China again destroys Philippine bananas – this time 60 tons
Officials in China again destroyed two batches of Philippine bananas on April 15. This time the quarantined batches were almost double that of the 35 tons from last time. Quarantine …
Sister of murdered nun Jacqueline Hamill denounces Duterte’s sick “joke”
Robin Haines Merill, the sister of Australian nun Jacquelin Hamill is outraged about the joke that Davao City Mayor, and presidential hopeful, Rodrigo Duterte made this week. Sister Hamill was raped …
Army major goes missing off Samal Island after scuba dive at Angel’s Cove
An Army Major from the Eastern Mindanao Command, otherwise known as Eastmincon, disappeared during a morning dive on Saturday. The dive took place off of Angel’s Cove in Talikud Island …
Davao crime: City has highest murder and second highest rape figures in Philippines
Davao crime, the truth: The Philippine National Police (PNP) has released figures that show the crime figures of the nation’s top 15 Chartered Cities. According to the report, Davao City is apparently the murder capital of …
Forbes’ Magazine lists the Philippines among top 20 countries to retire in
FORBES MAGAZINE, has listed the Philippines as the seventeenth best in the world to retire in. The magazine singled out Subic Bay and Tagatay as two particularly good places to spend your golden years. …
1930s Baguio City Vintage Poster
Baguio City, also known as the Summer Capital of the Philippines, served as the provincial capital from 1901 to 1916 but has since been independent after being converted to a …
Abu Sayyaf seize four Indonesians in southern Philippines
Islamist militants seized four Indonesian crew of a tugboat in the southern Philippines on Friday night, the third attack on slow moving vessels in about a month, a military spokesman …
Abu Sayyaf terrorists set deadline to behead foreign captives
Islamist militants have announced a new deadline of April 25 for the execution of three foreign captives and a Filipino, but scaled back their ransom demand in a video posted on social …
How Australian communist helped launch China’s top capitalist Jack Ma
A new book is set to reveal the surprising link between Jack Ma, founder of an online shopping giant, and a family from Down Under. In the book, Ma revealed a little-known story …
Cordova – Cebu City signs deal to bring third bridge to Metro Pacific tollways
A 27-billion peso deal has been signed between Cebu and Cordova for the third bridge project in the city. The project was signed Friday between Cebu City and Cordova – …
European motorcycle company partners with Ayala corp for Philippine manufacturing hub
MANILA, Philippines – Good news for the Philippines, Austria-based KTM Group will construct a manufacturing facility in the Philippines – producing motorcycles for the Chinese and Southeast Asia market. The …
Homeland security warns to uninstall QuickTime on Windows
The United States Department of Homeland Security is sending out a stern warning to those who have Windows in their laptops, home computers and more – to uninstall QuickTime immediately. …
China says enhanced US-Philippine military ties invoke ‘Cold War mentality’
Plans to deepen US-Philippine military ties, including joint patrols in the South China Sea, reflect a “Cold War mentality”, China’s defense ministry said, pledging to resolutely oppose any infringement on …
Philippines rejects Islamic State’s claim that it killed 100 troops
The Philippines has dismissed as “purely propaganda” Islamic State’s claim that its militants killed scores of government troops in ambushes and said there was no evidence directly linking southern Muslim …
British man and local wife arrested for knife attack on woman who used well
A British man and his Filipina wife were arrested and charged for attacking their neighbour who was taking water from their privately owned deep well in Sitio Sanggutan, Daanlungsod, Medellin. 24-year-old Maricel …
Paupau New Guinea plane crash kills 12, including Australian
Twelve people, including one Australian, are dead after a light aircraft crashed just short of a remote runway in Papua New Guinea. The aircraft was flying in the rugged western …
USA and Philippines launch joint South China Sea patrols
The US said on Thursday that it had launched joint South China Sea naval patrols with the Philippines, escalating its presence as it accused Beijing of “militarising” a region which …
US troops and Philippine police in hot water over bar brawl in Palawan
American troops involved in a bar brawl with Filipino policemen in a Puerta Princesa, Palawan, are likely to find themselves in hot water. The fight broke out on April 2 …
US announces ramped-up military presence in the Philippines
US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Thursday that US troops and military equipment would be sent on regular rotations in the Philippines and that the two countries had started …
Davao City council approves free city-wide wifi
Davao City Council has approved a second reading on a request to authorise Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to enter into an agreement to bring free Wifi to the city. The Free …
Bureau of Immigration tightens screening of foreigners
Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Ronaldo Geron has directed newly installed BI intelligence chief Rommel De Leon to tighten security and monitoring of “all foreigners” entering the Philippines. Mr Geron said …
Islamic State jihadists behead two kidnapped hostages in Lanao del Sur
Military officials confirmed that two hostages have been decapitated by IS Group jihadists in the hills of Butig, Lanao del Sur on Monday. Military officials said that the bodies of …
Thai Prime Minister says: “Women in skimpy clothes like unwrapped candies”
The highly blunt-speaking Thai Prime Minister advised his country’s young women this week not to dress too revealingly, otherwise they will be shunned like a piece of toffee without its …
Chinese-Canadian man smuggled turtles in his pants
A Canadian man who repeatedly entered Michigan to buy and ship thousands of turtles to his native China only to be caught with 51 of them strapped to his legs …
Alibaba buys control of Lazada in $1-billion bet on Southeast Asian eCommerce
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Southeast Asian online retailer Lazada Group for about $1 billion, its biggest deal overseas, as the Chinese ecommerce …
World Bank allots 12 billion pesos for Mindanao rural development
The World Bank has allotted 12-billion pesos for rural development projects in Mindanao under the the PRDP – or Philippine Rural Development Project. The amount will be awarded by the …