As the build up to Christmas begins, the Philippine National Police are bracing themselves for the traditional festive crimewave. Every year, as the beginning of the so-called ‘ber’ months herald …
President Duterte has been filmed live on a Facebook giving assurances that he is not in a coma, but alive and “fairly healthy”. In a video posed by Special Assistant …
Following recent warnings of an Abu Sayyaf kidnap raid, Palawan’s Coast Guard have shown off a new anti-terrorism fast boat. The new acquisition revealed today (Monday, August 20) has the …
The family of the seven-year-old Filipina-Italian girl who was killed by a jellyfish in Camarines Sur have spoken of her final moments. Gaia Trimarchi — whose swimming ability marked her …
Fewer than 20 per cent of tourism businesses inspected on Boracay met standards — just two months before the island is due to reopen. The Department of the Interior and …
Despite her looming deportation, Sister Pat Fox has filed a petition for the renewal of her missionary visa, which expires next month. Sister Patricia, who is appealing a deportation order …
A Cebu court has sentenced a 32-year-old man to life for broadcasting the online sexual abuse of an underage boy. Eul Vincent Ondoy Rodriguez was arrested in 2014 after US …
President Duterte’s spokesman has denied a claim by the leader of the Communist Party of the Philippines that the chief executive is in a coma. Speaking to reporters today (Monday, …
A British child abuser, along with two fraudsters from the UK and Germany, are to be deported from the Philippines following a series of raids. In a statement issued today …
A German man has been found dead in his Subic home, days after being stabbed to death by suspected thieves. Norbert Probst was found dead in his apartment on Friday …
The US Marine whose disappearance prompted a huge search operation in Philippine waters has been declared dead and identified. Corporal Jonathan Currier, a native of New Hampshire, went overboard from …
The Philippine government has paid tribute to former UN Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Kofi Annan. Annan, who served as UN chief from 1997 to 2006, died yesterday (Saturday, …
Two earthquakes have shaken the Compostela Valley and Davao Occidental over the weekend amid a regional spike in seismic activity. A magnitude five earthquake was felt at 8.28am today (Sunday, …
In a treat for petrol heads and historians, a museum of presidential vehicles has opened its doors in Quezon City. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) and city …
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano has assured a British minister that the Philippines was committed to maintaining a rules-based system in the region. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) …
A German-American driving a multi-cab van in Calapan City has been killed in a collision with a ten-wheeled truck. Victor Rudnizki, aged 66, died at the scene of the smash …
Japan should do more for wartime sex slaves, or comfort women, UN rights experts have said, adding that Tokyo had not provided full redress and reparation. Most historians agree that …
The Philippines is by far the largest recipient of US military aid in Asia, the country’s embassy in Manila has announced. In a statement issued yesterday (Friday, August 17), the …
A plane carrying 157 passengers skidded off a runway at Manila airport last night, tearing off an engine and a wheel. The aircraft had circled for an hour and already …
President Duterte has offered a five million peso bounty for dead cops involved in the drug trade — but only 10,000 if they are taken alive. Speaking at the convention …
In his latest tirade against the USA, President Duterte has repeated his claim that the United State’s CIA wanted him dead. Speaking at the convention of his daughter’s new political …
A suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf terror group, accused of threatening bombings to extort businesses, has been arrested in Carcar City. Oger Roma Pelonio, aged 69, was detained early …
The Bureau of Immigration has arrested an American in Quezon City who is wanted for ‘abusive sexual contact’ in Texas. In a statement issued today (Thursday, August 16) BI Commissioner …
President Duterte has said he will resign if former Senator Bongbong Marcos wins his electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque confirmed that the president would …
Dried seahorses worth 3.6 million pesos have been seized from smugglers who were planning to sell them on the Chinese market as natural Viagra. Officers of the Philippine Coast Guard …
SABIR: The US has given the Philippines a $15-million surveillance and reconnaissance system to help in the fight against terrorism. Sung Kim, US Ambassador to the Philippines, turned over the …