Two sisters who ran a ‘cyberporn’ operation involving children as young as eight months have been arrested. Thirteen infants and children were rescued when the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) …
Beijing has denied reports that it is planning to build an environmental monitoring station on the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. After a tense standoff with Philippine …
Singapore has been named the world’s most expensive city for a fourth year in The Economist’s annual Worldwide Cost of Living Survey. The magazine’s 2017 report is dominated by Asian cities, …
A New York Times article about President Duterte’s upbringing and background has been dismissed by the Malacañang as a “hack job”. “One would expect more from The New York Times,” presidential …
Apparently, it’s all the media’s fault that the war on drugs is keeping tourists away from the Philippines. This is according to Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo, who is currently enjoying …
A Baltimore man pleaded guilty on Monday to charges of producing child pornography involving prepubescent Filipino children. Louis Francis Bradley, aged 66, already has four previous state convictions related to …
While it may seem that Islamic suicide attacks are a distinctly “modern” phenomenon, there is actually a long tradition of such warfare in the Philippines. Known as the Juramentados, these attackers …
North Korea has released a propaganda film showing the ‘destruction’ of a US aircraft carrier and bomber jet. The video released by state media claims that the US would “perish” if …
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 …