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 …
The priest accused of taking a 13-year-girl to a hotel for sex has asked the Department of Justice to drop the charges against him. Instead of filing his counter-affidavit in …
President Duterte has said he will have his son killed if drug trafficking allegations against him are true — adding that police who carry out the hit would be protected …
Hard on the heels of his new anti-smoking laws, president Duterte has announced a crackdown on street drinkers. The president gave the order during a convention of public attorneys at …
Seven Abu Sayyaf terrorists have surrendered in the province of Sulu, military officials announced today (Wednesday, September 20). Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana, the commander of Joint Task Force Sulu, identified …
The House of Representatives is set to restore the budget of three government agencies following a controversial vote to slash their funding to 1,000 pesos. The change of heart was …
Fresh claims that Illuminati satanists are distributing cursed rosaries have surfaced in Palawan. Despite an earlier warning about demonic beads being widely mocked, church leaders and officials on the island …
An architect has unveiled plans for a spectacular eco-resort in Palawan with shell-shaped hotels and rotating apartment towers. The layout of the Nautilus Eco-Resort follows the ‘Fibonacci sequence’, a mathematical …
An Indonesian shaman who claimed to possess supernatural control over crocodiles was killed by one of the reptiles he was attempting to ‘charm’. A man known only as Suprianto dived …
The Catholic priest rescued from the clutches of Islamic State-linked fighters in Marawi was forced to convert to the Muslim faith. The claim was made on the GMA News show State …
A senior politician has asked traffic cops to excuse lawmakers if they commit traffic violations such as hitting and injuring a pedestrian. Speaking today (Monday, September 18) House Majority Leader …
At least 150 businesses were destroyed by a huge fire on Boracay Island early this morning (Monday, September 18). The fire tore through souvenir shops, restaurants, grocery stores, money changers, …
A cop was shot in the leg after two police officers had a shootout following a row over a toothpick. The gunfight took place at a small restaurant in Caloocan …
President Duterte has questioned whether the Commission of Human Rights (CHR) Jose Gascon is a paedophile, due to his concern over the killing of teenage boys. The president also accused …
The entire 1,200-strong police force in Caloocan is to be sacked and retrained in response to a series of controversies, including the killing of two teenagers and a burglary. Metro …
The International Justice Mission (IJM) has helped rescue girls as young as two from cyberporn dens in Cebu this week. In the first raid, the campaigning charity assisted police in …
New Zealander Kane Andrews, his wife and live-in girlfriend have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping, detaining and photographing two young children. Kane Andrews, aged 67, alongside two Filipinas, is accused …
A North Korean ‘peace committee’ demanded today (Thursday, September 14) that the United States be “beaten to death” like a “rabid dog”. A spokesman for the Korea Asia-Pacific Peace Committee …
Manila is one of the most stressful cities in the world, according to a new study. In a study conducted by British dry-cleaning and laundry service Zipjet, Manila ranked 10th, …