Philippine snacks and beverage manufacturer Universal Robina Corp said on Wednesday it is buying the maker of Snack Brands Australia (SBA) for A$600 million ($460.86 million), expanding its portfolio in …
A mother who was seriously injured in an accident in Lucena City was transported to hospital where doctors discovered she had seven sachets of shabu in her vagina. Imba Masid Domacao, aged …
The Davao City Prosecutor’s Office has filed estafa charges against six people who are directly involved in the operation of a multi-level pyramid scam that solicits investments from people. Indicted …
A New Zealand man will face charges at court for abusing his girlfriend in Davao City. James Leonard Tu is charged with violation of RA 9262 after allegedly hitting and physically abusing his …
Two baggage handlers have been sacked after a new security firm hired by airline companies at Manila Airport found the pair stealing incoming luggage at night. Avomsi Secuirty said it has achieved a ‘zero-pilferage’ …
Rumours of Nazi gold – and Japanese treasure hidden in the Philippines – have swirled since the last great war ended. This week, a group of researchers in Poland will begin digging …
An American has been arrested by the Bureau of Immigration (BI) in Davao City under a warrant of arrest from the United States. 57-year-old Jeffrey Wayne Burge (aka Birge) was arrested at …
A Korean has been charged by the Davao City Prosecutor’s Office after he was involved in a road traffic accident. Moo Hee Lee,aged 49, a businessman and resident of Ladislawa Village …
Police have arrested two men at Phnom Penh Airport with nearly half a million dollars worth of cocaine in a suitcase. Arrested was 35-year-old Adrian-Calin Varadi, a Romanian who arrived from …
Three Chinese prisoners were stabbed to death by fellow inmates inside the Davao Penal and Prison Farm in Santo Tomas, Davao del Norte on Saturday. Davao del Norte provincial police identified …
So far at least eight people have been killed, and another eight wounded during anti-drug operations in the remote village of Midsayap, North Cotabato on Sunday. Four of the eight …
Radio DJ Karen Bordador and her boyfriend Emilio Lim were caught in a drug buy-bust operation in Pasig City – the couple were allegedly found with over three million pesos of illegal …
The head of Cotabato City’s anti-illegal drugs special operations task force was shot dead by two armed men riding-in-tandem on Saturday night in the town of Tacurong City, Sultan Kudarat. …
The mother of one of the most famous music groups in history has died at her home in Hollywood, Florida. Barbara Gibb passed away on Friday, August 12 – she …
VendeCafe, a new introduction into mini food courts has landed in Singapore, a first in the world. The new revolution simplifies ordering and receiving an entire meal at the touch of …
The lovable Kenny Baker, the British actor who help bring R2-D2 to fame in Star Wars movies, has died at his home in Preston, England, he was 81. In a …
Five people have been killed and tens of thousands have fled from floods caused by days of unrelenting rain, rescuers said on Sunday. Civil defence officials warned residents of Manila …
Hundreds of people rallied in stormy weather Sunday against President Duterte’s decision to allow Ferdinand Marcos to be buried in a heroes’ cemetery. About 1,500 protesters carrying a large streamer that …
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak says the implementation of peace in Mindanao will prevent the rising influence of Islamic State jihadists from entering Southeast Asia. The Malaysian government is brokering …
A Filipino woman has been arrested by authorities in Kuwait under the suspicion that she is a supporter of the so-called Islamic State (IS). Working as a housemaid, the Filipina …
Government prosecutors indicted four cops for the failure to account for two suitcases of shabu drugs confiscated in a buy-bust operation in 2013. Those indicted included Chief Insp. Bienvenido P. …
Five-year-old Graika Krisan Dael from Cebu has had a difficult life, first developing an eye tumor at the age of three, her left eye had to be removed due to …
Malaysian police have arrested nine militants, including two suspected of carrying out a grenade attack, claimed by Islamic State, at a nightspot on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur in June, …
A Customs examiner at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport will face trial in court after he supposedly stole 159,000 yen from a Japanese lawyer in April of 2015. The Office of …
On this day in 1898, the United States and Spain reached a ceasefire agreement after a brief conflict over Cuba and the Philippines. The war was a major milestone in American history …
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Mohamed Basheer, a lucky man in his day, had recently survived the crash-landing of a 777 Boeing jet at Dubai’s International Airport. Basheer considered himself …