MANILA—Rodrigo Roa Duterte said he needs more time to study the proposed executive order banning smoking nationwide as he eyes to reach a compromise on the...
MANILA—Sen. Francis Pangilinan on Tuesday committed to stop the passage of the death penalty bill in the Senate after the House of Representatives approved on third...
MANILA—The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) is standing firm on its opposition to the death penalty. In a statement, CBCP president Archbishop Socrates Villegas...
MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday threw his full support for Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary-designate Gina Lopez ahead of the latter’s confirmation hearing...
MANILA—Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Tuesday said the purge of dissident House leaders who voted against the administration’s priority bill restoring the death penalty will start next...
MANILA—Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday filed the committee report on a measure seeking to extend the validity period of the Philippine passport from five to...
MANILA—Former PNP Anti-Illegal Drugs Group-Pampanga (AIDG) head Superintendent Rafael Dumlao III on Tuesday refuted his alleged involvement in the kidnap-slay of South Korean businessman Jee Ick...
MANILA—Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered the filing before the Sandiganbayan of charges against former House Speaker Prospero Nograles and 25 others for their involvement in...
In a hearing of the House Ways and Means Committee on the tax reform program, Department of Finance House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez urged Catholic schools to...
Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay could be facing perjury charges after admitting he owned an American passport which was contrary to what he said during an inquiry...