"All institutions of higher learning, especially all state universities and colleges, should be centers of free thought—environments that encourage new thoughts and tests old ones. Intellectual liberty is foundational to a democracy," Pangilinan wr...

The movement to restore the watershed area largely led by people under 30 won first place at the inaugural Waterchangemakers Award, which “aims to make visible the teams and organizations that shape water decisions that build climate resilience.”

The Bureau of Immigration has deported more than 3,000 foreign nationals for violating Philippine laws in 2020.

The education department on Tuesday dismissed claims that there has been a massive dropout in students enrolled in distance learning months since the setup hounded by difficulties began due to the pandemic.

Of the 516,166 total confirmed cases, 30,357 or 5.9% are active. 

The Supreme Court has junked youth groups’ petition to void the proclamation of Ducielle Cardema as Duterte Youth representative, allowing her to keep her seat in Congress.

"Any use of force should be considered as a hostile act or an act of aggression. That should be the clear message of Southeast Asian states," Director of the University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs Jay Batongbacal said.

People who want to work in government do not need a "padrino" or a sponsor to be hired, President Rodrigo Duterte said, as he warned the public against people using the names of officials to bag contracts.

With the string of new ordinances aimed to keep people at home and curb the transmission of the deadly coronavirus enforced for most of 2020, the public has gone online for legal advice on how these new rules affect them and their rights.

Limited physical classes for students in medical and health-allied programs are set to resume with President Rodrigo Duterte's approval, Palace said Tuesday.