SINDANGAN, Philippines (AFP) – A Filipino blacksmith’s son who stopped growing when he was a toddler was declared the world’s shortest man as he celebrated his 18th birthday. Measuring just 59.93 centimetres, or 23.5 inches, Junrey Balawing is the oldest of four siblings—the rest all of normal stature—born in the rural town of Sindangan on […]

The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait became the refuge of a Filipina domestic helper after she was allegedly maltreated and sexually abused by her employers. Susan (not her real name) had a chance to escape when her employers went to a shopping mall. She took a taxi and went straight to the Philippine Embassy to seek […]

Coordinated team effort rescues Filipina from Arab husband by Dino Crescini June 8, 2011. St. Marys, NSW. A news reporter of Philippine Sentinel, a barrister, a Filipino priest and NSW police rescued today a woman from her husband’s home in Sydney’s western suburbs. According to Virginia (not her real name), she arrived in Australia in […]

Muntinlupa, Philippines. Anything is possible when an inmate has money. He can go in and out of prison walls at will, even without a pass. Such is the case of former Batangas Governor Antonio Leviste who was nabbed by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Makati City after he was able to […]

Many believe that Sharia marriage laws are oppressive to women and yet, it seems that even Australian Muslims (including women) want to embrace this ancient law.

Cotabato, Philippines. Darylle Asuncion, 12, didn’t know what hit him. For five years, the timid son of a farmer is sad-faced while envying classmates’ new school bags and notebooks at Mlang Pilot Elementary School in North Cotabato.

DAYTON, Ohio — Jurors in an Ohio woman’s third trial found her guilty of killing her baby daughter by cooking her in a microwave oven. China Arnold (above) was convicted of aggravated murder in the death of 28-day-old Paris Talley in August 2005. Arnold could receive the death penalty. The sentencing phase will begin this […]

Manila, Philippines. As an added security measure, authorities guarding the Maguindanao massacre trial have set up steel bars inside the makeshift court room in Taguig City to separate the accused from the legal counsels and the judge hearing the case. Private prosecutor Nena Santos, legal counsel for Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu, said the decision to […]

The courtroom will undoubtedly be full when Miss Aprille Lim makes her debut as a full-pledged lawyer in the Supreme Court of New South Wales. This former Miss Philippines Australia beauty title holder recently graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Macquarie University. She will complete her Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice next […]

Manila, Philippines. The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) issued a statement saying it has nothing to do with the case of theater artist Marcelino “Mars” Cavestany, a naturalized Australian citizen who was denied entry at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) last March 6. Cavestany was barred from entering the country based […]