A British-Filipino has been jailed for causing a crash which killed his friend as he tried to reach 100mph to film footage to show off on Snapchat. Philippines born Ricafort Gamboa, aged 25, from Bolton, raced along country roads near Aberystwyth, while his passengers filmed him on their mobile phones….
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The US Navy will relieve two officers and a senior enlisted sailor on a US warship that was in collision with a Philippine container ship off the coast of Japan in June. An Navy report released yesterday (Thursday, August 17) contained dramatic accounts of what happened when the freighter collided…
Questions are being asked after security camera footage appeared to contradict police claims that they shot a 17-year-old student in self defence. Kian Loyd delos Santos, a high school student, died after he was shot during a police operation in Caloocan on Wednesday evening. Police claimed he resisted authorities and…
Police today (Thursday, August 17) discovered 72 slaughtered dogs in a truck involved in an accident in the town of Imus, Cavite. According to a report on GMA News, the driver of the pick-up fled after colliding with a car on the General Aguinaldo Highway-Daang Hari Road intersection. When the…
Visitors to Thailand have been warned that they risk 10 years in prison for taking e-cigarettes into the country. In November 2014, Thailand approved legislation outlawing the import of e-cigarettes into the country. This has since been expanded to the export as well as sale of e-smoking devices and equipment….
At least 26 drug suspects were killed in police operations in Manila last night, just a day after 32 alleged dealers were gunned down in nearby Bulacan province. Speaking today (Thursday, August 17), Colonel Erwin Margarejo, of Manila police, said: “This is ‘one-time, big-time’ operations, so it is not focused…
Philippine Airlines (PAL) has announced a new Manila-Auckland direct flight coming later this year. From December 6, the overnight service will operate on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. Outward flights depart Manila at 11.15pm and land in New Zealand at 2.05pm local time the next day. Return flights on Fridays, Saturdays and Tuesdays depart at 12.30am and touch down in Manila at 5.45am. The 10-hour service…
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Indonesian police today (Friday, August 11) arrested a suspected recruiter for Islamic State-affiliated militants who are continuing to hold out in Marawi. Nearly 700 people, including 120 soldiers, have been killed in the conflict after local Maute Group terrorists and other jihadists went on the rampage in the city on…
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Everybody loves a bargain, and in the Philippines many people have made a fine art of saving a peso here, and a centavo there. In particular, store loyalty cards are everywhere, offering discounts, exclusive offers and more. Here, money-saving expert Boom Rizal introduces some of the country’s most worthwhile schemes……
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A boat carrying the bodies of 70 Hawksbill turtles — a critically endangered species — was intercepted off the coast of Palawan yesterday (Thursday, July 6). The boat, operated by owner Rico Gonzales Jr and crew member Kim Aristotiles, was apparently on the way to Balabac, an island town at…
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