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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.
Guinness record set 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.
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.
$34M of stolen BB fund can still be recovered: Philippines Senate chief

The government can recover 40 percent, or about $34 million, of the $81 million stolen by hackers from Bangladesh’s central bank and laundered through the Philippine banking system, the country’s Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto says.
BB fund heist: Philippines gets copy of Chinese suspect's passport

Philippine authorities obtain a copy of the Chinese passport of Weikang Xu — a man believed to have received P600 million and $18 million in cash, out of the $81 million stolen from the Bangladesh central bank and then laundered in the country.
BB fund heist: RCBC manager, 4 others summoned by DOJ

Philippine justice department summons the branch manager of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation to answer the criminal complaint filed against her and several others by the Anti-Money Laundering Council in connection with the $81 million stolen by hackers from the Bangladesh Bank.
BB heist: ‘Thin chance of recovery of $81m’

There is a “very low” chance that the government will be able to retrieve the $81 million stolen from the Bangladesh central bank because the money is now likely outside the country, Philippine senator says.
Turtles' vulnerable start to life on Philippine coast

Hundreds of tiny turtle hatchlings emerge above a Philippine beach at night and immediately look to the sea, hoping to beat huge odds and start a remarkable trans-oceanic journey lasting decades.
Homeless boy studying by McDonald's light inspires thousands

The photo of a young homeless boy doing his homework using the light from a McDonald's is inspiring people all over the world.
Philippine factory fire death toll rises to 72

The death toll rises to 72 in a fire that guts a rubber slipper factory in the Philippine capital of Manila.