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Veteran lawmaker, rights lawyer Edcel Lagman; 82

Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, a martial law survivor and human rights lawyer who fought the…

Priests in PH accused of sex abuse still serving, says group

MANILA—Philippine priests accused of sex abuse remain in active ministry in the Catholic-majority country, a…

First investment: Gov’t, through Maharlika, gets 20% stake in NGCP

Amid concerns about the ownership of the NGCP, which maintains the country’s power grid and…

Edcom: Almost 25K public schools have no principals

More than half of public schools in the country have been operating without principals despite…

DOJ drops Dengvaxia cases vs Garin, 2 others

No liability for reckless imprudence, ruled the Justice department as it ordered the junking of 98 charges against…

Filipino wife of detained Chinese: He’s not a spy

The wife of the Chinese national who was arrested by the National Bureau of Investigation…

China deploys deafening sonic device vs PCG ship

China on Saturday used for the first time a long-range acoustic device capable of “producing…

PH sees no hard impact of US global aid freeze

A senior foreign affairs official on Saturday said the suspension of US foreign aid globally…

PH may hand over ICC suspects to Interpol

The Philippines will act “favorably or positively” to a request by the International Criminal Court…

429-day ordeal ends for 17 PH seafarers held by Yemen rebs

The 17 Filipino seafarers recently released by the Yemeni Islamist group Houthis were set to…