A haze alert has been announced over Cebu Business Park as Metro Ayala Center continues to burn. The Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CCDRRMO) today (Saturday, January 6) …
Police have arrested a suspected member of the “Super Hacker Bulgarian Group” for using cloned ATM cards in San Fernando City. Security guards at a BPI branch in Barangay San …
An escaped prisoner has been recaptured after his jail warden pretended to be a woman to set a honey trap. Laguna Provincial Jail Warden Marino Garcia told the Philippines News …
An investigation has been announced into the deaths of 14 children who took an anti-dengue vaccine. The government stopped the sale and distribution of Dengvaxia last month after Sanofi, the …
Two men have been arrested after more than 77 dead dogs — destined for the illegal dog meat trade — were seized in Batangas. The suspects, Emerson Balingaloan, aged 36, and Glen Bajacang, …
Nineteen million people are expected to celebrate the Feast of the Black Nazarene in Manila next week. The city’s top traffic cop, Superintendent Lucile Faycho, said the estimate was based …
A Swedish man has tested Dumaguete’s reputation as ‘The City of Gentle People” by kicking a dog during a morning drinking binge. Hundreds of people have reacted with fury after …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has reverted to its old work schedule after President Duterte approved the return of the express lane fund to cover overtime pay for staff. Immigration …
Eight people, including four children, died after a man hammered at a vintage bomb he had found, believing it to contain gold. Zamboanga del Norte police today (Thursday, January 4) …
Police have arrested two alleged kidnappers for trying to sell an abducted three-year-old girl for 8,000 pesos. Las Piñas police today (Wednesday, January 3) rescued Princess Louisana Bumatay, who was …
An American pensioner has been confirmed as among the latest victims of Tropical Storm Agaton. James Russell Landstrom, aged 71, died of a heart attack after becoming trapped inside his …
A relative of the children a Belgian man was accused of trafficking in Cebu has claimed her family has been traumatised by his wrongful arrest. As we reported last week, …
The alleged suicide of US cameraman Jesse Phinney while imprisoned in Cebu on suspicion of child trafficking is making international headlines. As we exclusively reported last month, an expat friend …
A New Year’s Eve reveller at a top Manila club spent an eye-watering seven million pesos on a bottle of Champagne. Cove Manila, a recently opened ‘indoor beach club’ announced …
Despite receiving more than its share of disaster, poverty and conflict, the Philippines remains the third happiest country in the world. According to Gallup International’s 41st annual Happiness, Hope, Economic …
Two were killed and thousands fled as another tropical depression, Agaton, lashed the central Philippines today (Tuesday, January 2). The arrival of Agaton follows back-to-back storms 0ver the Christmas season. …
After a number of ‘faceless’ 100-peso bills were discovered before Christmas, another printing error has has gone viral on social media. Yesterday (New Year’s Day) Facebook user Emmanuel Claudio Constantino …
A man wanted for the murder of two Japanese tourists in Palawan has been arrested in Tarlac after a six-month manhunt. As we reported in June, the two victims were …
Singing My Way has again proved a dangerous choice in the Philippines with a fatal shooting in Manila. A barangay chairman was gunned down after making the fateful decision to …
A Michigan man has been sentenced to nearly two decades in prison for asking a 17-year-old Filipino teenager to send him nude photos. As we previously reported, Nathan J Bowling …
2017 has been a remarkable year for news in and around the Philippines. There have been storms and earthquakes, no-holds-barred political brawling and more than a little bloodshed, of one …
The US has thanked the Philippines for its “strong leadership” in opposing North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes. A statement issued by the US State Department on Thursday (December 28) …
Fire investigators have identified safety failings that might have contributed to the deaths of 38 people in the recent Davao mall blaze. A task force set up to investigate the …
A Filipino-American actress — best known for playing super-heroine Darna — has been voted as having the world’s most beautiful face. Liza Soberano topped the list of 100 beauties compiled …
Bali has declared a ‘garbage emergency’ as it battles mountains of trash that appear daily on its world-renowned beaches. Often named as one of the world’s top tourist destinations, the …
The Malacañang has dismissed allegations that Facebook played a hidden role in helping President Duterte win office. It has been claimed that in 2016 the social media giant sent a …