Nineteen schoolgirls have been rescued and three pimps arrested following a police raid on a Manila videoke bar. According to a report on ABS-CBN, the police’s Women and Children Protection …
Primary schools could become the latest front line in President Duterte’s controversial war against illegal drugs. It has been announced today (Friday, June 22) that bags and lockers could be …
Two schools on the island of Cebu were forced to close after outbreaks of mass hysteria among pupils struck within hours of one another. The phenomenon was first reported at …
If you want to travel the world and see the best it has to offer, then you need to add these five surreal places to visit in the Philippines. Here’s …
President Duterte has backed a plan to force manufacturers to add health warnings onto the labels of sugary drinks. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said the president was particularly worried because …
If you have ever dreamed of visiting the Caribbean, you may be pleased to know that now is a good a time as any. The Caribbean is a beautiful corner …
President Duterte has threatened corrupt immigration officials with death or deployment to the terrorist stronghold of Jolo Island. The president told Bureau of Immigration staff to leave the country’s tourists …
A member of the team tasked with cleaning up Boracay has told a Senate inquiry that the island could be ready for a ‘soft opening’ in September. Epimaco Densing, part …
Hours after the Supreme Court confirmed her ousting, former chief justice, Maria Lourdes Sereno has announced a plan to lead a “people’s movement”. In a speech to her supporters at …
Sister Patricia Fox has won an eleventh-hour reprieve from deportation but is still subject to proceedings to expel her. But the 71-year old Australian nun, who has been in the …
The US embassy in the Philippines has welcomed the arrest of two men convicted for the fatal stabbing of US Marine George Anikow in 2012. Galicano Datu III and Cripin …
An Italian man has been accused of attempting to rape a 15-year-old souvenir seller in a cemetery near Moalboal. Police say Lorenzo Martelli, aged 46, took the girl from outside …
An air strike in Lanao del Sur that displaced thousands of people was aimed at Abu Dar, Islamic State’s new ‘emir’ in Southeast Asia. An estimated 5,000 residents fled to …
A Irishman stopped for traffic violations in Manila has been accused of assaulting police officers who were called to the incident. Jaime Andrew Dovine, aged 30, was allegedly seen traversing …
Bosses at Manila’s airport have denied that the infamous ‘tanim-bala’ bullet planting scam has made an unwelcome return. The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said today that there had been …
The Department of Justice is set to release its resolution on the appeal filed by Sister Patricia Fox seeking the reversal of the Bureau of Immigration’s deportation order. The decision …
An Indonesian woman has been cut from the belly of a python after she vanished while tending her vegetable garden. The body of 54-year-old Wa Tiba was discovered yesterday (Friday, …
A furious President Duterte has ordered an urgent probe after the alleged return of the ‘planted bullet’ scam at Manila’s airport. The so-called ‘tanim-bala’ trick involves customs officers planting bullets …
Police have shut down another three online child sex abuse operations after raids in Cebu, Davao and Talisay City this week. In all three cases the women arrested were mothers, …
England soccer legend Terry Butcher is determined to take the Philippines to the next World Cup after being appointed head coach. Speaking in Moscow, Butcher, who will lead the Azkals …
A new strain of bird flu that kills nearly 40 per cent of it infects has been identified as the most likely candidate to spark a worldwide flu pandemic. Professor …
Three Americans and two Britons are to face a Cebu court charged with taking illegal drugs in a city hotel room. Jake Greevy, aged 32, and Wayne Barry Mcleney, 28, …
A Wisconsin man already serving five years for sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl stands accused of having sex with a child in the Philippines. Jeffrey H Ernisse, aged 61 from …
Tom Fowdy, a postgraduate student of Chinese studies at Oxford University, gives his take on this week’s meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong Un… Despite fears and upsets, the …
Australian child abuse Peter Scully has been sentenced to life three years after he was arrested for sexually abusing at least eight girls, including an 18-month-old infant. A regional trial …
Terry Butcher — the England defender who became a football icon after playing through a World Cup match drenched in blood — is to be the new coach of the …