Philippine News

VP SARA, REP. PAOLO FOLLOW DUTERTE IN THE HAGUE

©2025 By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA AND TRACY CABRERA (PhilaMessenger.net) DAVAOENOS OUTRAGED OVER DUTERTE’S ARREST MANILA (PM) -- Vice President Sara Duterte departed for the Netherlands Wednesday morning, March 12, following yesterday's International Crimina...

DUTERTE ARRESTED!

©2025 By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA & TRACY CABRERA (PhilaMessenger.net) AIDE SAYS DUTERTE’S ARREST ILLEGAL! PPRD ON HIS WAY TO ICC IN THE HAGUE! MANILA (PM) – THE IMPROBABLE HAPPENED! FORMER PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday (March 11...

DAMAGE OF TYPHOON KRISTINE IN BIKOL SHOCKING AND DEVASTATING!

A Facebook video circulating online shows a shocking devastation wrought by Typhoon Kristine (international code name: Trami). It can be compared to the destruction brought by Super Typhoon Yolanda in 2013. According to Associate Press report from Manila, Philippines posted by CNN, a widespre...

DISMISSAL OF DE LIMA’S DRUG CASE PUTS DUTERTE IN A BIND!

©2024 By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (PhilaMessenger.net) AS TRUMPED-UP CASES UNRAVEL MANILA, Philippines (PM) — The last of the three drug charges filed against former senator Leila de Lima has been dismissed last June 25 by a Muntinlupa, Metro Manila regional trial court, putting an icing...

GUNMAN IN LAPID SLAY GETS 16 YEARS

THE TRIGGERMAN in the cold-bloodied murder of webcaster Percival “Percy Lapid” Mabasa less than two years ago was sentenced Tuesday (May 7), Manila Time, to a maximum of 16 years in prison,according to Philippine Daily Inquirer. Joel Escorial, 40, was sentenced by Judge Harold Cesar Huliganga o...

CUSI MUZZLES MEDIA!

SEC. ALFONSO G. CUSI ©2022 By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (PM correspondent) Instead of explaining away why he did not oppose the acquisition of Malampalaya Project by a crony of President Duterte, Philippine Energy Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi went on an offensive by w...

FILIPINO NEWSMAN, WIFE CATCH COVID-19, RECOVER

BEN ROSARIO, WIFE RECOVER, LEAVE HOSPITALS © 2020 By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (Journal GlobaLinks) CHICAGO (JGL) – Ben Rosario, Chief of Reporters of Manila Bulletin, who covers the House of Representatives, and his wife, Nelia, were rushed to the Chinese General Hospital in Manila, Philippin...

2 DIE IN SORSOGON IN WAKE OF “TISOY”

FOR THE NTH TIME, TYPHOON STRIKES AGAIN! At least two people were killed while an estimated P800-M (US$16-M) in damages were reported in the province of Sorsogon on Dec. 2 in wake of the Typhoon Tisoy (international