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Man held for 82 days for bringing honey into US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 24 02:55 AM

WASHINGTON, United States—A Jamaican national was detained for nearly 3 months in the United States after bringing in bottles of honey from the Caribbean island that customs agents mistakenly believed to be liquid methamphetamine. Read more »

'Happy Jail': Dancing inmates ng Cebu bida sa Netflix docu-series

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 08:12 PM

Sa Happy Jail ay ipinapakita ang buhay sa likod ng mga ngiti ng mga preso na nasa Cebu jail. Read more »

Citing chest pains, Yasay rushed to hospital following arrest

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 22 10:07 PM

MANILA (UPDATE)— Former foreign affairs secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. was rushed to hospital Thursday night following his arrest and detention at the Manila Police District headquarters. Read more »

Robredo hopes De Lima cleared of drug charges soon

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 15 01:30 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on said Thursday she hoped that Sen. Leila de Lima would soon be cleared of the drug charges that led to her 2-year detention so that she can fulfill her duties as lawmaker.    Read more »

Trans woman pinagbawalan na gumamit ng pambabaeng banyo sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 07:12 AM

Kinondena ng LGBT community ang diskriminasyon sa transgender woman na pinagbawalang gumamit ng banyo ng mga babae sa mall sa Quezon City. Read more »

#SOGIEEqualityNow tops local Twitter list, renews call for passage of LGBT rights bill

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 05:24 AM

MANILA—Twitter users are standing with 28-year-old Gretchen Custodio Diez after she was harassed and detained for using the women's comfort room of a shopping mall in Quezon City. Read more »

Trans woman detained after being harassed for using ladies' toilet in QC mall

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 14 05:17 AM

MANILA (2nd UPDATE)—A transgender woman was detained by police in Quezon City Tuesday afternoon after a scuffle with a mall personnel for using the female comfort room. Read more »

Kababayang nagkabit ng posas sa Chinese na nasawi sa Las Piñas tukoy na

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 09:30 PM

Tukoy at kinasuhan na ang Chinese supervisor na naglagay ng posas at nagkulong umano sa kaniyang kababayan. Read more »

Chinese na 'pinosas ng boss' patay nang mahulog sa gusali sa Las Piñas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 11 06:25 PM

Isang lalaking Chinese na may posas ang kamay ang natagpuang patay matapos umanong mahulog mula sa isang gusali sa Las Piñas City noong umaga ng Biyernes. Read more »

Iran frees nine Indian crew from seized tanker: India gov't

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 26 05:50 PM

NEW DELHI, INDIA - Iran has freed nine of 12 Indian crew from a Panama-flagged tanker seized on July 14, India's foreign ministry said Friday. Read more »

Migrant whose daughter died slams 'cruelty' of US detention

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 11 08:07 AM

WASHINGTON - A Guatemalan woman whose infant daughter died after being held by US immigration authorities denounced the "cruelty" of the country's migrant detention centers on Wednesday. Read more »

Ambassadors condemn China's treatment of Uighurs in Xinjiang region

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 11 12:56 AM

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - More than 20 countries have written to top United Nations human rights officials condemning China's treatment of Uighur and other minorities in the western Xinjiang region, in a letter released Wednesday. Read more »

Trump says migrant detention centers to open to media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 08 08:08 AM

US President Donald Trump on Sunday said migrant detention centers that have come under criticism for overcrowding and poor conditions will be opened to visits by journalists. Read more »

Detained De Lima files bills for prison reform

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 04:06 PM

MANILA - Detained Sen. Leila de Lima has filed 2 bills that seek to improve rehabilitation programs for inmates and streamline the country's correctional system. Read more »

Trump: Migrants can opt 'not to come' if they dislike squalid camps

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 07:33 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump brushed off reports of overcrowding and squalid conditions in migrant detention centers Wednesday by saying the migrants can opt "not to come" to the United States. Read more »

Indian arestado sa bintang na panggagahasa sa Valenzuela

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 05 05:09 PM

Naaresto sa Valenzuela City ang isang lalaking Indian dahil sa umano ay panggagahasa sa isang babae.   Read more »

Dalawang lalaki, kinulong at pinagbabaril ng airsoft gun

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 28 08:46 PM

Dalawang lalaki ang ikinulong sa kulungan ng manok at pinagbabaril pa ng airsoft gun sa Cavite.  Read more »

2 lalaki niratrat umano ng airsoft gun, ikinulong sa kulungan ng manok

Kevin Manalo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 26 07:13 PM

Tatlong araw hindi pinakain at ikinulong pa sa kulungan ng manok habang pinagbabaril ng airsoft gun — ito ang reklamo ng dalawang lalaki laban sa limang lalaki na nadiskubreng mga dawit pala sa carnapping at pagpatay.  Read more »

US-Mexico border detentions top 100,000 for second month in a row

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 09 07:21 AM

WASHINGTON - The number of migrants detained entering the United States from Mexico without documents in April topped 100,000 for the second month in a row, US border officials said Wednesday. Read more »

Mumps, other outbreaks force US detention centers to quarantine over 2,000 migrants

Mica Rosenberg and Kristina Cooke, Reuters
Posted at Mar 11 09:13 AM

The number of people amassed in immigration detention under the Trump administration has reached record highs, raising concerns among migrant advocates about disease outbreaks and resulting quarantines that limit access to legal services. Read more »