A former Philippines mayor who was accused of spying for China has been found guilty of human trafficking for her role in running a scam centre. On Thursday, she and three others were sentenced to ...

Former Bamban mayor Alice Guo is sentenced to life in prison for running a major trafficking-linked scam hub as new ...

Former ‘Chinese mayor’ Alice Guo gets life sentence for running scam centre in Philippines - Former mayor headed firm that ran sprawling scam complex targeting foreigners ...

Alice Guo, who lied about her identity, recruited foreign nationals to carry out online scams, say prosecutors.

Informal settlers throw stones at police and a demolition team in the Philippine capital Manila in January Informal settlers throw stones at police and a demolition team in the Philippine capital ...

Manila, Philippines – A Philippine court has convicted and sentenced to life 17 Islamic militants for kidnapping for ransom 21 people, including European tourists and Asian workers, from a dive resort ...

He had a visa and just the job—six months of work at sea and thousands in pay to send home. Then the virus struck. And like millions of other migrant workers who leave the Philippines to work abroad ...

There was almost nothing left standing or working in the Philippines city of Tacloban after Typhoon Haiyan tore through on Nov. 8. No electricity. No clean water. No undamaged buildings. As one ...

Fishermen fear that they will now be forced to compete with large vessels on municipal waters, a 15-km (9-mile) stretch of water off the coasts of cities. Rommel Escarial (37), who has been fishing ...

Based on the latest report by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB), the Philippine economy posted a 7.8 percent GDP growth in the first quarter of 2013, up from the previous year’s 6.6 ...

Kidnapped American missionaries Martin, center, and Gracia Burnham, right, who were kidnapped from a Philippines resort eight months ago, are seen beside their abductor Abu Sabaya, leader of the ...