"Kayo na rin ang nagsabi na ang laban mo ay laban namin. Kaya paano ako bibitiw? Paano ako manghihinang loob? Paano ako lilisan at tatalikuran ang pananagutan sa bayan?" Chief Justice Sereno said.

Uber Technologies Inc has informed Britain’s data protection regulator that about 2.7 million user accounts - representing the vast majority of people using the ride-hailing service in the country - were affected by a 2016 data breach.

Japanese car maker Toyota unveils a new humanoid robot that mirrors the movements of its remote operator.

The Philippines' maiden sale of renminbi-denominated debt — or “panda bonds” — will be moved to the first quarter next year, the Finance chief said, as the government awaits approval by China’s central bank.

“We have never sought war with North Korea, and still today we do not seek it. If war does come, it will be because of continued acts of aggression like we witnessed yesterday ... And if war comes, make no mistake, the North Korean regime will be utterly destroyed," said U.S. ambassador Nikki Haley.

Vice President Robredo said Thursday she still draws strength from President Duterte's assurance that he would not heed some of his supporters' call for a revolutionary government, but nonetheless expressed concern over reports that some barangay chairmen were being plied with political concessions in order to support a possible nationwide petition.

The alleged incident occurred while Lauer and the accuser were covering the 2014 Sochi winter Olympics in Russia.

The dance group from Compostela Valley is one of four acts already in the finals -- and one of two from the Philippines.

China's Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) has detected unexpected and mysterious signals in its measurement of high-energy cosmic rays, which might bring scientists a step closer to shedding light on invisible dark matter.

The Senate re-assigned to housing for soldiers and body cameras for policemen the P900-million outlay of the National Police for its controversial Oplan Double Barrel against illegal drugs and P500 million of the DILG's Masa Masid, as it passed on third and final reading Wednesday night the proposed 2018 national budget.

The World Bank's corporate arm, the International Finance Corp. (IFC), has urged the Philippines to give priority to the passage of legislation increasing access to finance micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and to make doing business easier for them.

Peace-building organization International Alert Philippines has warned of two possible sources of violence that may erupt in Marawi City shortly after the war between terrorist groups and government forces.

Did Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno commit an impeachable offense when she supposedly issued a blanket temporary restraining order, halting the proclamation of winning party-list groups?

"Granting that the alleged deficiencies of the Chief Justice are true, the same do not constitute any impeachable offense like culpable violation of the Constitution which must be deliberate and serious," said Rep. Lagman.

Micro-entrepreneurs who were displaced by the war in Marawi City will be offered zero-percent interest loans by the Small Business Corporation, an attached agency of the Department of Trade and Industry, to help them rebuild their businesses.