Parents have been urged to be vigilant following reports of children being abducted to be sold as sex slaves or beggars. On Friday (April 5) Manila police arrested a 27-year-old …
Bureau of Immigration agents have arrested an American at Manila airport for attempting to enter the country using a fake Philippine passport. In a report to BI Commissioner Jaime Morente, …
President Duterte has said soldiers should “die a warrior” and kill themselves rather than be captured by Islamic State-affiliated terrorists. The president gave this advice to troops fighting Abu Sayyaf …
The International Criminal Court has started a ‘preliminary examination’ of complaints filed against President Duterte for crimes against humanity and murder. In a letter dated April 4, the Hague court’s …
A 32-year-old woman who sexually abused three children for profit, including her own daughter, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The woman pleaded guilty yesterday (Thursday, April 4) …
An agricultural town in central Luzon is won a place in the Guinness Book of Records after building the tallest bamboo statue in the world. The residents of Bayambang, in …
A clash between government troops and about 80 Abu Sayyaf terrorists on Sulu Island has left seven dead and 21 wounded. The intense 30-minute firefight took place close to Patikul …
Just like many other nations, coffee is an important part of every Filipino’s morning meal. In fact, the Philippines’ coffee industry continues to grow and consumption is at an all-time …
Filipinos’ love for basketball is evidenced by their desire to watch games of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) at home or wherever they are in the world. The PBA is …
Catholics across the Archdiocese of Cebu will join together in praying for rain to fall upon the province amid climate “calamity”. The Oratio Imperata, a prayer issued by a bishop …
President Duterte’s son Paolo has hit back at allegations that he is among the “principals” of a criminal drug smuggling syndicate. In a Facebook post today (Wednesday, April 3), ‘Pulong’ …
The Bureau of Immigration is deporting an American wanted for murder and a string of other criminal cases in the US. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said that 38-year-old Antonio Marsonel …
Eighty per cent of the foreign tourists visiting Boracay Island in the first quarter of this year have been from China and Korea. The figures, covering January to March, were …
A startup business is offering an alternative to the gridlocked streets of the Philippines — a helicopter ride-sharing service. Ascent Flights Global is launching its business in the Philippines next …
Budget carrier Cebu Pacific has announced promotional fares as it prepares to launch a new service between Clark and Narita in Japan. In an announcement today (Tuesday, April 2), the …
Top cop General Oscar Albayalde has relieved a provincial police chief and three city bosses over the death of 14 people in Negros Oriental. Gen. Albayalde today (Tuesday, April 2) …
The Bureau of Customs has seized hundreds of venomous tarantulas smuggled alive into the Philippines from Poland. According to the BOC, there were 757 spiders, said to be worth an …
A fresh inquest into the killing of 16-year-old Christine Silawan has found that she was raped and that acid was used to skin her face. Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) Forensic …
The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest with Beijing over after hundreds of vessels swarmed Pag-asa island in the South China Sea. As many as 275 Chinese ships and boats …
Two brothers who allegedly set up an Islamic State affiliated terror group have been arrested in the northern Philippines. Two separate raids in Baggao, Cagayan, last week led to the …
An Australian who repeatedly raped a Filipino girl from the age of five to eight years could be freed from jail in just six years. Terrence William Hainsworth, aged 61, …
The US has urged the Philippines to quickly resolve a case against arrested journalist Maria Ressa and allow her news site Rappler to “operate freely”. A State Department spokesman said …
Police are investigating a possible business dispute after an Italian property developer was gunned down at his home in Dauin, Negros Oriental. Andrea Guarnieri, aged 49, was watching television with …
A luxury beach resort in Siargao has hit back at “self-proclaimed influencers” who constantly pester staff to blag free holidays and perks. In a Facebook post this week, the White …
The Philippine government has urged the European Union to stop funding groups accused of being fronts for the Communist Party of the Philippines. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said today (Friday …
Hopes of a solution to plastic pollution have been raised after bacteria capable of “eating” plastic were discovered in a hyper-alkaline spring in Zambales. Researchers from the biology department of …