Stressing that he was not a corrupt public official, former DPWH chief Rogelio Singson denied that the Aquino administration paid P8.7 billion to claimants who used fake land titles to get compensation for the government's expropriation of their properties for road right-of-way projects in General Santos City.

(UPDATE 2) Before taking their Christmas break, members of the Senate and the House of Representatives are likely to conduct a joint session to deliberate on President Rodrigo Duterte's request to extend martial law in Mindanao.

Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, Noel Tijam and Francis Jardeleza and former Associate Justice Arturo Brion will testify on various acts allegedly committed by Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

Kanlaon Volcano in Negros continues to be restive, with the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology reporting Monday, December 11, that it had recorded 155 volcanic quakes on the mountain over the past 24 hours.

“If the PNP wants to regain the people’s trust, then it should appoint officials with unblemished reputations in its war against drugs,” said Sen. Kiko Pangilinan.

International remittance firm Remitly readies for expansion in the $30B Philippine remittance market as it launches exclusive service for seafarers and beefs up its local talent pool.

The Disney-Pixar film is now one of four 2017 titles to top the domestic box office for three weekends in a row.

'The Last Jedi' ends with a dedication to Fisher, who died at age 60 last December after completing her work on the film.

Former DOH chief Janette Garin did not respond to requests for comment on why she ignored the local experts’ recommendations. Two sources involved in the program said no antibody testing was undertaken, as recommended by the Formulary Executive Council.

The similar-sounding #PaMore concert is headlined by Regine Velasquez, Ogie Alcasid, Martin Nievera and Erik Santos.

State-run China Telecom Corp could become the Philippines’ third telecoms player, officials of the Southeast Asian nation said on Sunday, as the government looks to stir up competition in an effort to boost notoriously poor services.

The dry run for the latest traffic-reduction scheme for EDSA - the designation of a lane limited to high-occupancy vehicles (HOV) - starts Monday (Dec. 11), the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said in a reminder late Sunday.

Bangladesh’s finance minister said late on Saturday he wanted to “wipe out” a Philippines bank that was used to channel $81 million stolen from the Bangladeshi central bank’s account with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York last year.

President Rodrigo Duterte will formally ask Congress to extend martial law in Mindanao on Monday, December 11, according to Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas, quoting Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea.

Thousands of Filipinos marked Sunday (Dec. 10) International Human Rights Day with particular focus on extrajudicial killings in the war on drugs, but a lawmaker said the most telling indication of risks under the Duterte administration is the fact that "the government itself is demonizing and discriminating the concept of human rights."