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 …
Five Filipinos and two Malaysians have been arrested in Sabah, Malaysia, over alleged links to so-called Islamic State (IS). Two Filipinos who are permanent residents of Sabah were arrested over …
Getting around China — one of the largest countries in the world and certainly the most populous — can be daunting. Here avid traveller and tour guide Benjamin Johnson offers …
An American was locked up by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Central Visayas after it was discovered there was a warrant out for his arrest for the sexual assault …
Moves to roll out free public wifi across the Philippines are moving on apace. The Senate is expected to approve a bill today (Monday, March 13) before returning it to …
The Swedish Ambassador has suggested that furniture and homeware giant IKEA could finally be coming to the Philippines. Speaking at an event marking 70 years of diplomatic relations between the …
An Irish nun who was savagely attacked at her convent in Zamboanga del Sur is still awaiting urgent surgery after a gruelling overland journey to Manila. As we previously reported …
Police are investigating the murder of a retired US marine who was shot while driving with his wife in Biliran town on Friday afternoon. Provincial police chief Lito Bigoy said investigators …
If you’re planning to get drunk in the streets of Parañaque City any time soon, you may want to think about hitting the gym first. A campaign against curfew violators …
A few years ago there was an extremely poorly behaved Icelandic volcano (Eyjafjallajökull, since you ask) which resulted in the shut down of all air traffic over Europe. At the time I …
A new flight service connecting Clark with Shanghai will help link the airport cities across Europe, North America and the rest of the world. China Eastern airline is now in …
Despite claims of military successes against Abu Sayyaf, the Islamic State-affiliated terrorists have taken another hostage — this time a local school teacher. Colonel Cirilito Sobejana Jr, commander of the …
Imprisoned senator Leila de Lima has issued another fierce broadside against President Duterte — saying that the convention of presidential immunity should not shield him from justice for his alleged …
A Canadian man is facing 19 child pornography charges relating to online activity with youngsters in the Philippines and Romania. Philip Michael Chicoine, aged 27 and from Saskatoon, is accused …
A member of the Philippine Congress has said that firing squad death sentences should be broadcast live on television. La Union Representative Sandra Young Eriguel said people should watch the …
A Swiss man is facing trial charged with sexually abusing more than 80 boys – some as young as nine – in Thailand, Swiss authorities have announced. The man, who …
A Polish tourist has denied raping a 27-year-old woman at a Cebu hotel — saying she set him up after he refused to give her money. Jerzy Krzysztof Horbaczewski, aged …
Washington could suspend military aid to the Philippines if soldiers are deployed to President Duterte’s war drugs, an American analyst said today (Friday March 10). He also said that annual …
Peasant food in the provinces: Bring on the meatballs Here we were last night sitting on the sofa staring at the idiot box and wondering what on earth to make …