OMG! Philippines web designer names his son HTML in honour of his profession Hypertext Mark-up Language Rayo Pascual – or HTML for short – was born in Bulacan in the Philippines last week The baby’s father, Mac Pascual, said unusual names are a tradition in his family His own name stands for Macaroni 85, he … Read more
Covid rule-breaker dies after Philippines police ‘made him do 300 squats as punishment’ for going out to buy water after 6pm Darren Penaredondo, 28, died April 3 in the Philippines after suffering seizures He had been arrested on the night of April 1 after breaking curfew to buy water Police allegedly forced him to do … Read more
‘I keep getting stabbing chest pains, Doctor…’: Man discovers he has a blade buried in his torso 15 months after knife attack in the Philippines Kent Ryan Tomao, 25, was stabbed 15 months ago in Kidapawan, Phillipines Went to public hospital where the doctors stitched his wound and didn’t X-ray During X-ray for a new … Read more
A new coronavirus variant first spotted in the Philippines has been found in the UK, Public Health England revealed tonight. The strain, which has been named P.3, has a number of concerning mutations that are also present on the South African, Brazilian and Kent variants. It was picked up in two people in England, PHE said, … Read more
PHE spots ANOTHER Covid variant ‘from the Philippines’ as officials detect two more cases of Brazilian strain Filipino variant, named P.3, shares mutations with Kent and South African strains Picked up in two people in England, one of whom had international travel links Two more cases of Brazil variant been spotted in London and West … Read more
Canoe conman John Darwin, 70, who was jailed with first wife after faking his death in £679,000 insurance scam is being ‘bankrolled’ by second spouse who’s 23 years his junior in Philippines John Darwin, 70, vanished in March 2002 as part of a £679,000 insurance scam The conman from County Durham faked his own death … Read more
Two more countries have banned incoming UK flights ahead of Christmas Eve after the identification of a new Covid strain in Britain. Singapore will ban entry to UK travellers from Wednesday night. Health officials in the Philippines say they will also suspend flights from the UK from Christmas Eve, until December 31. It brings the … Read more
Teenage mother is left with huge swelling across her face and can barely see out of one eye after she squeezed a spot on her nose The painful swelling is making it hard for Mary Ann Regacho, 17, to see properly She first noticed the blackhead on her nose last year and eventually squeezed it … Read more
At least ten people have died as a devastating super typhoon has wreaked havoc in the Philippines, bringing 174 mile-per-hour winds triggering volcanic mudflows that engulfed some 150 houses. Typhoon Goni – one of the most powerful typhoons in the world this year – blasted into the eastern island province of Catanduanes at dawn with … Read more
At least ten people have died as a devastating super typhoon has wreaked havoc in the Philippines, bringing 174 mile-per-hour winds triggering volcanic mudflows that engulfed some 150 houses. Typhoon Goni – one of the most powerful typhoons in the world this year – blasted into the eastern island province of Catanduanes at dawn with … Read more