Coming home for Christmas: Government to rescue Filipinos stranded in HK
Christmas will be saved for about 1,000 Filipinos stranded in Hong Kong after the government said it would pay for them to get home. As we reported on Wednesday, the …
Christmas will be saved for about 1,000 Filipinos stranded in Hong Kong after the government said it would pay for them to get home. As we reported on Wednesday, the …
At least three people are dead and six missing after tropical storm Vinta lashed the southern Philippines today (Friday, December 22). Vinta — international name Tembin — unleashed floods and …
The controversy over the president’s grand-daughter, Isabelle Duterte, using the Malacañan as a backdrop for a photoshoot has sparked a very public family rift. Isabelle Duterte’s father Paolo, the Vice …
Eight Filipino Americans — including two pastors — lost $220,500 after falling for a bank account scam. The victims handed over the cash believing they would receive a share of $30 billion supposedly …
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) has reminded all registered foreigners to make their Annual Report by March 1. In a statement issued today (Thursday, December 21), BI Commissioner Jaime Morente …
At least four people are dead after a ferry capsized between Dinahican Point, Infanta and Agta Point, Polilio Island today (Thursday, December 21). Latest reports say that 240 passengers have …
The ground has been officially broken for a 9.36 billion-peso expansion of Clark International Airport. The public-private partnership scheme, launched the Department of Transportation (DOTr), involves the construction of a …
President Duterte has unexpectedly declared a unilateral ceasefire with communist rebels for Christmas. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made the announcement today (Wednesday, December 20), just days after the Malacañang had …
A statue of a Filipina comfort woman, recently unveiled in Manila, is causing a diplomatic row with the Japanese. The seven-foot monument commemorates the suffering of thousands of women forced …
Cathay Pacific has offered help up to 1,000 Filipinos stranded in Hong Kong get home to their families for Christmas. Up to 1,000 travellers, mainly domestic helpers, were left high …
A British paedophile who travelled to the Philippines to film himself repeatedly raping a two-year-old girl has been jailed. As we previously reported, Timothy Smith, aged 42, of Tunbridge Wells, …
President Duterte has described his 2018 budget and tax reform as the “biggest Christmas gift to the Filipino people”. The president today (Tuesday, December 19) signed into law the 3.767-billion …
President Duterte has gone on record, saying he wants Senator Manny Pacquiao to be his successor in the Malacañang. Speaking at the boxing legend’s 39th birthday bash, the president said …
A 46-year-old American was arrested on Basilan Island after he was found to have an outstanding arrest warrant for possession of drugs. According to Senior Inspector Shellamie Chang, of Zamboanga …
The Philippines has withdrawn its application for aid from a US-based agency to focus its resources and attention on rebuilding Marawi City. “We have opted to withdraw from the second …
Manila Cathedral has received a vial of the blood of former Pope and now St John Paul II from his former secretary. In a statement, the Minor Basilica and Metropolitan …
A 21-year-old supermarket worker has been locked up for more than a week after stealing a 31.50-peso can of corned beef. Paul Matthew Tanglao admitted to the crime, saying he …
A Northern Irish man who collapsed and died after being bitten by an insect in Manila will be buried tomorrow. Paul Gallagher, aged 46, was just days away from starting …
An Australian sailor is dead and two others are in hospital after spending several days adrift in a tiny dinghy. Antony Mahoney, aged 73, succumbed to severe dehydration after being …
A 15-foot whale was rescued after a team of environment, maritime and coast guard officers spent hours helping it back out to sea in Palawan. The whale, thought to be …
In an apparent U-turn, president Duterte has expressed his support for gay marriage, saying “I am with you”. His comments today (Sunday, December 17) are at odds with his previous …
Landslides triggered by tropical storm Kai-Tak — or Urduja — have killed 26 people and 23 more are missing in the eastern Philippines. The deaths were reported in the island …
In a bid to become a four-star airline by next year, PAL is building its fleet and adding new routes, particularly out of Clark. In a statement yesterday (Friday, December …
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday assured that the Philippines would raise the issue of reported Chinese developments in the South China Sea in an upcoming bilateral consultative …
Marriage annulment by the Church will be recognised under Philippine law once a bill pending bill is passed by the House of Representatives. A bill legalising Church-decreed annulment of marriages …
Tropical storm Urduja has slightly weakened and is now traversing the northern part of Samar, state weather agency Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said this afternoon (Saturday, …