On November 24, 1892, the 195km stretch of railway from Manila to Dagupan in Pangasinan was officially inaugurated. Transportation throughout the region of Luzon changed when the line was completed, …
A 70-year-old Korean man is dead and his wife injured after a speeding jeepney hit the two in La Paz district of Iloilo City on Sunday. Kwon Young Kwui and …
The Bureau of Immigration has deported a 68-year-old Chinese national after he threatened to block the APEC leader’s convoy and hang himself in front of the venue of the summit. …
The Bureau of Immigration has deported an Afghan protester for his attempt to create trouble during the APEC Summit. BI Associate Commissioner Gilber Repizo refused to name the 29-year-old Afghan. …
A girl who left home when she was 14 years old, has been found alive, living in an internet café. 24-year-old Xiao Yun left home 10 years ago after a …
Abu Sayyaf has lowered its expectations of a three-billion peso demand to 900 million pesos this weekend. The 900-million peso ransom is in exchange for the three foreigners who were kidnapped …
The Sydney Morning Herald revealed how child abusers are finding new destinations in which to indulge their perverted lusts. This content is written by Michael Bachelard, an investigative reporter for The …
The UK government will create a new £1-billion fund aimed at eradicating malaria and other infectious diseases. The Ross Fund will be run in partnership with US philanthropists, Bill and …
A court in Bohol has found a women guilty of the crime of online libel and has sentenced her to pay a fine of 6,000 pesos. The woman has also …
American John David Henderson and two others were injured in a motorcycle crash in Mandurriao district, Iloilo City last week. 63-year-old Henderson sustained cuts and bruises, while the other two …
A waitress who works at a KTV videoke bar in Angeles City has been stabbed to death by three robbers near her house in Malaigaya, Barangay Mabiga, Mabalacat City. 27-year-old Rhealyn Punla …
At least 14 people were wounded when a hand grenade was lobbed into a crowd enjoying a festival in Sultan Kudarat, on the island of Mindanao. Police say the the blast occurred …
“It’s a long time waiting” said one man – but the team of Rodrigo Duterte and Alan Cayetano have confirmed their intentions to run as the team. Senator Alan Peter …
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a tighter security inspection regime on both private and public vehicles that pass through the checkpoints surrounding Davao. “I request now the police …
WASHINGTON DC – Congress will enact a new law denying or revoking passports of US citizens who have not paid their taxes. The law is aimed at denying Americans who …
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has ordered an immediate investigation into the killing of Francisco “Isko” Zubieta, a former sales employee at Toyota Car Company in Davao City. Zubieta was …
A 21-year-old father set his aunt’s house on fire and took two children hostage in Cosulacion, Cebu. Jello Ray Ramos set his aunt’s house on fire, but the fire spread …
A two-year-old girl was killed when her next door neighbour barged into their house and slit her throat in Zamboanga City The girl, identified as Previous Lomec Midel, lived at Sitio …
Animal rights activists in Makati City were officially shut down on Wednesday morning after they tried to enter Ayala Avenue aboard a jeepney. The People for the Ethical Treatment of …
The Australian government has donated $2 million (AUD) for a programme that will protect children from online abuse and exploitation in the Philippines. Australia’s Foreign Minister, Julie Bishop announced the …
As reported by the London Evening Standard on Friday, an exasperated Vietnamese-Australian man who has had just about enough of Facebook and it’s control over his account. Mr Phuc Dat Bich has …
More than 5,000 workers of the Movie and Television Review and Claffication Board (MTRCB) have been accused of “Sleeping on the Job” by the Commission on Audits (COA). State audtiors …
Another passenger was apprehended at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport last Tuesday for bullet possession. Lilly Chung, 61, a Caticlan-bound passenger who was placed under custody for possession of three …
A group of at least 20 men stormed a radio station in Iloilo City early Thursday morning. CCTV footage showed the group drive up to the Carlos Uy Building along …
Luxury Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer will next week launch a smartwatch aimed at taking on the Apple Watch, but with an asking price of $15,000, the company chief said in …
The Office of Transportation Security (OTS) has released its results in the bullet planting scam known as ‘tanim-bala.’ The report – stating the bleeding obvious – found that most bullets …