The University of the Philippines said it opened 118 testing centers nationwide, as the two-day UP College Admissions Test or UPCAT begins today.

Twenty-one Filipino seafarers affected by drone strikes on vessels in the Black Sea were successfully rescued, the Department of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday.

Health Secretary Jose Pujalte Jr. yesterday denied going to casinos to gamble, saying he was merely invited to a meeting with Masbate and Sorsogon government officials in a hotel on July 20.

Lawyer Levito Baligod and the 18 “bagmen” posted P10,000 bail yesterday before the Caloocan Regional Trial Court Branch 123 for the cyberlibel case lodged by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is seeking a P1.5-billion budget to begin the drainage expansion project along Taft Avenue next year.

Police yesterday tagged a couple as the brains behind the murder of pro-Marcos vlogger Alicia Lipata, with the motive likely connected to an P8-million debt.

The chief of the Cainta police in Rizal province and his subordinate may face administrative charges for allegedly failing to release a motorcycle to the registered owner despite orders from a local court.

The Philippines and the United States have signed an agreement boosting efforts against the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB).

A decades-old boundary dispute between the municipalities of Cervantes in Ilocos Sur and Mankayan in Benguet has finally been settled.

Shabu with an estimated street value of P510 million was seized by personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) in Batangas City on Thursday.