Makati police shut down PETA activists dressed as animals
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 …
Australia donates $2 million to protect children from online exploitation
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 …
Vietnamese-Australian called “Phuc Dat Bich” repeatedly taken off Facebook
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 …
5,000 film censors accused of sleeping on the job
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 …
Yet another traveller arrested for carrying bullets at NAIA
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 …
Men who stormed Iloilo City radio station could have drug links
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 …
TAG Heuer offers $15,000 smartwatch for ‘discrete clientele’
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 …
What took so long? 17 airport security staff sacked over bullet planting scam
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 …
Think tank ranks Philippines ninth in Global Terrorism Index
The Philippines ranks ninth out of 162 countries who are heavily affected by terrorism. This according to a new ‘think tank’ index by the Institute for Economics and Peace’s Global …
US will give $259 million to allies with claims on the South China Sea
The United States announced this week, just before the start of the APEC Summit in Manila, that they would provide $259 million to its Southeastern Asian Allies for their maritime …
Group vows to fight for medical marijuana law in the Philippines
The Philippine Cannabis Compassion Society has vowed it will fight for approval to legalise the use of medical marijuana in the country. The group hopes to push onward through the …
17-year-old girl arrested for kidnapping two children in Manila slum
A 17-year-old girl has been arrested and charged for her part an attempted kidnapping of two young girls in the Tondo area of Manila last week. Residents of Sandino Street …
Criminology student shot by member of presidential security team
A criminology student was shot by a member of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) on Saturday in Sampaloc, Manila. The Presidential Security Group is responsible for protecting the president of the Philippines. The PSG …
Student arrested after killing neighbour after cock fight dispute
A ninth grade student of Candoni National High School was arrested by police in a follow-up operation after he was accused of killing his next door neighbour on Monday. Police …
Filipino charity scammer who molested 16-year-old girl jailed in Singapore
A 20-year-old Filipino was jailed for two weeks on Wednesday after he was caught scamming people and reportedly molesting a 16-year-old girl. Neil Christian Alejandro Casiano was arrested after he …
Five Abu Sayyaf terrorists get life sentences for kidnapping woman in 2008
A high ranking Abu Sayyaf leader and four cohorts were all sentenced to life in prison after they were found guilty of the 2008 kidnapping of a Filipino female nurse. …
Airport chief claims he wasn’t “in the loop” about bullet planting scam
Defiance has once again reared its head in a Senate hearing on the ‘tanim-bala’ bullet planting scam. General manager Jose Honrado continually repeated himself as he was questioned by senator …
American missionary gets four cops fired after proving bullet planting scam
Four police officers have been sacked after a video of their bullet planting scam extortion attempt went viral. The firing comes the the video proved beyond all doubt that the American Missionary …
Manila and Cebu rank low as ‘liveable and competitive’ cities in Asia-Pacific
Manila and Cebu both ranked in the lower scales of “livable and competitive” cities in Asia-Pacific region in a new study by Building Better Cities. The report showed 28 urban …
Australia to donate $4 million to boost peace process in Mindanao
The Australian government has confirmed it will support the peace process in Mindanao with $4 millon (AUD) over a three-year period. The government has stated it will commit itself to promoting …
5,000 marijuana plants uprooted in Kiblawan, Davao del Sur
The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has uprooted more than 5,000 marijuana plants in the town of Kiblawan, Davao Del Sur. A spokesman for the PDEA said nobody was arrested in …
Saddle up: New cycling cops preparing to hit the streets of Davao City
A newly-created bicycle patrol unit will undergo training before hitting the streets of Davao City. Davao City Police Office (DCPO) said that a series of training exercises will be implemented before …
Bomb explodes outside SM Mall’s van terminal in Davao City
A bomb planted or transported at the SM Mall, Ecoland in Davao City hurt one van driver when it exploded at 9.45am on Wednesday. . Davao City Police say the passenger …
Abu Sayyaf behead Malaysian hostage Bernard Ghen Ted Fen in Sulu
A Malaysian kidnapping victim was reportedly beheaded by Aby Sayyaf on Tuesday evening. Abu Sayyaf warned the family and the Malaysian government that they would behead Bernard Ghen Ted Fen if their …
Seventh Day Adventists caught up in $5 million fake currency swoop
About $5 million worth of fake US bills have been confiscated from two suspects in an entrapment scheme at Giasano Grand Mall. Arrested were Erwin Sicano and Frelie Toldano both residents of …
Man arrested in Bacolod City for large-scale pyramid scam
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Bacolod City has filed a case against Jorge Obenita III of San Mateo, Rizal, for large scale estafa (swindling). Obenita is the manger …