With retractions of allegations of drug trade links to Sen. Leila De Lima five years into her detention, House Minority Leader Carlos Zarate said the lawmaker’s case shows how institutions have been weaponized to run after critics.

"We will support the PNP, which is the organization that has law enforcement function. If there's someone they're arresting and they can't carry it out, only then will we step in to assist," Zagala said in Filipino. 

The Commission on Elections said there will be no repeat of a seven-hour glitch in the 2019 polls during next week’s national and local elections.

In a survey published just one week before the May 9 polls, Pacquiao ranked third, with a voter support of 7%. Domagoso, meanwhile, dropped to fourth place.

If the latest Pulse Asia survey is any indication, it appears that the “UniTeam” tandem of former Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio are on track to win the May 9 elections.

Allies of detained Sen. Leila de Lima renewed their calls for her freedom after a key witness in one of the drug cases against her retracted and called his previous testimonies against the opposition lawmaker “fiction, false and fabricated.”

“I’m always grateful to those people who are helping us and we don’t forget those people who are with us on the way up because these are the same people that we are going to meet on the way down because principle of gravity will be applied to e...

A key witness in the trial of Sen. Leila de Lima retracted his allegations that he delivered money to the lawmaker, who has been detained for more than five years for drug charges she has been insisting are fabricated.

President Duterte yesterday lauded Filipino workers for being a source of pride for the country and vowed to provide them opportunities that will allow them to achieve their potential.

The Commission on Elections branded as false the reports that some overseas votes have already been counted, and that there were indicators on who are the winning candidates.