A presidential spokesman has criticised a drug-war report by British news agency Reuters, despite admitting that he hadn’t read it. Harry Roque said the investigation into the so-called Davao Boys, …
Christmas will be saved for about 1,000 Filipinos stranded in Hong Kong after the government said it would pay for them to get home. As we reported on Wednesday, the …
At least three people are dead and six missing after tropical storm Vinta lashed the southern Philippines today (Friday, December 22). Vinta — international name Tembin — unleashed floods and …
The controversy over the president’s grand-daughter, Isabelle Duterte, using the Malacañan as a backdrop for a photoshoot has sparked a very public family rift. Isabelle Duterte’s father Paolo, the Vice …
Eight Filipino Americans — including two pastors — lost $220,500 after falling for a bank account scam. The victims handed over the cash believing they would receive a share of $30 billion supposedly …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has reminded all registered foreigners to make their Annual Report by March 1. In a statement issued today (Thursday, December 21), BI Commissioner Jaime Morente …
At least four people are dead after a ferry capsized between Dinahican Point, Infanta and Agta Point, Polilio Island today (Thursday, December 21). Latest reports say that 240 passengers have …
The ground has been officially broken for a 9.36 billion-peso expansion of Clark International Airport. The public-private partnership scheme, launched the Department of Transportation (DOTr), involves the construction of a …
President Duterte has unexpectedly declared a unilateral ceasefire with communist rebels for Christmas. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made the announcement today (Wednesday, December 20), just days after the Malacañang had …
A statue of a Filipina comfort woman, recently unveiled in Manila, is causing a diplomatic row with the Japanese. The seven-foot monument commemorates the suffering of thousands of women forced …
Cathay Pacific has offered help up to 1,000 Filipinos stranded in Hong Kong get home to their families for Christmas. Up to 1,000 travellers, mainly domestic helpers, were left high …
A British paedophile who travelled to the Philippines to film himself repeatedly raping a two-year-old girl has been jailed. As we previously reported, Timothy Smith, aged 42, of Tunbridge Wells, …
President Duterte has described his 2018 budget and tax reform as the “biggest Christmas gift to the Filipino people”. The president today (Tuesday, December 19) signed into law the 3.767-billion …
President Duterte has gone on record, saying he wants Senator Manny Pacquiao to be his successor in the Malacañang. Speaking at the boxing legend’s 39th birthday bash, the president said …
A 46-year-old American was arrested on Basilan Island after he was found to have an outstanding arrest warrant for possession of drugs. According to Senior Inspector Shellamie Chang, of Zamboanga …
The Philippines has withdrawn its application for aid from a US-based agency to focus its resources and attention on rebuilding Marawi City. “We have opted to withdraw from the second …
Manila Cathedral has received a vial of the blood of former Pope and now St John Paul II from his former secretary. In a statement, the Minor Basilica and Metropolitan …
A 21-year-old supermarket worker has been locked up for more than a week after stealing a 31.50-peso can of corned beef. Paul Matthew Tanglao admitted to the crime, saying he …
A Northern Irish man who collapsed and died after being bitten by an insect in Manila will be buried tomorrow. Paul Gallagher, aged 46, was just days away from starting …
An Australian sailor is dead and two others are in hospital after spending several days adrift in a tiny dinghy. Antony Mahoney, aged 73, succumbed to severe dehydration after being …
A 15-foot whale was rescued after a team of environment, maritime and coast guard officers spent hours helping it back out to sea in Palawan. The whale, thought to be …
In an apparent U-turn, president Duterte has expressed his support for gay marriage, saying “I am with you”. His comments today (Sunday, December 17) are at odds with his previous …
Landslides triggered by tropical storm Kai-Tak — or Urduja — have killed 26 people and 23 more are missing in the eastern Philippines. The deaths were reported in the island …
In a bid to become a four-star airline by next year, PAL is building its fleet and adding new routes, particularly out of Clark. In a statement yesterday (Friday, December …
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday assured that the Philippines would raise the issue of reported Chinese developments in the South China Sea in an upcoming bilateral consultative …
Marriage annulment by the Church will be recognised under Philippine law once a bill pending bill is passed by the House of Representatives. A bill legalising Church-decreed annulment of marriages …