A one-month-old kitten has recovered after being found wandering the streets of Manila with her eyes, ears and nose stitched together. The cruelly tortured creature, now named July, was found …
As any foreigner who lives outside of the major cities knows, things can be pretty basic in the provinces. For those accustomed to a diet with red meat and green leafy …
When you travel in Southeast Asia, all sorts of things can leave you scratching your head. But for me, one of the biggest mysteries is the amount of utterly weird slogans that …
Singapore’s public court sentenced a senior security specialist to 11 months in jail and three strokes of the cane for repeatedly molesting his Filipina domestic helper. Singapore permanent resident Jacob …
We may now be in the season of Lent, but that doesn’t mean all the fun and games are put on hold. Throughout the month of March the Philippines will …
A man born without legs has not let his disability stop him working as a traffic controller in Cebu City. For five years Magdalino Borces has been a familiar sight …
The Battle of Manila — one of the greatest tragedies of World War Two — finally ended on as the city was liberated on March 3, 1945. To give some …
As I’m sure many expats have heard by now, those of us who are taking advantage of local rates for Philhealth are about to have our premiums go up. Rather …
Over the past few years in the Philippines, I’ve come across a truly staggering array of foreigners who call the country home. There is more than enough material for a very …
A former schoolteacher from California’s Orange County who molested girls in the Philippines has been jailed for 190 years. Robert Ruben Ornelas, aged 66, was found guilty of filming himself …
President Duterte has relaunched his war on drugs, despite calls for extra manpower to be deployed against Abu Sayyaf and other terror groups. Less than a month after the Philippine …
Although the armed forces continue to make inroads against their strongholds, Abu Sayyaf remain a force to be reckoned with. For years, the militants have maintained a reign of terror …
Opposition senator Antonio Trillanes IV has claimed that President Duterte made plans to have him killed. Sen. Trillanes quoted self-confessed leader of the Davao Death Squad, Arturo Lascañas, who claims …
The self-confessed leader of Davao Death Squad has explained why he originally denied his role in the group when he appeared before a Senate hearing last year. In a 12-page …
German hostage Jurgen Kantner has been beheaded by Abu Sayyaf terrorists after the deadline for a $600,000 ransom demand passed on Saturday. The brief video was circulated on Monday by …
President Duterte has tightened his grip on power by stripping allies of jailed senator Leila de Lima of senior roles in the government. In a motion led by boxer-turned-senator Manny Pacquiao, …
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs had until three weeks ago driven the trade in crystal methamphetamine underground, according to residents and drug users in some of the slum …
I was going on one of my trips down memory lane this morning. Once a month or so I engage in an unfettered gluttonous indulgence in the news from some …
Manny Pacquiao has agreed to fight Britain’s Olympic silver medallist Amir Khan on April 23, in what has already been billed as a “super fight”. The 38-year-old Pacquiao, who currently sits …
A veteran journalist and historian has expressed fears that President Duterte’s plan for a federal constitution could see the return of the Marcos dynasty to power. Raissa Robles believes that …
Police used water cannons to prevent protesters breaking into the American Embassy in Manila today (Saturday, February 25). The clash broke out after protesters marched from Kalaw Avenue to the …
One of the four cigarette boxes given by President Ferdinand Marcos to President John F Kennedy (JFK) has sold at auction for $8,250. The empty wooden box — engraved with …
Jailed senator Leila de Lima has issued a defiant broadside against President Duterte and his allies. De Lima, who was arrested for drugs charges dating back to her tenure as …
A monstrous carcass, seemingly covered with long white hair, has caused confusion and alarm after washing ashore in the Philippines. The remains of the creature measured 15ft from end to …
Grisly details of the murder by strangulation of kidnapped Korean Ji Ick Joo at national police headquarters have been heard at a senate hearing. Rogue cops suspected of carrying out …
Two women were injured when a waiting shed collapsed during a magnitude 4.6 earthquake in Southern Mindanao yesterday (Thursday, February 23). The tremor occurred at 9.50am with an epicentre about six miles …