Indonesian Presiden Joko Widodo arrived in the Philippines Sunday, as a Filipina faces execution by firing squad for her part in a drug smuggling scheme. Widodo has made a three-nation trip, visiting …
A lone male Baer’s Pochard – Ahthya baeri – has been spotted in a freshwater pond in Pampanga. There are only about 700 specimens in existence in the world. The two other …
A Filipino nurse was among four people killed in an ambulance accident in Oman, UAE. The ambulance the nurse was riding in slammed into a parked truck on January 29. The nurse …
The Department of Foreign Affairs will now accept the ‘new’ Postal Identification card as one of the supporting documents for passport applications. The Philippines Postal Corporation “PHLPost” has begun to …
A 30-year-old robber was arrested for stealing a kiss, then snatching the bag of a beautiful lady yesterday in Parañaque City. Senior Superintendent Ariel Andrade, chief of Parañaque City police, …
The Philippines National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group arrested Alexander Llagas for sexually abusing his three daughters aged 15, 10 and six. The complaint stems from the paternal grandmother …
A Taiwanese man murdered his wife and three children before killing himself in San Juan City. The children were aged from 18 months to 12. The names of any of the family have …
The Nevada Supreme Court heard a state lawsuit that is nearly 10 years old, which was filed by the Philippines island province of Marinduque in southern Luzon. The suit involves the …
51-year-old American Robert Edward Neves is to face trial for accompanying a 17-year-old girl he met on a dating site. Neves will be charged with violation of Republic Act #7160 – The Special …
A US Border Patrol officer has arrested a Pinay after she tried to enter a North Country Army post using a fake passport. The woman presented the fake Philippine passport …
A hoard of more than one million pesos worth of cigarettes were seized at the port of Cebu on January 31 by the Philippine coastguard. The stash was part of an inspection …
Berek Sawut, a Kazak herdman from Qinghe County in Altay Prefecture stumbled upon a bit of good fortune while walking in the region of Xinjiang Uygur – a 17-pound gold nugget, just lying on …
Paul Gauguin’s painting of two Tahitian girls has brought a new level of pricing to the art world. The previous record is held by Paul Cezanne, “The Card Players” when …
Numerous Filipino women were snared in a raid on a Malaysian nightclub on Saturday night. In the raid some 100 women were found to be “guest relations officers”. The club, in Jalan …
A Filipina was arrested and charged in Canada for duping her countrymen out of more than $1.5 million in a recruitment scam. Imelda Fronda Saluma, owner of GoWest Jobs International was arrested …
A Filipino faces trial in the United Arab Emirates for posting a Filipina’s phone number on Facebook without her permission. The case has been referred to the Fujairah Federal Criminal Court, …
Boracay Island is about to receive a major upgrade to its water problem by mid-2015. Boracay Water has started the Nabaoy Transmission Line, aimed at increasing water supply capacities throughout …
18-year-old Liam Matamba of 57 Gregorio Street in Magallanes Village jumped to his death at Legazpi Village in Makati City this Friday. Police said Matamba was rushed to Makati Medical …
An American has been arrested in Bacolod for a warrant of arrest for sexual assault in the state of Kentucky. 50-year-old Kent Thomas Kuszajenski – also known as Alex Arnold …
This recipe makes one cake – the preparation time is about 20 minutes and you should let the cake sit refrigerated for at least four hours. Ingredients: 10 oz (280 g) graham …
The first time I had Filipino dynamite sticks I was sitting at a resort in Maragusan, on the island of Mindanao. The patrons asked me if I’d like to try …
Zenaida Ignacio, aged 60, and her three grandchildren aged four, six and 12 were severely hurt after being hit by a passenger jeepney in Tondo, Manila. All four victims were treated for …
Roderick Dela Cruz, an engineer from southern California, was recently honoured by President Aquino for basically “giving a dam” about his flood-ravaged country. For the past month Cruz has been …
Allan Pineda, better known as the Filipino-American rapper apl.de.ap of Black Eyed Peas stepped into the stage of business ownership in the Philippines by opening his very first Jollibee Franchise …
Gunmen killed 12 people, among them two Filipino and two Ghanaians, after storming a remote, Libyan oilfield. “Most were beheaded or killed by gunfire,” said Abdelhakim Maazab, commander of a …
A 19-year-old boy has chopped off his left hand to cure himself of his addiction to the internet. The report was posted by the UK’s Daily Telegraph. The boy, known only …