The Commission on Human Rights on Thursday said it will launch an inquiry into the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl in Sta. Maria, Batangas. 

"There's no going back and the fight is on," the senator said in a statement partly in Filipino. "My stance in running for president remains unchanged."

Thursday's new cases brought the Philippines' total COVID count to 2,811,248.

Senators on Thursday challenged before the Supreme Court President Rodrigo Duterte’s order barring officials and staff of the executive branch from attending Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearings into pandemic spending.

"I have instructed our police to start conducting night patrols for the safety of the perpetrators and also to make sure they follow health protocols."

"It is with profound sadness that I hereby tender my resignation from our beloved party. My support will always be with you and I will always be grateful for all the things you have taught me," Duterte-Carpio is quoted as saying in her resignation le...

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the nationwide implementation of the COVID-19 alert level system, marking a departure from the community quarantine classifications.

“These will help reduce risk of transmitting the virus since they are seasonal in nature and sellers come from various parts of the country making contract tracing difficult on the part of the local government units,” the Chairman said.

Colmenares and Labog, Makabayan’s Senate bets, presented Thursday the leftist coalition’s seven-point platform for next year’s elections, which include demands that they have long been calling for like mass COVID-19 testing, improved contact tr...

The results made public on Thursday showed 50% of 1,200 adult respondents saying they were still approved of the Duterte administration's response to the health crisis.