Voting 23-0-0, the Senate on Thursday approved on third and final reading a bill seeking to strengthen protections against online sexual abuse and exploitation of children. 

PDP-Laban acting president Senator Manny Pacquiao is telling his partymates to snub the call of their vice chairman, Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi, for a national assembly this May 31.

The Department of Health on Thursday recorded 6,483 additional COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 1,200,430.

"We were supposed to issue it this week. We will see if we can include this issue in the circular before we release it. We will look into it," Justice Undersecretary Adrian Sugay said.

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that while the vaccination of young people is being studied, vulnerable sectors such as health workers, senior citizens and persons with comorbidities remain the focus of the government’s inoculation effort...

The House of Representatives’ swift junking of the impeachment complaint speaks of the baselessness of allegations against him, Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen said.

Robredo's spokesperson Barry Gutierrez clarified that the "idea for a vaccine infomercial came from Senator Joel Villanueva."

The Inter-Agency Council against Trafficking and the Supreme Court have signed a pact to strengthen policies and programs to address trafficking in persons, Justice Undersecretary Emmeline Aglipay-Villar said.

Voting 44-0, the House justice committee swiftly dismissed Thursday the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen.

Food and Drug Administration Director General Eric Domingo said the agency will issue an amendment to the emergency use authorization granted to the Pfizer-BioNTech jab in January.