A leading think-tank has warned that the ongoing fighting in Marawi may act as a catalyst for increased terrorist activity in the Philippines. A report by Jakarta-based Institute of Policy …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has hired 70 new immigration officers to cut queues at Manila’s airport as the peak season for travel looms. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente on Wednesday said the …
The Philippines has cancelled peace talks with communist rebels after guerillas attacked a convoy of presidential security guards, killing one and wounding six. President Duterte was not at the scene …
The United States has urged its citizens to avoid all “non-essential travel” to several areas in the southern Philippines. In a travel warning issued this week, the US warned its …
President Duterte has offered self-rule to the Muslim minority in the south of the Philippines in the hope of heading off violent extremism. The president hopes the promise of autonomy …
Communist rebels have vowed to launch “armed counteractions and offensives” nationwide to protest at the proposed extension of martial law in Mindanao. The leadership of the Communist Party of the …
President Duterte has today (Tuesday, July 18) asked Congress to extend martial law on Mindanao until the end of the year. The island, which is home to 22 million people, …
A pair of Europe-based Filipino entrepreneurs have launched a range of DU30 wines in honour of the president. Maria Elizabeth Briton Famorcan and Chona Abiertas Tenorio have pledged that 0.20 …
President Duterte has lashed out at Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales after she criticised his repeated threats to kill suspected criminals. Speaking today (Monday, July 17), the president said: “Do not …
Bacolod has been identified as a hotspot for the online sexual abuse of children. Superintendent Maria Shiela Portento, head of the Women and Children Protection Division at Camp Crame, said …
Abu Sayyaf terrorists abducted five Zamboangueño construction workers and painters in Sulu shortly before a presidential visit today (Saturday, July 15). Local police say that at about 1.30am, six armed …
President Duterte has made yet another off-colour remark about raping women. The insensitive ‘joke’ was made yesterday (Friday, July 14) when the president was addressing a group of Filipino diplomats …
The Philippines is the only country in the Asia-Pacific region where people have a positive view of North Korea, a study has found. According to the Spring 2017 Global Attitudes …
Mount Kanlaon in Negros Island Region has reopened for trekking after a three-year ban. Joan Nathaniel Gerangaya, head of Special Concerns of the Negros Occidental Provincial Environment and Natural Resources …
The nationwide crackdown on smoking in the Philippines will come into force on Sunday, July 23, it was announced today (Friday, July 14). In a press briefing, Department of Health …
Police rescued six children and a young woman from a suspected cybersex den in Bacolod yesterday (Thursday, July 13). A 35-year-old woman was arrested during the entrapment operation. Police rescued …
Shocked senators have condemned the reinstatement of a police officer charged with the shooting of Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa and another inmate in a Leyte jail last year. Superintendent Marvin …
Philippine-founded church group, Iglesia Ni Cristo, has purchased a ghost town in Connecticut for $1.85 million. The 62-acre hamlet of Johnsonville — a former mill town turned into a Victorian-themed …
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has appealed for better access to family planning services to reduce poverty in the Philippines. UNFPA country representative Klaus Beck said that impoverished Filipino …
The readers of Travel + Leisure magazine have once again voted Palawan as the best island in the world. The top ten list also includes Boracay in the number-three spot. …
Drilling for oil and natural gas in the South China Sea’s Reed Bank may resume before the end of the year, a Philippine energy official announced today (Wednesday, July 12). …
The first week of July is not normally one that brings great events in world politics. Around that time, the northern hemisphere normally shifts into summer holiday mode. Recently, this …
The number of fatalities confirmed since chaos broke out in Marawi has passed the 500 mark. Speaking at a press conference today (Monday, June 10), presidential spokeswoman Marie Banaag gave …
Bertha, the world’s oldest hippopotamus, has died at Manila Zoo aged 65. Following an inquest since her death on Friday, zoo director James Dichaves said the 2.5-tonne female died due …
Tom Smith, a lecturer in International Relations at the UK’s University of Portsmouth, gives his assessment of President Duterte as he passes his first year in office. The views of …
A Christian group has risked providing a pretext for Islamist radicalisation by handing out Bibles to Muslim evacuees from Marawi city. Similar concerns have been expressed over proposals for a …