The Philippines could soon be giving Bali a run for its money as Australia’s favourite holiday destination with a stunning new flight deal. For bookings made before Saturday, Cebu Pacific …
Beijing has defended its trade practices today (Tuesday, April 18) after Chinese-made vehicles were seen carrying ballistic missiles during a North Korean military parade. Saturday’s parade honouring North Korea’s “eternal …
Two suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members have been arrested today after twin bombings in Mindanao left more than a dozen people injured. Chief Superintendent Raul Supiter, director of …
The first living example of a mysterious mollusc, a type of clam, that lives buried in the seabed and eats sulphur has been collected from a lagoon in the Philippines. The …
At least 26 people were killed and at least 20 injured after a bus plunged down a ravine in Nueva Ecija this morning (Tuesday, April 18). Local police chief Senior …
The Philippine military has confirmed it will hold annual exercises with US troops next month, despite frequent threats by President Duterte to cancel them. The 10-day exercises, known as Balikatan …
Ferdinand “Bong Bong” Marcos has taken a step towards securing a recount of votes that he says wrongly cost him the vice presidential election last year. The son of the …
President Duterte has topped the annual TIME 100 Reader Poll, the magazine announced today (Monday, April 17). As we previously reported, the Punisher president took an early lead in the …
A Korean American arrested for selling at least 140 ecstasy tablets was able to escape custody on Saturday (April 15) after undergoing surgery for appendicitis. Jun No, who was arrested by the …
Abu Sayyaf terrorists have beheaded a Filipino captive, the military has revealed. Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana, military commander on Jolo island, said the ship’s captain — one of four fishermen …
Foreign tourists have sparked outrage by posing for selfies on crosses shortly before the Cutud Lenten Rites in San Fernando on Good Friday. Netizens have criticised the visitors’ actions, calling them …
Ooho balls: A UK firm has come up with a novel idea to help tackle the global scourge of plastic waste pollution. Skipping Rocks Lab has launched ‘Ooho Balls’ which …
The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has demanded that Facebook reverse a decision to delete its propaganda page. Through a statement published on its website, the CPP condemned the …
The Communist Party of the Philippines CPP has claimed that the recent Abu Sayyaf raid on Bohol was a conspiracy cooked by the American government and Philippine military. A statement …
In a fresh blow to the Abu Sayyaf terror group, the most senior leader in its Sulu stronghold wants to hand himself in, as government forces pummel his island stronghold. Lieutenant General …
BEGPACKERS: Recently we reported on the despicable scam practised by German Benjamin Holst. He is a man who, by exploiting his disability and spinning out sob stories, funds a luxury …
Increasingly, it looks like the Philippine military establishment and President Duterte are going through the sort of rocky patch that, in a marriage, would end in a messy divorce. For …
The Philippines and United States have signed a Child Protection Compact (CPC), to help prevent younsters being trafficked for sex and and other exploitation. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, who …
A magnitude six earthquake shook Mindanao this morning (Wednesday, April 12) with the tremor being felt across the island. The quake struck at 5.21am with an epicentre four miles southwest …
The Abu Sayyaf terrorists who landed on Bohol yesterday were planning a mass kidnapping at a tourist resort, the military has said today (Wednesday, April 12). The raid came just two …
President Trump has warned that “North Korea is looking for trouble”, adding that if China “does not decide to help”, the US “will solve the problem without them”. The president …
A family has been left devastated after five young children — all brothers and sisters — drowned while swimming in a river in Northern Samar yesterday (Monday, April 10). The …
Bloody clashes have broken out on the island of Bohol today (Tuesday, April 11) after the tourist hotspot was infiltrated by Abu Sayyaf islamist terrorists. The firefights erupted just days …
Three militiamen were killed while six special forces soldiers and 11 other militiamen were wounded in clashes with Islamic State-afilliated Abu Sayyaf Group in Sumisip, Basilan, this morning (Monday, April …
A appeals court today (Monday, April 10) affirmed a regional court’s conviction of a US Marine and his jail sentence of up to 10 years for killing a ladyboy in Subic. …
A 5.4 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Samar shook parts of Bicol and Eastern Visayas this morning (Monday, April 10). The undersea earthquake comes two days after a “swarm” of …