The appointment marks Pia's return to the panel she once led as its first female chair in 2024. 

According to the agency, they will verify if the incident stemmed from scheduled website maintenance, configuration updates, intentional administrative actions, or other causes. 

In a press briefer sent to reporters on Wednesday, May 20, the Supreme Court denied Dela Rosa’s request with a vote of 9-5-1.

Vice President Sara Duterte has been served the Senate's impeachment summons and received the articles of impeachment, her office confirmed on Wednesday, May 20.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he wants to clarify Japan's new defense posture in his meeting with Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae, as both nations face “coercive acts” in waters where China has ramped up its activities. 

In a social media post by broadcast journalist Arnold Clavio on May 20, it was shown that Padilla and Dela Rosa were together in the Senate building’s parking lot.

Among these are interrogation at gunpoint, illegal detention, indiscriminate firing and forced evacuation, fact-finders said.  

State weather bureau PAGASA said 40 areas across the country are expected to experience a danger-level heat index on Wednesday, May 20. 

The National Commission of Senior Citizens reminded government offices, banks, financial institutions and private establishments to recognize the digital National Senior Citizens ID as valid proof of identity for elderly Filipinos.

Sen. Mark Villar has been appointed chairperson of the powerful Senate finance committee.