President Duterte’s common-law wife has said her husband couldn’t be a killer — otherwise his political enemies would already be dead. Speaking today (Monday, October 2), Cielito – Honeylet – …
Police chief Ronald dela Rosa has told a parade of disgraced cops that he was “still very proud” of them. Following the murder of three children and a burglary, the …
Police are hunting a a group of thieves who have been dubbed the Termite Gang after tunnelling into a bank. The break-in was discovered this morning a branch of China …
If President Duterte’s figures are to believed, the number of Filipino police “into drugs” almost doubled in a single day. During an interview with state-run PTV-4 on Friday (September 29), …
Malacañang communication officials were forced to censor 41 swear words from one of President Duterte’s most recent speeches. His foul-mouthed tirade came as he reacted to allegations about his hidden …
An Angeles City court has thrown out five cases against a Japanese tourist accused of having sex with an underage girl. As we reported in July, a Japanese tourist [who …
UPDATE: Judge Maria Angelica Paras-Quiambao, sitting at the Angeles City Regional Trial Court Branch 59, dismissed the case against the man on September 5, 2017. Read more here In light …
Philippine lawmakers have approved a bill declaring the first day of February as an annual National Hijab Day. The House Committee on Muslim Affairs has approved the proposal put forward …
President Duterte has said that inaction by government bureaucrats is preventing foreign internet service providers from operating in the Philippines. He made the claim during an interview on state-run PTV-4 …
The plight of a Scotsman locked up without charge by the Bureau of Immigration has hit the headlines in his home country. Frank Bohlert, aged 61, has been locked up …
President Duterte has said he may investigate the Ombudsman for corruption — just one day after the office said it was probing his wealth. Speaking during an interview on the …
President Duterte has claimed that the Marawi crisis erupted after after an attempt to arrest a drug lord. The suggestion is at odds with the consistent version of events that says it the fighting …
The majority of Filipinos are not buying the official line that all suspects killed in anti-drug operations had fought back against police. A new survey by Social Weather Stations (SWS) …
Officials in El Nido, Palawan, have announced new limits on the number of tourists allowed to visit some of the most popular sites around the town. The management board of …
President Duterte has welcomed an investigation into allegations that he failed to disclose his wealth when he was mayor of Davao. The Office of the Ombudsman has initiated an inquiry …
A plan to employ more than 200 Filipino nurses in a British hospital has failed after nearly 90 per cent failed an English language test. The nurses had been offered …
A House of Representatives panel has approved a plan to allow the use of medical marijuana in the Philippines. The committee on health unanimously approved House Bill No. 180, or …
The Presidential Security Group (PSG) is in mourning following the death of one of its officials in the grounds of the Malacañan palace. Major Harim G Gonzaga was found dead this …
A British man has been jailed after being found in possession of 45,000 indecent images of Filipino boys as young as nine. Edward Bell, aged 59, maintained two Facebook accounts …
The Philippines has banned companies from forcing women to wear high heels. Citing health and safety issues, the Philippine labour department said companies can no longer compel women to wear …
The panic over cursed rosaries supposedly being distributed by “Illuminati satanists” shows no sign of dying down with 30 handed in to Cebu churches. The idea of the diabolical plot …
A Muslim teenager appealing for his missing mother to make contact ends up damning her to hell before making a racial slur about Filipino women. Daniel Ismail, aged 15 from …
Greenpeace has named the Philippines as the third biggest source of maritime plastic pollution of the world’s oceans, after China and Indonesia. In a report issued yesterday (Friday, September 22), …
Scientists have expressed alarm at the rapid spread of super malaria in Southeast Asia, describing it as “an alarming global threat”. Studies have shown that the dangerous form of malaria …
The Philippines ranked the highest in impunity, according to the 2017 Global Impunity Index conducted by the University of the Americas Puebla and UDLAP Jenkins Graduate School. The study was …
President Duterte has admitted that he ordered the wiretapping of politicians alleged to be involved in drugs. During a rant about Iloilo Mayor Jed Mabilog and the late Ozamiz Mayor …