The Supreme Court has issued a writ of protection in favor of labor organizers Elizabeth “Loi” Magbanua and Alipio “Ador” Juat, who are allegedly abducted by the military.

A lawmaker is once again pushing for the revival of death penalty even if the country is barred by an international agreement from reintroducing capital punishment.

"The same course of action for private schools and offices is left to the discretion of their respective heads," the Office of the Press Secretary said in a statement.

The DOH emphasized that the process of extending the shelf life of vaccines undergoes “thorough stability studies.”

Through the US Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), the Philippine Coast Guard received visual detection and monitoring equipment, first aid kits that would help in providing trauma care, and to...

Florita—the sixth tropical cyclone in the country’s jurisdiction this year—made landfall over Maconacon, Isabela at 10:30 a.m.

Follow this page for updates on tropical cyclone Florita that developed into tropical depression just a day from the start of the in-person classes in the country on August 22.

The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee and the Committee on Agriculture, Food and Agrarian Reform are set to hold their first hearing on the attempt to import thousands of metric tons of sugar into the country despite exceeding requirements. 

Florita, which intensified to a severe tropical storm early Tuesday, was last seen over the coastal waters of Palanan, Isabela. The cyclone has peak winds of 95 kph near the center and gusts of up to 115 kph.

Several local governmant units have ordered the suspension of work in government offices and classes in schools due to Severe Tropical Storm Florita, which made landfall in Isabela Tuesday morning.