The police and Roy Mabasa — brother of slain radio broadcaster Percy Lapid — have filed a murder complaint against Joel Escorial and three others before the Department of Justice.

"All our efforts are focused on the documents required in the filing of cases against him with regards to Lapid...Whatever additional revelations come out, we will investigate," he said in mixed Filipino and English. 

As borders ease for travel even amid the pandemic, Filipinos itching to go abroad for leisure are once again going through the painstaking process of applying for visas in destinations that require them. 

According to information from the Department of Justice, the first batch of Chinese deportees will take a Philippine Airlines flight to Wuhan, China through Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2.

Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate ways and means committee, said that the government could have collected more taxes and fees from legitimate POGOs “had they been more honest in their transactions with the BIR and PAGCOR.”

The Muntinlupa court has allowed former Bureau of Corrections official Rafael Ragos, who had recanted his earlier allegation, to testify again in the drug case against former Sen. Leila de Lima.

Damage to agriculture wrought by Typhoon Neneng has ballooned to P366 million, according to the latest report by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

"Tropical Depression Obet is forecast to track generally northwestward or north northwestward until this afternoon before moving generally southwestward or west southwestward for the remainder of today through tomorrow," Pagasa said. 

The Supreme Court has ordered former Palace official Lorraine Badoy-Partosa to answer the petition filed by lawyers asking the tribunal to cite her in indirect contempt for her posts against Manila Judge Marlo Magdoza-Malagar.

The year-long program celebrating the 75th anniversary of the formal establishment of Philippine-France relations is not over, with more activities of the French embassy in Manila to celebrate the bond that the two countries share and to set the tone...