A defrocked priest from the town of Maramag was shot dead on Thursday. The killing took place in front of his eldest son. Hospital authorities declared 45-year-old Teresito M Labastilla …
A member of the Philippines National Police was arrested in a sting operation by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Pasay City last week. The suspect, 40-year-old Omar …
Two brothers were killed last Friday night in North Cotabato, in the town of Banisilan between Digos and Kidapawan City. The two brothers were playing with the explosive device in …
The first question you ask when you create a Facebook account should be, “Do I want people to see this?” All of the information, photos, and favorites you’re posting are …
Despite having one of her senses taken away at a young age, Melaniel V Vecina overcame the odds and earned the right to the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange & Study (YES) …
Victims of convicted illegal recruiter Isidro Rodriguez urged the Philippine government to move for his arrest and extradition after he was recently sighted in Spain. “We call on the Department …
A Seoul court on Thursday sentenced a former Korean Air executive to a year in prison for aviation law violations that stemmed from her inflight tantrum over how she was …
On February 14 of the year 278 AD, Valentine, a priest of Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, was executed. Under the rule of Claudius, Rome was involved in many unpopular …
Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte yesterday said President Aquino must take full responsibility for the disastrous operation to capture international terrorist Zulkifli bin Hir, alias Marwan, in Mamasapano, Maguindanao on January 25 …
109-year-old Alfred Date learned to knit in the 1930s from his sister-in-law. After moving to a retirement home in Australia the nurses noticed Mr Date’s love of knitting. Now he is helping …
Kuwait’s appeals court has upheld the death sentence of a policeman for “abducting, raping and attempting to murder” a Filipina woman. The lower court condemned the policeman, identified only by …
67-year-old Yoshihiro Hasegawa has been arrested after he was detained at the Manila Police District for failing to pay his hotel bill at the City Garden Suites in Ermita. After …
Philippine foreign direct investment (FDI) rose to new heights in November as the country preserved its image as a safe bet, data released this week showed. Data for January to …
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has called the leader of the Mamasapano clash a “Failure.” “You’re a failure, You’re incompetent” – “You cited intervening factors” – “The operation should have proceed smoothly” …
Singapore tourism dipped slightly in the year ending 2014. Fewer international visitors came to the tiny country, the first drop since 2009. The numbers come in at a time when …
The long wait for your United Kingdom visa is about to be over – that’s the message from the country’s embassy in the Philippines. The usual 15 working days for processing …
“It won’t be a difficult placement,” Marchionne said Tuesday in an interview. “I wish they were all like this. The execution of this is going to be very short. We …
Are you a selfie freak? Everyone in the Philippines knows that the narcissistic craze is in full flow and has been for numerous years. Numerous places have been in the …
Manila businessmen may soon be required to become member of the new “ERAP” security share system which is being proposed in the region. In the proposal which is coauthored by …
gas-Agas, which stands at 84 metres, making it the country’s highest bridge, is in danger of collapse. Heavy rains in the Eastern Visayas area during the past 12 months have …
British luxury sports car maker Aston Martin will be coming to the Philippines in an agreement forged in a recent conference in London. Aston Martin Lagonda chief executive officer Andy …
Lina Hristova, a 65-year-old Bulgarian living in Barangay Poblacion in Santa Maria, Bulacan, was shot and killed by an unidentified gunman. The report that reached the office of Ferdinand Divina, …
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) believes that the three Filipinos abducted in Libya are still alive despite some reports indicating that they were beheaded. Charles Jose, Foreign Affairs spokesman, …
A new Davao City Immigration Chief has been appointed after a major shake-up in the Bureau of Immigration. Janet Anolin, who was immigration supervisor at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), …
Davao Region Department of Tourism director, Robert Alaadao said only a small event with several foreign delegates was cancelled over the time period of the Mamasapano clash on the island …
Davao City Mayor, Rodrigo Duterte, has said he does not want any foreign team or individual to intervene with the investigation into the Mamasapano killings. He also said that an all-out-war, as …