Man arrested after girl, 15, escapes two-year captivity
Japanese police early Monday caught a 23-year-old man who had been sought since a teenage girl escaped his apartment after being held captive for nearly two years. The girl’s disappearance …
Miriam Defensor Santiago’s new role to protect the rule of law
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has accepted an invitation to the International Development Law Organisation in Rome. Santiago will join several international luminaries as part of IDLO’s International Advisory Council. Founded by …
SaSa Port modernisation project delayed in Davao City
The Department of Transportation and Communications pushed back the bid submission deadline for the Davao Sasa Port Modernisation deal. The delay is just part of a string of delays concerning …
Man posing as two-star general attempted to extort money
A Filipino posing as an Army major general was arrested after he attempted to extort money from several victims in Central Luzon. PNP arrested Salvador Escobar, alias “Army Maj. Gen. …
No bids for $2.7 billion dollar expressway project as election looms
A major Philippine infrastructure project received no bids by a Monday deadline, underscoring worries about the viability of the project and concern that plans could be changed or even scrapped …
Huge deals signed with Chinese firms for Philippine nickel
Global Ferronickel Holdings Inc , the Philippines’ second-biggest nickel ore miner, signed contracts with Chinese buyers, including Baosteel, equivalent to about 90 per cent of its nickel ore output target …
California bans commercial crab fishing due to excessive radiation in seafood
Last November, California state officials placed an indefinite hold on the commercial crab season, in order to protect public health. The reason given by the state was dangerously high levels …
Scientists may have found the key to curing autism, cancer and HIV
According to a study published in Cell, researchers have determined how to isolate and edit messenger RNA that carries genetic instructions from the cell’s nucleus to make new proteins for the first …
It’s official: Manila is the most disaster-prone city in the world
Countries and mega-cities across Asia are highly exposed to natural hazards ranging from cyclones to earthquakes, but people in sub-Saharan Africa are more vulnerable, according to a report released last …
Anonymous hack election commission raising concerns about scanner machines
Anonymous hackers defaced the Commission on Elections (Comelec) website Sunday night, and “requested” that the commission implement security features on Precinct-Count Optical Scanner machines. The hackers also questioned the accuracy …
Scores Killed in Easter Bombing at Pakistan Children’s Park
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – (AFP) – At least 65 people were killed and more than 200 injured when an apparent suicide bomb ripped through the parking lot of a crowded park …
Bangladesh asks for help to retrieve stolen millions
The Bangladesh central bank has asked the New York Fed and money laundering chiefs in the Philippines to help recover its stolen $81 million The news came as Finance Minister …
David Fagen: African-American soldier turned Filipino rebel leader
Hero or traitor? Opinion is starkly divided in the case of African-American David Fagen, who made headlines in the early 1900s when he defected to the Filipino side during the Philippine-American …
Man arrested with bomb says he was carrying it for communist group
A young man carrying an improvised explosive device was arrested at a Davao City checkpoint on Good Friday. 22-year-old Roy Bulat-Ag Morena of Kidapawan City, was arrested after he attempted …
Devastating fire on Mount Apo continues to spread
A fire has been raging on the Philippines’ tallest peak, Mt. Apo, since Saturday of Holy Week. A report shows that the fire began in the ‘blueberry’ area near the …
Filipino-American named outreach director for Hillary Clinton campaign
A Filipino-American has been appointed as the new Asian American Pacific Islander Outreach Director for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. Jason Tengco served as deputy director of the White House …
Chinese poachers caught by Taiwan coastguard in South China Sea
A Chinese fishing boat was caught illegally harvesting coral and endangered turtles in waters around the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands in the north of the contested South China Sea, Taipei’s Coast …
Philippines releases seized North Korean ship after UN lifts embargo
The Philippines has released a North Korean freighter it seized nearly a month ago under tough new UN sanctions, after no contraband was found onboard and the ship was cleared …
American teen in Pennsylvania caught in Philippine ‘sextortion’ scam
A teenager in Pennsylvania is in a bit of hot water after he responded to a scam originating from the Philippines. Pennsylvania State Police reported that a 15-year-old student from …
Baltimore man arrested for ordering online abuse of Filipino children
A Baltimore man has been arrested and charged with trafficking in child pornography. The charges stem from the discovery that he paid women in the Philippines to send him images …
Illegal Filipinos in Kuala Lumpur urged to get legit
The Philippine Embassy in Kuala Lumpur is urging undocumented Filipino workers in the country to take advantage of the Malaysian government’s ongoing rehiring programme. The programme aims to provide undocumented …
China destroys 35 tons of Philippine bananas amid South China Sea tensions
Customs authorities at the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen destroyed 34.78 tons of “substandard bananas” imported from the Philippines due to excessive pesticide use, state TV said on Saturday. The bananas, …
How ‘bikini airline’ helped create Vietnam’s first woman billionaire
Vietnamese Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao made her first million at 21 trading fax machines and latex rubber. Almost a quarter of a century later, she’s poised to become Southeast Asia’s first self-made …
“Time changes everything”: Rolling Stones arrive in Cuba
When Carlos Carnero’s rock band Los Kent plugged in guitars and drums to play Rolling Stones covers on Cuba’s Island of Pines in the 1960s, soldiers stopped the gig at …
Korean-American detained in Pyongyang ‘confesses’ to stealing secrets
A Korean-American detained in North Korea has confessed to stealing military secrets and plotting subversion with South Koreans, the North’s official news agency and foreign media reported on Friday. North …
New ‘fraud-proof’ Philippine E-Passport to be launched in April
Officials announced this week that the new and enhanced Philippine E-passport will be launched next month. The new, ‘true’ machine-readable passport is said to be part of the overhauling of …