Pinoy Money Heist? Bank probed for disappearance of depositors’ moolah
EastWest Bank is being investigated by the government after one of its managers allegedly absconded with the deposits of two of the bank’s long-time clients. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, which regulates the country’s banks, said in a statement that “it is looking into reported unauthorized transactions relayed by some of the country’s lawmakers and ...
Pinoy kid spends PHP100,000 on mobile games using parents’ debit card
An eight-year-old kid from Davao City unwittingly bought PHP100,000 (US$2,080) worth of video games using his parents’ debit card early this month. Yikes. Entrepreneur...
The Hungry Syrian Wanderer exposes alleged betrayal of Korean vendor Abeoji
Basel Manadil, the vlogger and entrepreneur known as The Hungry Syrian Wanderer, posted an hour-long vlog earlier this week which exposed the alleged betrayal committed by his...
Yuck! 600 sacks of trash collected from Balingasa Creek in Quezon City
Filipinos seem to have this nasty habit of throwing their trash into the wrong places— just look at Balingasa Creek in Quezon City, from where 600 sacks of trash were collected...
Teenager allegedly raped by 3 men, including boyfriend, in Nueva Ecija
A 16-year-old woman was allegedly raped by three men, including her own boyfriend, at a party in Nueva Ecija held over the weekend, the police announced on Monday. The suspects...
‘There Was A Crime’: Christine Dacera’s mom insists daughter was raped
Sharon Dacera, the mother of flight attendant Christine Dacera, said today in a televised interview that her daughter did not die of a “ruptured aortic aneurysm,” contrary to...
‘Nanlaban’: Nigerian, an alleged drug lord, shot dead in Pasig City raid
A Nigerian national suspected of leading a drug ring was shot dead during a raid yesterday in a hotel in the village of Bagong Ilog in Pasig City. Emmanuel Christopher Chukwuma, a...
Baguio City hiking trail closed indefinitely after tourists dump trash, destroy plants
And this is why we can’t have nice things. Camp John Hay in Baguio City announced over the weekend that it was closing its hiking trail after visitors destroyed its plants...
2 COVID-19 vax to arrive in PH in February, says Vergeire
With countries in Southeast Asia starting their COVID-19 immunization campaigns, it’s just natural for Pinoys to express frustration over the fact that the much-needed drug...
Nuezca pleads not guilty for shooting to death unarmed neighbors in Tarlac
Jonel Nuezca, the cop who was caught on cam killing his neighbors in Tarlac, yesterday pleaded not guilty to the murder charges filed against him, the Philippine National Police...