A United States Marine convicted of killing a transgender woman has been released from prison and deported from the Philippines on Sunday, after President Rodrigo Duterte granted him an “absolute …
Philippines reports 3,372 new coronavirus cases, 79 more deaths
The Philippines on Sunday recorded 3,372 new coronavirus cases and 79 more deaths. In a bulletin, the Department of Health said the Southeast Asian country’s confirmed cases of infections had risen to …
Philippines deports US Marine pardoned for transgender killing
A US marine convicted of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines was deported on Sunday after being pardoned by President Rodrigo Duterte.
Pemberton barred from reentering Philippines, BI chief says
After the deportation of US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente on Sunday said he will be denied entry to the Philippines. “Upon …
US marine convicted of transgender killing deported from Philippines
A US Marine convicted of killing a Filipino transgender woman has been deported after a presidential pardon cut short his jail term.Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton said he was “extremely …
The shadowy murders causing panic in the Philippines
The BBC News app is available from the Apple App Store for iPhone and Google The shadowy murders causing panic in the Philippines. Video, 00:02:32The shadowy murders causing panic in the Philippines …
Pinoy serving life sentence in Kuwait pardoned
A Filipino serving a life sentence for killing his Filipina partner in 2007 recently returned to the Philippines following his pardon from the head of the Kuwaiti government. Bienvenido Espino was …
Benigno Aquino III made sure Philippines had low debt but Pres. Rodrigo Duterte ruined it, says columnist
Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr., president of Minimal Government Thinkers, says there is nothing to celebrate after unemployment in the Philippines went down to 10 percent. This is because neighboring …
Coronavirus: England will not exempt children from ‘rule of six’; Philippines reports record daily deaths – live updates
Cases continue to surge in western Europe; Victoria sees one of its lowest totals for months; Brazil deaths climb past 130,000. Follow all the developments …
Philippines reports almost 5k new COVID-19 cases, total nears 258k
The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines increased to 257,863 on Saturday after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 4,935 new infections, the second consecutive …