so effective against tetanus or hepatitis. Health experts have reminded devotees …
A Filipino medical clinic is using an image of the superhero Wolverine to advertise its cut-price circumcision package. The (presumably-unlicensed) use of the image was spotted outside the Dionisio M …
Jollibee is taking its sweetened spaghetti bolognese to Italy as it plans its first restaurant in Europe. Quite what the Italians will make of the dish, which is served with …
The Guinness world record for the most burgers eaten in one minute has been claimed by a Filipino. Zark’s burgers in Pasay City, Manila, was the scene of the virtuoso …
A young Filipino fisherman has flown home after surviving two months adrift at sea. Rolando Omongos, aged 21, recounted his astonishing tale of survival when he arrived at Manila airport, …
This is the horrifying moment the body of a missing Indonesian man was cut from the belly of an enormous python. A 25-year-old farmer, named only as Akbar, went missing …
A Filipino father visiting family in Melbourne has had both his legs amputated after being bitten by a spider in a suburban garden. Now his family have made a desperate …
President Duterte’s daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, has given birth to a baby boy — and has announced his name as ‘Stonefish’. The president said he was “exceedingly excited” …
A one-month-old kitten has recovered after being found wandering the streets of Manila with her eyes, ears and nose stitched together. The cruelly tortured creature, now named July, was found …
When you travel in Southeast Asia, all sorts of things can leave you scratching your head. But for me, one of the biggest mysteries is the amount of utterly weird slogans that …
A man born without legs has not let his disability stop him working as a traffic controller in Cebu City. For five years Magdalino Borces has been a familiar sight …