Defiant Australian nun to fight deportation order as deadline looms
A defiant Sister Patricia Fox have vowed to fight on as the deadline for her to leave the Philippines fast approaches. Jobert Pahilga, the 71-year old nun’s lawyer, said they …
Army chief warns of Islamic State sleeper cells launching lone wolf attacks
The head of the Philippine Army has warned that Islamic State sleeper cells across the country could launch deadly attacks at any time. Lieutenant General Rolando Joselito Bautista said the …
Communist leader an ‘instant millionaire’ after martial law payout
Communist leader Jose Maria Sison is an instant millionaire after receiving reparation from the government as a human rights victim during the martial law years. Sison, founder of the Communist …
Polish man arrested after being found in hotel room with 16-year-old girl
A Polish man was arrested in a Cebu City hotel after a 16-year-old girl he was with contacted her father for a lift home. Although police have conceded that the …
Aussie jailed in Cebu says extra-judicial killings hampering bid for justice
An Australian locked in a Philippine jail for more than four years without trial says his bid for freedom is being hampered by a spate of extra-judicial killings. Troy Birthisel, …
Duterte: I can’t have good rapport with US unless it returns Balangiga Bells
President Duterte said he could never have “good rapport” with the US unless it returned the Balangiga Bells, taken as war booty from Samar in 1901. The president reiterated his …
Duterte rules out opposing China’s military build-up on artificial islands
President Duterte said the Philippines and China did not need to wage war over the South China Sea when they could share resources there instead. Duterte made the statement in …
67-year-old German tourist accused of paying teenage boys for sex
A 67-year-old German man was arrested after he was found with two teenage boys in a rented apartment in Lapu-Lapu City. Ulrich Market was with the boys aged 12 and …
China lands long-range nuclear-capable bombers on disputed island
China has announced that it has landed long-range nuclear-capable bombers on one of its artificial islands in the South China Sea. Posting on Twitter yesterday (Friday, May 18), the state-run …
Charges filed against mother who used daughter to make cyber-porn
Three cases will be filed against a Cebu mother who is accused of sexually exploiting her own daughter to record cyber-porn. As we reported on Wednesday, the mother was arrested …
Russian accused of molesting nine-year-old girl he gave home to after fire
A Russian has been arrested in Consolacion, Cebu, on suspicion of sexually abusing girls as young as five-years-old. Dmitri Nikuli, aged 45, is detained at Consolacion police station following a …
American arrested at Manila airport after meeting up with 17-year-old girl
An American who had allegedly arranged to meet with a 17-year-old Filipina for sex has been arrested at Manila’s airport. Antonio Bounab, aged 52, landed at the Ninoy Aquino International …
Footage of Australian’s road rage rant in Subic goes viral
Footage of an Australian businessman launching a foul-mouthed rant at a woman following road rage dispute in Subic has gone viral. Factory boss Nick Fenwick repeatedly called the woman a …
Family of American gunned down in Silay City bar appeal for help
The family of an American gunned down in a Silay City bar has launched an appeal to repatriate his body and complete the adoption of his son. As we reported …
Questions remain after South Korean shot dead in Manila
Seoul’s Yonhap news agency has reported the fatal shooting of a 58-year-old South Korean in Manila. According to an online report published today (Thursday, May 17), the man was gunned …
Peace in Korea: Is there a bumpy road ahead with Kim in the driving seat?
“There is a real prospect of securing a peace regime on the Korean peninsula, however, the narrative Kim Jong-un had unilaterally capitulated to American demands in fear of the Trump …
More than 1,500 foreigners denied entry to Philippines so far this year
More than 1,500 foreigners have been barred from entering the Philippines as “undesirable aliens” so far this year. The Bureau of Immigration said today (Wednesday, May 16) that the largest …
Kidnapped policewomen freed from clutches of Islamist terrorists on Sulu
Philippine police chief Director General Oscar Albayalde has confirmed that the two policewomen abducted last month in Sulu have been freed. He said today (Wednesday, May 16) that Benierose Alvarez …
Science vs superstition as rare sun halo spotted over Bohol
Residents of a Bohol town were treated to a rare celestial phenomenon when the sun appeared surrounded by a halo of light. The rare sight was reported in Ubay town …
Palace clarifies that Xi Jinping is protecting Duterte against ‘white people’
The Malacañang has clarified President Duterte’s claim of being protected by China’s Xi Jinping — saying it was ‘white’ people who are out to get him. As we reported yesterday …
Cebu mother arrested for online sexual abuse of her own daughter
Police have arrested a Cebu mother for allegedly recording the online sexual abuse of her own daughter and two other teenage girls. The woman — whose name is withheld to …
American shot dead in Silay City bar after refusing to buy two men beer
An American was gunned down in a Negros Occidental bar after refusing to buy a beer for two strangers. Shortly after 10pm yesterday (Tuesday, May 15) Eric Hendrickson was having …
Chinese tourists enrage Vietnamese with South China Sea T-shirts
A photo of Chinese tourists wearing T-shirts depicting Beijing’s disputed claims to the South China Sea has sparked anger in Vietnam. The shirts featured a map of China and its …
Duterte claims China’s Xi promised protection against plots to topple him
President Duterte has claimed that Chinese president Xi Jinping has promised to “protect him” from any attempt to oust him. The president’s words today (Tuesday, May 15) came as he …
House scraps agency charged with finding ill-gotten Marcos wealth
The House of Representatives has approved a bill to abolish the agency tasked with recovering the ill-gotten wealth of the Marcos family. The decision today (Tuesday, May 15) transfers the …
Ten Abu Sayyaf terrorists killed in clash that also left two soldiers dead
Ten Abu Sayyaf terrorists and two soldiers were killed and 14 others wounded in an hour-long gun battle in the province of Sulu. Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana, Joint Task Force …