Cebu City introduces “smelly fish for smelly garbage” scheme
Residents of Guadalupe will be the first in a new scheme to reward people for taking their trash directly to garbage trucks instead of leaving it by the roadside, or expecting …
House Bill 3556 – regulating outsourcing – to become part of labour code
A new bill was introduced in the house this week – House Bill 3556, also known as An Act Regulating Outsourcing of Work, will amend Article 106 of the Philippine …
Mindanao quake: Experts say quake will come “sooner rather than later”
A series of quakes has rattled the Davao City region along a known fault line that runs across the eastern coastal region of Central Mindanao. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and …
Philippines credit rating upgrade unlikely due to Duterte’s “volatility”
The Philippines is unlikely to get a Standard & Poor’s credit rating upgrade, the agency said on Wednesday, citing President Duterte’s unpredictability and uncertainty over his policies. S&P also raised …
Foreigners shun Philippine stocks as Duterte loses lustre: Bloomberg
Bloomberg economists posted a convincing chart this week and had this to say about the out flowing money from the Philippines over the past 20 plus days: “The money that …
Filipino soldier arrested for selling assault rifles to Abu Sayyaf terrorists
Joint operatives from the Philippine Army and the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group have arrested a soldier for selling weapons and ammunition to “lawless elements” in Mindanao. Authorities took down Technical Sergeant Santiago Caasi, assigned …
Online torture: Peter Scully charged with 69 counts of child sex abuse
Australian child abuser Peter Scully will be formally indicted with 69 counts of sexual and physical abuse involving a trail of murder, sexual abuse, videos and an endless stream of cohorts …
Opinion: Newton’s third law and Duterte’s war on drugs
For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. That’s Newton’s third law, and it’s something that is inescapable. It holds true across everything from the physics of our …
Abu Sayyaf terror group claims responsibility for Davao City bombing
The terrorist group Abu Sayyaf has taken responsibility for bombing the Davao City night market on Friday. So far, the bombing has claimed at least 14 lives and injured 71 others. …
At least 14 killed in bomb attack on Davao City night market
So far at least 14 people have been killed and over 60 wounded in a bomb attack at Davao City’s night market on Roxas street. Authorities say that out of …
Police still hunting Filipino-American for year 2000 murder
A Filipino American is on the run after gunning down a 19-year-old in 2000, he was last seen in Manila, Philippines, and has known contact with family in the US. …
Child abuser gets life in prison for filming perverted sex shows with toddlers
A British pub landlord has been committed to prison for life over filming himself with children – some of them as young as 17 months – in the Philippines. David Shepherd, aged 60, was …
PhilHealth to cover drug rehabilitation in healthcare policy
Officials involved in the healthcare industry within the Philippines have announced that PhilHealth will soon include drug rehabilitation in their coverage in an agreement between it and the local governing …
Zika: Australia, Taiwan and South Korea issue travel warnings for Singapore
Australia, Taiwan and South Korea have advised pregnant women and those attempting to get pregnant to avoid travel to Singapore after an outbreak of the Zika virus infected more than …
Thai police link beach-town bombings to Muslim insurgency
Thai police have identified a third suspect wanted in connection with a wave of bombs in tourist towns this month and have linked the attacks to Muslim separatists operating in the …
Some hotels in Chinese city block people from five Muslim countries
Police have ordered some low-end hotels in the Chinese city of Guangzhou not to allow guests from five Muslim-majority countries to stay. Three hotels with rooms costing about 150 yuan ($23) …
Philippine government and communist rebels sign ceasefire deal
The government and Maoist-led rebels have agreed indefinite ceasefires as part of an accord to accelerate efforts to end a conflict that has lasted almost five decades and left at least …
Carfentanil: Heroin laced with elephant tranquilliser hits American streets
The American heroin epidemic has entered a new phase of stronger and more deadly doses in the past few weeks. Carfentanil, a drug which is 10,000 times stronger than morphine, …
USA urges Duterte government to comply with human rights laws
The US government has again urged the Philippines to comply with human rights commitments amid the rising number of killings and murders involving drug-related police operations. The United Nations has also …
Indonesian immigration reviews visa free travel due to crimes by foreigners
The Indonesian government is reviewing its visa-free travel policy due to rising crime involving foreigners. Spokeswoman for the Law and Human Rights Ministry’s Immigration Directorate General, Heru Santoso, said the …
Hong Kong confirms first case of Zika virus
Hong Kong has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus this week – putting the Asian financial centre on high alert. Controller of the Centre for Health Protection of …
Filipino dies in drug-induced ritual in Peru
A Filipino tourist has died after he was drug induced during a ritual in Peru. A plant called Ayahuasca is known to make its user hallucinate, though the results vary from …
Bureau of immigration wants details of all plane passengers before landing
The Bureau of Immigration is attempting to get approval so they can receive live reports on passenger manifests from inbound flights to the Philippines. Maria Antonette Mangrobang, a BI spokesperson, …
Belgian police shoot Filipino woman who attacked three people with knife
A Filipino woman was shot after she ran amok and stabbed three people on Monday afternoon in the city of Brussels. The 52-year-old’s name has not been released by authorities, …
Poor fisherman kept world’s largest pearl under his bed ‘for luck’
A poor fisherman found what is thought to be the world’s largest pearl, but hid it under his bed for a decade without knowing its worth. The man found the …
Duterte pays 50-million pesos ransom for Abu Sayyaf hostage
In what many are saying is the worst move President Duterte could have made, he has handed-over a massive 50-million peso ransom for the release of the last Samal Island hostage …