Amid calls for his head for allegedly failing to stop smuggling, Commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon on Friday disclosed that the Bureau of Customs had foiled an attempt to smuggle into the country rice worth P1.2 billion through the Port of Cebu.
The police arrested two Koreans and a Filipino for alleged involvement in carnapping in Metro Cebu and recovered at least seven Hyundai Starex vans.
MANILA–A gripping documentary about a wealthy, young man sentenced to death for the rape and murder of two sisters has catalysed a movement to expose wrongful convictions in the Philippines. The award-winning “Give Up Tomorrow” follows Francisco Juan Larranaga as he is transformed from a carefree, culinary art student into one of the nation’s [...]
The Canadian who went on a shooting rampage at the Palace of Justice had expressed his dismay over the justice system in the Philippines in a journal.
A lingering dispute in the neighborhood ended in violence Tuesday in a courtroom when a Canadian retiree charged with malicious mischief gunned down his accuser and a lawyer before killing himself, police said.
Visiting French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault ends his official visit to the country in Cebu on Sunday to view a presentation on the proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, a $211-million urban transport restructuring project which is to be partly funded by France.
The United Kingdom (UK) has opened a new Visa Application Center (VAC) in the country, a move which it described as an initiative to strengthen business and tourism ties between the Philippines and UK.
Security guards on Friday prevented government investigators from entering a church in Talisay City where religious statues made from “blood ivory” are allegedly kept.
Heritage experts and conservationists cooperated with National Geographic writer Bryan Christy when he told them that he was writing about Cebu’s devotion to the Holy Child Jesus.
A Japanese female was found dead inside a condominium unit in Barangay (village) Guadalupe, this city Wednesday morning.
Two South Koreans were found dead, both apparent suicides, this week here and in Angeles City, police said.
A Filipino agricultural scientist planted his father’s advice deep in his heart. Now, he is among this year’s winners of the Ramon Magsaysay Award, Asia’s version of the Nobel Prize.
