Two children were among eight people killed when Abu Sayyaf terrorists launched a raid on government troops at a Sulu Island village. Brigadier General Divino Rey Pabayo, commander of the Joint Task Force Sulu, said that a one-year old and 12-year-old were among the fatalities when militants attacked Igasan village today (Saturday, May 26). He… Full Story »
Judge urged to stand down after granting bail to cop in Jee Ick Joo case
The judge presiding over the Jee Ick Joo murder trial has been urged to stand down after granting one of the accused police officers bail. Prosecutors from the Department of Justice have asked Angeles City judge Irin Zenaida Buan to recuse herself after allowing Colonel Rafael Dumlao III — the alleged mastermind of the 2016… Full Story »
The lost island of San Juan: Atlantis, Wakanda or mapmaker’s error?
For a few hundred years, maps of the world included the island of San Juan, lying just off the coast of north-eastern Mindanao. Atlases of the 16th to 18th Centuries even included descriptions of the island’s inhabitants, who were said to be taller than the average Filipino, with thick, black curly hair. Cartographer Christopher Middleton,… Full Story »
British man gets three years, two months for online abuse of Filipino kids
A British Army veteran who directed the live-streamed sexual abuse of Filipino children has been sentenced to just three years and two months. Andrew Whiddett, who was awarded an MBE [Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire] for his service in Northern Island, made 49 payments totalling £8,584 between January 2015 and… Full Story »
Ten dead as jeepney loses brakes and plunges into Albay province ravine
Ten people are dead and at least 18 injured after a jeepney with faulty brakes plunged into a ravine in Albay province. The accident occurred in Libon Town at about 3pm yesterday (Tuesday, May 21) police have confirmed today. Major Maria Luisa Calubaquib, spokeswoman for the Bicol Police Regional Office, said the jeepney was carrying… Full Story »
