Philippine

Hundreds flee after Philippine volcano warning

The evacuees have taken temporary shelter at schools and community centres away from the volcano, city information officer Edna Lhou Masicampo told AFP on Wednesday.

Philippines slams ‘unpardonable intrusions’ by UN rights experts

The Philippine government has attacked United Nations human rights experts for "unpardonable intrusions", after a call for an international investigation into killings linked to President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.

Philippine journalist released on bail amid outcry

The head of a Philippine news website that has locked horns with President Rodrigo Duterte is freed on bail, a day after her widely condemned arrest on libel charges that critics say is a government effort to bully journalists.

26 dead in landslides after Philippine storm

Landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Kai-Tak have killed 26 people and 23 more are missing in the eastern Philippines, authorities say.

Filipino man sets Guinness record for most hamburgers eaten in a minute

A 24-year-old Filipino manages to set a new Guinness World Record by eating the most number of hamburgers in just one minute.

Philippines' Duterte wants death penalty for revenge

Incoming Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte yesterday hit out at "stupid" human rights campaigners, as he defended his imminent war on crime and emphasised the death penalty was for retribution.

Philippines cancels license of remittance firm after BB heist probe

Philippine central bank says it revoked the license of a remittance company that anti-money laundering investigators said was used to transfer some of the $81 million hackers looted from the Bangladesh central bank.

Canadian hostage beheaded despite US$426k ransom

On the day Canadian John Ridsdel, 68, was beheaded, a 20-million-peso (US$426,000) ransom had been raised for delivery to his Abu Sayyaf captors.

Philippine militants behead one of three foreigners taken from resort: Reports

Islamist extremists behead one of three foreigners they took from a high-end resort in the strife-torn southern Philippine island group of Mindanao last September, carrying out their threat to execute their hostages if they were not paid 900 million pesos (S$26 million) in ransom.

September 11, 2024
September 11, 2024

Hundreds flee after Philippine volcano warning

The evacuees have taken temporary shelter at schools and community centres away from the volcano, city information officer Edna Lhou Masicampo told AFP on Wednesday.

June 8, 2019
June 8, 2019

Philippines slams ‘unpardonable intrusions’ by UN rights experts

The Philippine government has attacked United Nations human rights experts for "unpardonable intrusions", after a call for an international investigation into killings linked to President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs.

February 14, 2019
February 14, 2019

Philippine journalist released on bail amid outcry

The head of a Philippine news website that has locked horns with President Rodrigo Duterte is freed on bail, a day after her widely condemned arrest on libel charges that critics say is a government effort to bully journalists.

December 17, 2017
December 17, 2017

26 dead in landslides after Philippine storm

Landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Kai-Tak have killed 26 people and 23 more are missing in the eastern Philippines, authorities say.

April 1, 2017
April 1, 2017

Filipino man sets Guinness record for most hamburgers eaten in a minute

A 24-year-old Filipino manages to set a new Guinness World Record by eating the most number of hamburgers in just one minute.

June 28, 2016
June 28, 2016

Philippines' Duterte wants death penalty for revenge

Incoming Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte yesterday hit out at "stupid" human rights campaigners, as he defended his imminent war on crime and emphasised the death penalty was for retribution.

June 2, 2016
June 2, 2016

Philippines cancels license of remittance firm after BB heist probe

Philippine central bank says it revoked the license of a remittance company that anti-money laundering investigators said was used to transfer some of the $81 million hackers looted from the Bangladesh central bank.

April 27, 2016
April 27, 2016

Canadian hostage beheaded despite US$426k ransom

On the day Canadian John Ridsdel, 68, was beheaded, a 20-million-peso (US$426,000) ransom had been raised for delivery to his Abu Sayyaf captors.

April 25, 2016
April 25, 2016

Philippine militants behead one of three foreigners taken from resort: Reports

Islamist extremists behead one of three foreigners they took from a high-end resort in the strife-torn southern Philippine island group of Mindanao last September, carrying out their threat to execute their hostages if they were not paid 900 million pesos (S$26 million) in ransom.

April 13, 2016
April 13, 2016

Dhaka bank sent 3 urgent messages

Three messages sent by the Bangladeshi central bank to the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) on the morning of February 9, alerting the Yuchengco-controlled financial institution to the dubious provenance of the $81 million that was later revealed to be the largest money laundering caper in Philippine history.