Sandiganbayan resets ex-Sen. Revilla’s graft case pre-trial to Aug. 10

MANILA — The Sandiganbayan on Thursday deferred the pre-trial of former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. on his graft case for his alleged involvement in the...

DOJ downgrades raps vs cops in killing of Leyte mayor

MANILA — The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday downgraded the charges against the policemen involved in the killing of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa and...

SC merges 2 mandamus petitions vs martial law

MANILA — The Supreme Court on Thursday announced that it will consolidate the two mandamus petitions asking the high court to order the Senate and the...

DOJ downgrades raps vs cops in killing of Leyte mayor

MANILA — The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday downgraded the charges against the policemen involved in the killing of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa and...

Catholic Bishops, student leaders file third petition vs martial law in SC

MANILA — A group of Catholic Bishops, student leaders and a former senator on Wednesday filed a mandamus petition before the Supreme Court asking to order...

AFP: Claimed 1,200 ISIS members in PHL, sum of all members of local terror groups in country

MANILA — The 1,200 ISIS fighters allegedly operating in the Philippines is the sum of all local terrorist groups in the country, said Armed Forces of...

House starts probe on Resorts World attack

MANILA — Three House of Representatives’ panels on Wednesday started a joint legislative inquiry on the alleged security lapses and other failed safety protocols during the...

German fugitive arrested in Philippines, faces deportation

MANILA, Philippines—Philippine officials say they have arrested a German man wanted in his country for attempted murder of a compatriot more than a decade ago. Immigration...

Philippines asks social media to remove militant video

Almost 2,500 Canadians died from opioid related overdoses last year: data

OTTAWA—New data suggests almost 2,500 Canadians died from opioid-related overdoses in 2016—deaths that federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says were preventable. The data released Tuesday by...