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 …
Things are looking up on the DPRK-US front: for the first time in history, a sitting president has met with the chairman of the DPRK, in what has already become …
The Philippines has commended the US and North Korea for the “successful” summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un in Singapore. The two leaders signed a joint document today …
A global law and order survey has placed the Philippines on a par with countries such as Australia and South Korea. Gallup’s 2018 Global Law and Order report aims to …
A US defence contractor has been sentenced to six years in prison for paying a 14-year-old Filipina for sex. James Marvin Reed, aged 62, pleaded guilty to ‘engaging in illicit …
The Philippines has demanded that China stops snaffling the catch of Filipino fishermen in the disputed South China Sea. The remarks by President Duterte’s spokesman Harry Roque were a rare …
A woman has been arrested and six young girls rescued from online sexual abuse following an entrapment operation in Cordova town, Cebu. Police caught the suspect in the act of …
A Norwegian fugitive, wanted in his home country for fatally stabbing his brother, has been arrested in the Philippines. Helge Stensland, aged 52, was arrested by agents of the Bureau of …
The My Way Curse has struck again, after a man stabbed his neighbour over who should get to sing the Sinatra classic. Over the years law enforcers have noticed the …