The Commission on Human Rights is seeking the filing of charges against 11 police officers after they raided a residence of a former councillor of Talusan, Zamboanga Sibugay during the …
I wanted to post this story so that people know and remember Robert Hall for the man he was. Like his friend and fellow Canadian John Ridsdel, Robert was a …
A Filipino caretaker of an apartment complex owned by a Japanese man has been arrested for falsifying rental documents in Clark. Agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group arrested 37-year-old Alfie …
An American and a small group of Filipino protesters set sail for Scarborough Shoal on Independence Day in the Philippines. The group was said to be doing fine until they …
Microsoft has acquired the professional social network LinkedIn Corp. in a deal worth $26.2 billion. The deal is marked as the largest technology-industry deal on record. The deal puts Microsoft …
A decapitated head has been discovered in the region of Jolo, Sulu, late Monday night – some five hours after Abu Sayyaf claimed they beheaded Canadian captive Robert Hall. Police …
Abu Sayyaf has announced it has killed hostage Robert Hall after his family and government were unable to meet their multi-million dollar ransom. The terrorist organisation said they killed Mr Hall on …
Police have arrested a man suspected of kidnapping Italian businessman and retired Catholic priest Rolando del Torchio of Dipolog City. Del Torchio was abducted at his pizza shop in Dipolog …
President-elect Duterte is considering implementing martial law in the Sulu Archipelago in an attempt to eliminate Abu Sayyaf. The terrorist group has continually engaged in high-profile kidnappings, often targeting business owners and …
The United States has tagged the Philippines Communist Party’s leader and his organisation as a ‘terrorist group’ which may spoil Jose Ma. Sison’s expected return to the Philippines. An ‘open door’ …
Eighty-five years ago this month, the largest pearl ever discovered – the legendary Pearl of Allah – was found in the Palawan Sea. The discovery in June, 1934, was made at Palawan’s …
Though many are voicing the approval of President-elect Duterte’s approval to kill all drug dealers and criminals – this week it appears the drug dealers lashed back and killed a …
A proposal which could cost as much as much as $100 million or about 4.6 billion pesos, would bring a new bridge to the island of Boracay. The 1.9km bridge would …
Quezon City Police have arrested two Nigerians in a buy-bust operation last week. 34-year-old Charles Ujam and 26-year-old Uche Adache both of Las Piñas City were arrested at about 3am …
A teenager has stabbed a Taiwanese pensioner to death, while injuring the victim’s wife during a robbery/break-in at the couple’s home in Rizal, Nueva Ecija. The 15-year-old stabbed businessman Pai Chi …
28 angry male residents attempted, but failed, to secure an unruly Korean man after he touched the breasts of a woman while drunk in Sta. Ana, Manila. The angry mob attempted …
A Chinese man will be charged with murder after police say he killed his homosexual partner and stuffed his body into a large piece of travel luggage. 25-year-old Tsai Che Yu …
The Communist Party of the Philippines, and its armed wing the New People’s Army-National Democratic Front, has developed into a ‘terrorist group’ given the path of violence it has chosen over …
Police Anti-Cybercrime officers arrested 28 people involved in a global ‘sextortion’ ring in Olongapo City. Police raided a house in the city limits on Wednesday. Authorities say that the group was involved …
President-elect Duterte warned mining companies to “shape up”, as he signalled he would prefer ownership of mining assets to be left to local investors. He also said the incoming government …
Six months after 195 nations vowed tougher action to curb global warming, the problem has only grown worse, with higher accumulations of greenhouse gas emissions, record worldwide temperatures and widespread coral bleaching from hotter ocean waters. …
The Department of Finance (DOF) has proposed to president-elect Duterte that raising the VAT to 14 per cent would be a good idea for the country. Currently those living in the Philippines …
More than 60 years ago, a bicycle thief in Louisville, Kentucky, unknowingly set in motion one of the most amazing sports careers in history. An angry 12-year-old Cassius Clay went …
Former world heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was close to death in a Phoenix-area hospital on Friday, a source close to the family said. Ali, one of the best-known figures of …
The Philippine telecoms regulator has given the country’s two main operators a year to boost chronically slow internet speeds or it will revoke approval to take over prized spectrum agreed …
The country’s President-elect, Rodrigo Duterte, told reporters on Thursday he offered “no apologies for his fierce criticism of the country’s media”, insisting most journalists are nothing more than “Vultures.” On …