The recent years have witnessed an upswing in the tourism industry. According to Colliers International’s Second Quarter 2015 Research and Forecast Report on the Philippines, the number of foreign arrivals …
AXA, global leader in insurance, was recently recognized as the number one global insurance brand by Inter-brand for the seventh consecutive year (2009-2015). According to Inter-brand, the world’s leading brand …
US motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson is opening its first dealership in the southern Philippines. In a press conference, Harley-Davidson announced the company is set to open a showroom at the RDAK …
An American has been rescued off the coast of Dumaguete City after he was found floating. A video of the rescue had been posted by Don Don Marvin on his …
Recruitment through online hiring continues a downward spiral in the Philippines according to Monstor.com. The negative trend has fallen sharply, as much as 36 per cent over the past few …
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has filed charges against an American who they say is operating a call centre without a permit in Cebu City. Jason Jeremiah Gentry has …
American Nobel laureate for chemistry Richard Heck, who designed a method of building complex molecules that has helped fight cancer, protect crops and make electronic devices, has been buried in …
Two photographs of the four people kidnapped from Samal Island have been released. The “proof of life” photographs show John Ridsdel, Robert Hall, Marites Flor and Kjartan Sekkingstad being held …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced Tuesday that Seongdeo Cho, who escaped from the Bicutan holding facility, has at least ten accomplices who he paid a sum of one million pesos …
For the first time in history, the Emperor and Empress of Japan will visit the Philippines in early 2016. Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko have accepted the invitation of President …
With a surprise announcement during a book signing event, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago revealed her run for president of the Philippines in 2016. Santiago was coy about her revelation saying: “I …
House Representative Sherwin Gatchalian of the National People’s Coalition has warned law enforcement agencies of a “new wave of kidnappings” in Mindanao. Gatchalian made the announcement in Valenzuela City and …
Swiss man Paul Gershwiler has published a book on the love of his life, the town of Argao, Cebu. The book, entitled Argao: In Search of a Usable Past takes …
The Philippines National Police have busted an online prostitution ring involving transsexuals operating in the Camanava region of Metro Manila. PNP officers launched a series of raids last Thursday night …
The Land Transportation Office of the Philippines is proposing changes to the issuance of driving licences, as well as the age a person is allowed to have a licence. The …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has issued a warning about illegal recruitment syndicates issuing fake Overseas Employment Certificates (OECs). BI Commissioner Siegfred B. Mison said that these syndicates deceive OFWs by giving them …
A verifiable intelligence source says negotiations are ongoing for the release of the three foreigners and one Filipina who were kidnapped from the marina/resort on Samal Island last month. The …
Two foreigners, a British man and an Australian, fell prey to thieves in Ermita, Manila region in two separate instances this past week. 24-year-old Justin Davare, from Australia, told police …
American chemist Richard Heck has died in Manila at the age of 84. Heck has lived in the Philippines and had been married to a Filipina woman, who died in …
The crew of MV Cecilia had to think quickly this past Saturday when a group of hijacking sea pirates attempted to overtake them off the coast of Balut Island. The …
Authorities have arrested the owner of the getaway van used by the kidnappers to abduct a former Italian priest in Dipolog City. Zamboanga del Norte police director Redentor Retusto identified …
A Filipino man has been sentenced to eight years behind bars for simply snatching a mobile cell phone from a woman in Mandaluyong City two years ago. Judge Carlos Valenzuela …
With a population of more than 100 million people, the Philippines is the thirteenth largest Internet audience in the world. As such, it has a huge potential when it comes …
A joint operation by the Criminal Investigation & Detection Group, the National Meat Inspection Service, Baguio City Veterinary Office and animal rights groups has found four restaurants in Baguio City serving dog …
The Philippines is the third worst place to die in the world, after Iraq and Bangladesh. The study is overseen by the Economist Intelligence Unit report and is commissioned by the Lien Foundation, …
So far at least ten inmates have died in a fire that hit a maximum security compound at the Leyte Regional Prison in the town of Abuyog, Leyte on Thursday …