Fil-Am and American turn themselves in on drug run in US
A Fil-Am and his American cohort were travelling with 20 pounds of marijuana when they decided to smoke some of the contraband along the lengthy trip. As the trip progressed …
A Fil-Am and his American cohort were travelling with 20 pounds of marijuana when they decided to smoke some of the contraband along the lengthy trip. As the trip progressed …
The Philippines has stopped accepting applications for new ride-sharing vehicles of Uber and Grab due to a backlog amid a government review of its policies on fare spikes, a senior …
It’s been difficult to figure out the logic of Kim Jong Un’s recent nuclear grandstanding — many simply dismiss his actions as either madness or a deathwish. So, to make …
It seems that the natural hospitality of Filipino culture has found a perfect match with AirBnB, which is booming across these islands. Every day new properties are added, ranging from …
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 …
In this contributed editorial by Richard Jalkebro of Scotland’s University of St Andrews, the author argues that while the war on drugs continues, the nation’s fights on other fronts – …
You’d need a heart of stone not to pity President Duterte right now — he’s fighting three wars, and he can’t possibly win any of them. First, there’s his war …
A long-awaited military campaign is underway to retake the key northern Syrian city of Raqqa from the so-called Islamic State (IS). With the group apparently losing territory and its …
The South China Sea is a volatile place – or rather, its politics are. China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and Taiwan have been fighting over this azure stretch of …
Palawan is the largest province in the Philippines, comprising 1,769 islands and an assemblage of 87 cultural groups. Of these cultural groups, only the Pala’wan, Tagbanua and Batak remain indigenous …
President Duterte has announced that Mindanao needs this very strict control of the population — with corresponding reduced civil liberties — because of the violence in Marawi City. Hmmm… This …
On January 9, 2017, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order calling for universal access to modern family planning methods. The document also called for accelerated implementation of the …
Meet Ronald ‘Bato’ dela Rosa, chief of police and the world’s new hide and seek champion — but only for speed, not really results. Just 24 hours after vowing a thorough …
Just weeks from his 96th birthday, Britain’s Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, announced his retirement from public duties. Now, having worked out his notice, he’s free to spend his …
As it stands, the complaint against President Duterte at the International Criminal Court (ICC) is just that — a complaint. To progress from this into being a case is a …
Increasingly, it looks like the Philippine military establishment and President Duterte are going through the sort of rocky patch that, in a marriage, would end in a messy divorce. For …
PLN Media is on the search for new writers to help us continue raising our game. Broadly speaking, there are three main areas we’d like to expand. Broadly speaking, they …
Two of the great obsessions of the Filipino people – basketball and beauty pageants – both, generally, favour taller people. However, even in comparison to their regional neighbours, most Filipinos are …
Personally, I’ve never had the honour of being named ‘Chief Boy Scout’ of a nation, like President Duterte was yesterday. Nor have I ever been called upon to address an …
Apparently, it’s all the media’s fault that the war on drugs is keeping tourists away from the Philippines. This is according to Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo, who is currently enjoying …
Many gay people assume that South East Asia isn’t a friendly destination for travellers of their sexuality, but they couldn’t be more wrong. While some countries, such as Malaysia, Brunei …
Jailed senator Leila de Lima is a divisive figure — opinions about her are rarely in any shade of grey. Supporters of Duterte’s administration tend to paint her as the black …
As I’m sure many expats have heard by now, those of us who are taking advantage of local rates for Philhealth are about to have our premiums go up. Rather …
The way that I earn my living is through a combination of marketing and technology consulting as well as a bit of bespoke coding. I also do a fair amount …
Despairing of having to deal with inept and crooked Cambodian tuk-tuk drivers, Benjamin Johnson was delighted to hear of a new transport firm founded by some enterprising — and strictly …
The Philippines has some of the most overcrowded and underfunded prisons in the world, so it’s utterly baffling why it should be the country where prisoners have become famous for …