A Filipina domestic worker is in a serious condition in Saudi Arabia after her employer allegedly forced her to drink bleach. In a statement today (Monday, April 16) the Department of …
Police have not ruled out foul play in the death of a British man found dead in a fishpond in Dagupan City last week. As we recently reported, the body …
The Bureau of Immigration has detained a 71-year-old Australian nun who has championed human rights in the Philippines for 27 years. The news service of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of …
Two of President Duterte’s most outspoken political enemies were among the VIPs invited aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt when it called at Manila Bay. Senator Antonio Trillanes and Congressman Gary …
A Hong Kong woman visiting Cebu was seriously injured after a cliff-top selfie opportunity took a turn for the worse. Lau Ten Yan, aged 35, was hoping for the perfect …
Nearly a year after it was trashed by rampaging jihadis, St Mary’s Cathedral in Marawi City is to be demolished. Just weeks after Islamic State-affiliated terrorists took control of the …
Police riot gear has been sent to Boracay as the authorities prepare to close the tourist island for up to six months. Photographs on the Boracay Informer’s Facebook page show …
President Duterte has threatened to arrest the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor if she visits the Philippines to probe his war on drugs. Last month, the president revoked the country’s membership …
The sea off two popular tourist destinations in the Visayas is so polluted with human excrement it is no longer safe for swimming. The waters off Mactan Island in Cebu …
Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed the “urgent” need to build a powerful navy as the country prepares for live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait. Xi made the remarks during …
President Duterte has apologised to Aung San Suu Kyi for claiming that genocide was taking place in Myanmar. Referring to his recent comments today (Friday, April 13) the president claimed …
The Philippines is having a “hard time” cutting the “unacceptably high” death toll on its roads, the UN General Assembly has been told. Speaking in New York today (Friday, April …
A Filipina maid who was scalded with boiling water by her Saudi Arabian employer is due to arrive home after a four-year battle for justice. Pahima Alagasi set off for …
Four Chinese gangsters were among eight people arrested during a raid on a shabu laboratory in Batangas province. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), were supported by the police and …
Despite President Duterte ruling out plans for a Boracay casino, the country’s gambling regulator has suggested that it could go ahead — so long as it’s green. In a statement …
President Duterte has apologised to Hong Kong for the death of eight tourists from the city state in the 2010 Manila hostage crisis. The president’s words today (Thursday, April 12) …
A congressman has supported calls for an investigation into the death of American film-maker Jesse Phinney in a Cebu police cell. National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) officers said they found …
President Duterte did not give his blessing to the building of a $500 million casino resort on Boracay, a Malacañang spokesman has said. The president himself denied supporting the bid …
A group of Catholic devotees have proclaimed a miracle after saying they saw the sun “dancing” in the sky. The worshippers were celebrating the feast of Divine Mercy on Sunday …
A British man found dead in a roadside fishpond in Dagupan City may have fallen victim to a hit-and-run driver. The body of Gerald Thomas Higgins was discovered at 6.10am …
A convicted British child abuser has been deported after living as a fugitive in San Fernando, Cebu, for the past three years. Leslie Charles Russon, aged 52, was jailed in …
North Korea’s state media has reported Kim Jong Un’s first public statement about a possible summit with President Trump. Last month, President Trump agreed to hold talks with the nuclear-armed …
President Duterte said he hopes for intensified military co-operation with China when he met Xi Jinping in Hainan. The two leaders held a bilateral meeting at the Boao State Guesthouse …
A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to paying women in the Philippines to live-stream the sexual abuse of children as young as six. The Eastern District of Virginia US Attorney’s …
An enormous squid landed on the southern island of Tawi-Tawi is believed to have been a youngster — with much more growing yet to do. The huge specimen was hauled …
After years of rumours and false starts, it has been confirmed that Ikea is setting up shop in the Philippines. The Swedish furniture company has chosen Manila’s SM’s Mall of …