The militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, otherwise known as Bayan, is demanding the pullout of US Marines stationed in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. The Marines arrived last Wednesday to train …
The Diocese of San Pablo in the region of Laguna has warned its followers against a certain Father Michael P Caadan after they received information that he is fact not …
The city of Quezon has passed a new ordinance for all business establishments to provide parking spaces for bicycles. The city’s Bicycle Ordinance requires all malls, supermarkets, grocery stores, restaurants …
A huge influx of poachers is being obvserved daily in Palawan. Sources say that more than 300 boats from foreign waters are seen poaching in the waters of these islands. The mayor of …
Dusit Thani International will build a two-billion peso hotel complex in Davao. The 1.2 hectare scheme will be named Dusit Thani Residences and is being built in partnership with Toree Lorenzo Development …
More British businesses are setting up shop in the Philippines due to the opportunities in economic factors as well as updated infrastructure and improving retail outlets. Asif Anwar, UK Ambassador to the …
Police have filed a case of frustrated murder against the wife of a vice mayor in Cebu. Police filed charges against 41-year-old Pearl Ungab, wife of Ronda town Vice Mayor …
An electrical engineer was injured after a Zorb Ball malfunctioned, sending him flying at a resort on Boracay Island. An investigation by the Boracay Tourist Action Center said Patricio Rodolfo Reyes …
Jealous husband 42-year-old Michael Aguilar of Sampaloc, Manila, set his room on fire… before his day got a whole lot worse. The report say that his wife Mary Jane Aguilar …
The Chinese are hoping that bird spit coffee and other similar products will be the next big thing around the world, including the Philippines. The birds are said to make …
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has launched an all-out manhunt for the cohorts of arrested Australian Peter Scully, who was arrested last week for producing sex and torture videos featuring vulnerable young girls. …
The Philippine Coast Guard recovered an Indonesian oil tanker that was reported hijacked last January, and was found abandoned and aground off Mati City, Davao Oriental, last Monday. After receiving …
An illegal recruiter was arrested in Cagayan de Oro City Wednesday night after several complaints against the woman. Leila Mae Tolentin was arrested in an entrapment scheme in Barangay Kauswagan …
A prominent American blogger of Bangladeshi origin has been hacked to death with machetes by unidentified assailants in Dhaka after he allegedly received threats from Islamists. The body of Avijit …
A Sudanese foreign student was arrested on Thursday after he forcibly entered the house of a former city councillor Alex de Venecia’s home in Pogo Grande, Pangasinan. A CCTV video …
At least two million people are expected to visit Baguio City this weekend to enjoy the Panagbenga Festival – The Festival of Flowers. The city has prepared itself for the massive …
The United Nations urged the Philippine government Friday to implement food security and nutrition policies, noting that despite the country’s rise to a middle-income status in recent years, millions continue …
The trial for the murder case against US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton is scheduled to start March 23. Sources say the case will run until October as the …
This month in Esquire – the cover of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Deturte and his story on “How to Be a Man.” The story covers questions, some a bit tough …
An illegal recruiter was arrested in an operation sting inside a mall in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte on Wednesday. Police arrested Almie Rose Calipco in the entrapment after they received …
Filipino dairy farmers in New Zealand may be forced out of the country in droves after their applications for residency were rejected by the country’s immigration bureau. Ministry for Business …
Bandits struck a bus headed to Caticlan, the gateway to Boracay Island on Wednesday, taking more than 90,000 pesos from passengers. The incident happened aboard an air-conditioned Ceres bus heading to Caticlan …
The Japanese government is planning to add a new resident status category aimed at foreign care workers to make it easier for them to be employed in Japan. The proposed …
The United States has begun flying its most advanced surveillance aircraft, the P8A Poseidon, out of the Philippines for patrols over the South China Sea, the US Navy said on …
A jury has convicted a long-time fugitive of murder for killing his wife’s best friend in a crowded restaurant on Father’s Day 1992. Santiago Pedroso was immediately sentenced to life …
A Rights Group said this past week that decades of over-fishing and international demand for cheap seafood is driving Thai boats to continually turn to slave labour as fishermen flee …