MANILA, Philippines — More than 20,000 inmates nationwide have had their tattoos removed in a bid to reduce violence between rival gangs in prisons ... Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Commando clashed.

MANILA, Philippines — More than 12,000 inmates in all prisons across the country had their gang tattoos covered up ... 9 riot between rival Sigue Sigue Sputnik and Sigue Sigue Commando gangs ...

Crime journalist Paul Connolly continues his dangerous quest to visit the toughest prisons in the world and comes across one Filipino jail ... the notorious prison gang Sputnik.

MANILA, Philippines—The bodies of two men ... Both victims, who remained unidentified at press time, sported “Sputnik” gang tattoos and appeared to have been shot on the same spot where ...

by a security guard for his tattoos, which the guard allegedly said were "gang-related." “It’s an expression of me being proud to be Pinoy, a Filipino gentleman,” he told the TV station.

MANILA, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The Philippines has approved the emergency use of Russia's Sputnik Light COVID-19 vaccine, the country's vaccine procurement chief said on Monday, making it among the ...

At least two people were reported killed and 32 others injured when a riot between rival gangs broke out in the Manila City Jail in the capital of the Philippines, authorities said on Monday.

Misery and overcrowding are worse than ever in the Philippines’ pretrial jails ... One inmate, Buboy Mendiola, 37, heads up the Sigue Sigue Sputnik gang, and also oversees an informal prison ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines received Friday night 132,200 more doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. The shots, procured by the national government, arrived at the ...

MANILA, May 2 (Reuters) - The Philippines is considering donating to Myanmar five million doses of Sputnik V COVID vaccine that are close to expiry, a senior health official said on Monday.

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines received its first batch of Russia's Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday, the presidential office said. The 15,000 doses of Sputnik V, developed by Russia's ...

Crime journalist Paul Connolly continues his dangerous quest to visit the toughest prisons in the world and comes across one Filipino jail ... the notorious prison gang Sputnik.