Four people were killed in an apparent massacre in Davao City on Wednesday. The victims, including a 12-year-old girl, were killed while they slept in Block #7, in El Rio, Catalunan Pequeño. …
Police have arrested a woman who pretended that she and her four-year-old son had been kidnapped in Manila. The supposed kidnappers demanded 100,000 pesos from the boy’s father. The so …
American-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the government of the Philippines to investigate Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s role in summary executions by the so-called Davao Death Squad (DDS) since …
Philippine police broke up a secret convention by an Indonesian sect and seized a black Islamic flag in the port city of Zamboanga, officials said on Sunday. Some 200 people …
Police say that at least 92 per cent of all barangays in the Metro-Manila area are infested with illegal drugs. A spokesman for the Philippines National Police (PNP) said that the …
The Philippines has the second slowest download speed among 22 Asian countries, according to a study on Internet speeds released in May 2015. In its household download index, Internet metrics …
The Daily Mail has uncovered what many have been saying for years – a reporter showed just how easy it is to obtain a fake nursing licence. Reporter Stephen Write picked …
The Philippine State Weather Bureau has advised the public to take precautions against heat stroke and exhaustion on Thursday as the temperature is expected to top out at 41C. The …
From a report posted by the The Business Mirror, graft charges have been filed against Seigfred B Mison and several other immigration officials and staff in the Bureau of Immigration (BI). …
Guiuan Mayor Christopher Sheen Gonzales has announced that Hector Dagaño is the recipient of a grant from Honeywell Hometown Solutions and Honeywell Educators at the Space Academy in Huntsville, Alambama. Dagaño …
The Guimaras Manggahan Festival, held from May 11 to 22 in Guimaras province, Western Visayas, is set to be a big boost to the province’s economy and tourism sector. The …
A Philippine policeman, a cousin of one of the country’s top Islamic militants, has been arrested over the kidnapping of an Australian, police said Monday, May 18. Jun Malban went …
The Turkish humanitarian organization Insani Yardim Vakfi on Sunday launched in Cotabato City an orphanage established with the help of the Bangsamoro Development Agency (BDA). The BDA is the socio-economic development …
The family of 52-year-old Clayton West have offered a reward to track down whoever killed him on April 22. 2015, in Puerto Galera. West was an underwater videographer who was bludgeoned to death …
Government agents rescued 63 suspected victims of human trafficking in several raids in Imus, Cavite on Thursday. The operation was prompted by complaints sent to the Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Commission. NBI …
The Australian who was arrested at an internet cafe outside Cebu City has spoken out about his charges. 61-year-old Michael Refalo says he is being framed by an ex-girlfriend after …
A Manila-bound German was arrested at Davao Airport on Tuesday night after a firearm and ammunition was found in his luggage. Guenther Kold, aged 55, was barred by aviation personnel …
Japanese Navy officer Kurokawa Watar, aged 46, was arrested after an 18-year-old girl accused him of touching her backside at a mall in Pasay City. Police say Wataru entered the …
A 57-year-old man American died while driving his multicab along the national highway of barangay Binongkalan, Catmon, northern Cebu yesterday. John William Saunders III, who is from San Antonio Texas, …
San Diego, a traditional destination for Filipino migrants, opened the first Filipino school in the United States on Monday, endeavouring to reconnect more than 150,000 Filipino-American children to their heritage. …
The country lost a national treasure after the master of T’nalak weaving, the “dreamweaver” died on Thursday, about two months after she suffered a stroke. Lang Dulay, aged 91, who …
The invention of a biodegradable ‘plastic’ bag made out of coconuts, made by the teenage son of ARMM governor Mujiv Hataman, won third place among 462 entries in an international …
Just when you thought you’d seen it all, along comes one of the most unique and versatile man-toys you’ve seen in years – the all-new MVP Aero – the most …
Philippa Anderson has won the over-all championship in the 2015 Women’s World Surfing Competition in General Luna, Siargao Island, Philippines. The Australian surfer beat out other women surfers including Nilvie …
President Benigno Aquino III has returned from his first visit to Chicago and Canada announcing that a Canadian firm wanted to invest in the country’s energy, tourism and agricultural sectors. …
The MV Logos Hope, the largest floating bookstore in the world has floated into Cebu City. The ship is operated by the German Charity group Good Books for All and …