The ceasefire with communist rebels is officially over, as President Duterte warns there will be “no peace for a generation”. The president has been angered by the killing of six …
President Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon has said there is “no doubt” that America and China will go to war over the South China Sea. Bannon, considered one of the …
More than 300,000 Filipinos living illegally in the United States could face deportation, Manila’s special envoy to the USA has claimed. The claim comes just days after President Duterte said …
Plans have been announced to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the infamous “Bataan Death March”… with a fun run along the route of the wartime atrocity. It has also been …
Amnesty International has described the wave of killings unleashed by President Duterte’s anti-drug crusade as a “crime against humanity” and a “war on the poor”. A report released by the …
Nobody knows exactly how many people have been shot while singing My Way in Filipino karaoke bars. But there have been enough to merit a separate subcategory of crime known …
Since time immemorial, the people of Sagada have followed a unique and bizarre burial ritual. Instead of burying their relatives in the ground, they squash their bodies into tiny coffins and …
A giant pearl thought to be worth $130 million is now in private hands in the USA after being spirited out of the Philippines. The 81.5 pound pearl, believed to …
THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) has warned that foreigners who fail to report for annual registration will be deported from the Philippines. The strict policy comes as the BI confirmed …
We all know the story of how Oskar Schindler saved 1,200 Jews from the Holocaust, but it’s less well known that an equal number found sanctuary and safety in the …
Reshma Narasing is an avid traveller from India, who particularly loves to fly solo and get off the beaten track. Here, she shares some of her favourite experiences in the Philippines (and one …
President Duterte has threatened to tear up the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) after accusing US forces of stockpiling weaponry in his country. The president claims that the US is …
The Philippines National Police (PNP) is to suspend the war on drugs in order to purge rogue cops. As we reported yesterday (here), President Duterte said that although the force …
President Duterte has extended his war on drugs until the end of his term — even while admitting that the nation’s police are “corrupt to the core”. The death toll …
Filipino lawmakers are planning to ban business owners from contacting their employees outside office hours. Quezon City Representative Winston Castelo filed House Bill 4721, to give workers the “right to …
Child abuser Peter Scully has apparently been enjoying a VIP experience behind bars, amid fears he may still be running his vile on-line torture movie business from his cell. The …
Alecia Janeiro, an American who lives and works in South Korea, looks back on a time when she thought she was doomed to become a stateless, cashless, refugee in Taiwan. …
A top terror suspect with an FBI bounty of $5 million dollars on his head has been wounded — possibly fatally — in a clash between the Philippine armed forces and …
During her two years on the run, Liezyl Margallo (AKA Shannon Carpio) enjoyed a glamorous lifestyle, living in a high-end apartment and consorting with wealthy foreigners. Those who met her could …
Nearly 10,000 “undesirable aliens” were barred from entering the Philippines last year, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) has announced. It seems that Chinese people are the least desirable visitors, with …
With the “doomsday clock” having ticked a few more minutes towards midnight, it sometimes feels tempting to run away and hide from the world. If you are of this mind …
Anna Simms joined her daughter-in-law and grand-daughter at a local health-check for young children, part of a national campaign to prevent malnutrition. Here she recounts her experience of the grassroots …
The Department of Tourism has unveiled its first promotional video since it announced a plan to splurge a king’s ransom on a new slogan. Critics have been quick to mock the new campaign, pointing …
The partner in crime of depraved child abuser Peter Gerard Scully has been arrested after nearly two years on the run. Liezyl Margallo, aged 23, is alleged to have taken …
After years spent lagging behind its neighbours, the Philippines is catching up with the Asian tiger economies with some of the fastest growth rates in the world. It has been …
The leadership of the so-called Islamic State in Syria has contacted Abu Sayyaf terrorists instructing them to find a suitable area to found a caliphate in Mindinao. The Philippines defence …