The German foreign ministry has summoned the acting Philippine ambassador to Germany after Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin defended President Duterte’s comments on Hitler. In a tweet today (Friday, February …
Four Australians who planned to sail to the Philippines on a ‘tinny’ fishing boat and join the Abu Sayyaf terror group have been jailed. As we previously reported, the men …
The Bureau of Immigration has barred a 32-year-old Canadian who served time for manslaughter from entering the country. Port Operations Division chief Grifton Medina said Imad Hermiz, was intercepted on …
Next week President of the United States Donald Trump will meet with supreme leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un in Hanoi, Vietnam, to undertake the second summit between the …
An American rape suspect and Korean drug smuggler are set to be deported after they were arrested by the Bureau of Immigration in Metro Manila and Quezon province. BI Commissioner …
A driver’s license is the most important thing in a driver’s wallet. In the Philippines, before anyone can legally drive any vehicle, he or she must obtain a driver’s license …
A health chief has urged the public again to take preventive measures against dengue fever amid an increase of cases across the Philippines. In a television interview yesterday (Wednesday, February …
President Duterte has signed the Universal Health Care Act into law which will bring all Filipinos under the government’s health insurance programme. The president signed the landmark legislation during a …
Charges against an Iranian tourist who attacked a policeman have been dropped after her family revealed that she had a medical condition. Fereteh Najafi Marbouyeh, aged 31, was jailed after …
A trike driver in El Nido, Palawan, has been jailed for up to 20 years less than a week after he admitted raping an Irish tourist. In a rare example …
The Bureau of Immigration arrested 276 mainly Chinese people during a raid in Makati City amid a crackdown on illegal foreign workers. Commissioner Jaime Morente said today (Tuesday, February 19) …
An American priest, who was awaiting deportation for crimes committed in the USA, has been arrested for abusing more than 50 Filipino children. Father Kenneth Hendricks, accused of molesting numerous …
A measles outbreak in the Philippines — widely blamed on vaccination fears — has now claimed 136 lives, half of them children under four. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said …
Surprisingly few of the more than 3,000 species of mosquitoes around the world actually specialise in biting humans. Instead, most are opportunistic feeders – feeding when they are able and …
A 31-year-old Iranian tourist has been jailed after she allegedly launched a drunken attack on a policeman in Puerto Galera. Police spokesman Superintendent Socrates Faltado said the police officer also …
The military has condemned the Abu Sayyaf Group for launching a mortar attack on a military-led medical mission in Patikul, Sulu. Lieutenant General Arnel Dela Vega, Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) …
The Philippine’s environmental chief has called for action amid fears that the “City of Pines” is in danger of losing its iconic pine trees. Department of Environment and Natural Resources …
A lawmaker here has called on law enforcement agencies to look into the 77 cocaine bricks that washed ashore on Dinagat Island and Siargao Island, in Surigao del Norte. Surigao …
A trike driver has been arrested in El Nido, Palawan, on suspicion of raping a 21-year-old Irish tourist outside her guesthouse. Chief Superintendent Tomas Apolinario has identified the suspect as …
A Swedish man, who is wanted in his home country for fraud and swindling cases, has been arrested in Iloilo. Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente has today (Thursday, …
An American wanted for multiple rapes in the United States has been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration in Lucena City. Adrian Dean Eddings II, aged 44, was arrested in …
Representatives of the Chinese student who threw a soy pudding at a policeman have accused the Bureau of Immigration of abducting her. Jiale Zhang was forcibly detained by immigration personnel …
Maria Ressa, the chief of the online news website Rappler, has been arrested at her workplace for cyber libel charges. National Bureau of Investigation agents served the arrest warrant at …
AMBASSADOR SUNG KIM: How do we ensure that our friendship, partnership, and alliance, forged over the past century, evolve to meet our needs a century from now? Last week, the …
The two Americans charged with the murder of 23-year-old Tomi Masters have pleaded not guilty at their first pretrial court appearance. Mir Islam, aged 24, and Troy Woody, 22, appeared …
Five Pasay City cops have been fired after “acting as lawyers” for a Chinese man accused of molesting teenage girls at an amusement park. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) …