Filipino arrested for robbing foreign journalist at gunpoint
A member of the notorious criminal gang ‘Batang City Jail,’ or BCT, was arrested by police in Manila on Thursday. Police say the victim, 59-year-old Timothy Arthur O’Leary, was staying …
Interpol border security campaign to target terror suspects
Strengthening border security networks to prevent the movement of criminals and terror suspects was the focus of an Interpol-led operation at main transit hubs within the Association of Southeast Asian …
Japanese teenager discovers her father dead in Davao City bathroom
A Japanese man was found dead inside his residence in Tugbok, Davao City, on Wednesday afternoon. 54-year-old Hiroshi Nishikawa was discovered in his bathroom at Los Amigos, Tugbok. Nishikawa was a truck …
Marines: Man in Iwo Jima flag raising photo was misidentified
One of the six men long identified in an iconic World War II photograph showing the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima was actually not in the image, …
Swiss sex crime suspect jumps to his death from ship in Cebu
A Swiss man who was facing charges of human trafficking, abuse, and possession of child pornography has jumped to his death while onboard a ship after his court hearing on Monday. 67-year-old Walter …
Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad may be freed by Abu Sayyaf
With the release of Filipina Marites Flor today, news has come that incoming President Rodrigo Duterte has possibly negotiated the release of Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad. In a report by the …
Fugitive Bangladeshi murderer arrested in Cagayan de Oro City
Police have arrested a fugitive Bangladeshi who is wanted in three countries around the world. 49-year-old Asif Iqbal Ahmed was arrested on Tuesday in Cagayan de Oro City by Provincial Anti-illegal …
Filipina hostage Marites Flor freed by Abu Sayyaf terrorists
Filipina Marites Flor, one of four hostages taken from Oceanview Marina on Samal Island in September, has been freed by her captors. Flor was one of two remaining hostages from …
Filipino in Guam faces charges of human trafficking and visa fraud
A Filipino music producer in Guam is facing 29 felony charges of visa fraud, as well as conspiracy to commit visa fraud, alien trafficking, and harbouring undocumented aliens. He will …
Indonesia to halt coal shipments after latest terrorist abduction
Indonesia has given the Philippines notice that they will discontinue shipping coal to the country until the waters surrounding Sulu are secure. Just yesterday the Indonesian government announced that seven …
Philippine army uncovers abandoned Abu Sayyaf camps
The Philippine Army has been chasing the Abu Sayyaf group through the jungles of Jolo in an attempt to capture, if not kill, the terrorist organisation from its stronghold in …
Seven Indonesian sailors kidnapped in Sulu Sea
Seven Indonesian sailors have been kidnapped in the region of the Sulu Sea, the latest in a string of abductions in the waters between the two countries. Indonesia’s foreign minister …
BREXIT: UK votes to leave EU in historic divorce
Britain has voted to leave the European Union. World financial markets dived as nearly complete results showed a 51.7/48.3 percent split for leaving. Sterling suffered its biggest one-day fall against …
Police ‘rescue’ 29 Filipinas working in Malaysian bars
Police in Malaysia ‘rescued’ 29 Filipinas working in bars in the town of Bintulu in the Malaysian state of Sarawak on June 9. The Philippines Embassy brought the trafficking issue to …
78 killed and 500 hurt by freak storms in Eastern China
Hurricane-force winds, freak hailstorms, pounding rain and a tornado killed 78 people in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu on Thursday and injured nearly 500 others, Xinhua reported. Whole villages were …
Case dismissed against airport workers who planted bullets on American
The Department of Justice (DOJ) will dismiss complaints against airport security officers charged in a bullet planting case involving American Lane Michael White. The case involved the obvious scam against Lane Michael …
Communists issue ultimatum: Kick American forces out of the Philippines
In a report by Maharlikan News, the Communist Part of the Philippines, alongside the New People’s Army (NPA) have made an ultimatum to incoming President Rodrigo Duterte, saying that if …
China’s official newspaper lambasts US aircraft carrier deployment
China’s top newspaper strongly criticised the United States on Wednesday after it deployed two aircraft carriers on a training mission in East Asia where military tensions have risen amid China’s …
Islamic State releases radicalisation video for the Philippines
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has released a video in an attempt to radicalise and recruit fighters within the Philippines and several neighbouring countries on Wednesday. The SITE …
Canadian and Australian arrested for drug offences in Makati
A Canadian and Australian have been arrested in Makati City after a police buy-bust anti-drug operation on Monday. Canadian Jeremy Eaton, and Australian Damian John Berg were arrested by PNP officers …
World War Two hero, Corporal Magdalena Leones, dies aged 95
Corporal Magdalena Estoista Leones, the only Asian woman to receive the US Silver Star medal, has died at her home in Daly City, California. Leones made history after receiving the Silver Star …
WATCH: The Sealander – a camper and boat all-in-one
The all-new Sealander is a unique pull behind, lightweight travel trailer and small yacht all in one. Its lightweight design allows you to tow the Sealander behind any type of …
Priest’s boyfriend nabbed after attempting to blackmail his lover
A male nurse, the boyfriend of a priest in the Diocese of Sorsogon, has been arrested for extortion. 26-year-old Leo Funtanares of Gubat, Sorsogon threatened to reveal his romantic relationship with his alleged …
Duterte open to increase foreign business ownership
Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte has said he is open to increasing foreign ownership in business corporations in the country. He said: “I can be comfortable with 70-30 per cent” – he …
Bank of the Philippines predicts 50 pesos to one Dollar in 2017
In a recent report issued by the Bank of the Philippines (BPI) predicts the peso to slide while the United States Federal Reserve could take a potential rate hike, creating …
Poor performance of Bar exam takers appalls Supreme Court justice
Associate Justice Arturo Brion is dismayed at the poor performance and awful English skills of those who took the Bar in 2015. Brion said that the pass rates of law schools …