A record number of Filipinos have made onto Forbes Magazine’s list of the world’s richest people. This year the publication reported 14 mega-wealthy citizens, led by shopping mall tycoon Henry …
Australian climate experts believe the Philippines is at risk of a drought caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon this year. According to the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, the likelihood …
A lawyer who used to represent Ferdinand Marcos has slapped an impeachment complaint against Vice President Leni Robredo after she publicly criticised Duterte’s war on drugs. The complaint for “violation of …
While considered by many to be inexcusably cruel, the sport of cockfighting remains wildly popular throughout the Philippines. Here Benjamin Johnson takes a non-judgemental look at this controversial aspect of …
President Duterte has welcomed the prospect of the International Criminal Court (ICC) trying him for crimes related to his war on drugs, saying his campaign would continue and be “brutal.” …
Read any expats forum, or browse through our archives, and you will come across stories of foreigners falling foul of laws like RA 9262 designed to protect women and children. …
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has welcomed US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Beijing and hailed his visit as an important step towards a summit between the two nation’s …
An increase in corruption and airport waiting times can be expected as Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers are hit with brutal pay cuts. Wage reductions of up to 50 per …
The European parliament has condemned the Philippines for arresting Senator Leila de Lima, President Duterte’s staunchest critic, for allegedly being involved in the Bilibid Prison drugs trade. A resolution passed …
When recent proposals to charge congestion fees on the Metro’s major arterial carriageway unsurprisingly met with a negative response from the population, one has to wonder why it is that the …
Indonesia has vowed to take action after a British-owned cruise ship damaged pristine coral reefs by blundering in at low tide. Authorities in the country say they may seek the …
German travellers carry the world’s most powerful passports, while Britain, which shared top billing for three years, has now fallen to number four, below the USA. With visa-free access to 176 countries, …
A retired rear-admiral and eight other US naval officers have been charged with trading classified information for sex, stays at luxury hotels and lavish meals worth thousands of dollars. The …
Ten Pakistanis have been apprehending while attempting to reach the Abu Sayyaf stronghold of Basilan without any documentation, it was revealed today (Thursday, March 16). Coast guard spokesman Lieutenant Commander …
An opposition lawmaker has filed an impeachment complaint in the Philippine Congress against President Duterte, calling for his removal for “high crimes, betrayal of public trust and abuses of power”. …
For anyone doing business in the Philippines, the niggling fear of work being interrupted by power cuts is always present. At the moment, the only practical solution is to hook …
Some 3,300 Chinese tourists refused to set foot on South Korean soil after their cruise ship docked at a resort this week. Their protest was apparently in response to Seoul’s …
Mystery surrounds the death of two Czech tourists who drowned while snorkelling during an island hopping tour in Palawan. The bodies of Jakub Brazda, aged 25, and , 28, were …
A woman suffered agonising burns after her battery-operated headphones spontaneously combusted during a flight From Beijing to Australia. The Australian Transport Safety Board (ATSB) has described how the passenger was …
People are urged not to give money to Benjamin Holst. He is a German beggar who exploits a grotesquely deformed foot to fund a party lifestyle. Conman Benjamin Holst, aged …
The seven Korean sex tourists arrested in Cebu this month on human trafficking charges have skipped bail and fled the country. Although a condition of their 52,000 peso bail was …
Edgar Matobato, who claims he used to be a hitman for President Duterte, is to file a case at the International Criminal Court (ICC) accusing him of crimes against humanity. …
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of the Solicitor General can’t agree on what charges jailed senator Leila de Lima should face in court. During a high court …
No longer will people visiting one of the Philippines’ most iconic tourist attractions have to spend hours bumping along winding roads. The department of tourism has announced a new air route …
A Scottish man must be hoping for a warm summer this year as he has begun importing Philippine nipa huts to his chilly home country. David Symon, from Argyll, was …
Japan is sending its largest warship into the South China Sea in what amounts to its biggest show of military force since World War Two. The three-month tour through the …