A coalition of Southeast Asian press freedom advocates has called on the Senate not to pass a bill seeking to criminalize fake news, calling the measure “potentially unconstitutional,” and inconsistent with the country’s international treaty obligations.

In a bid to attract more investments into the capital market, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will double the minimum public float requirement for companies planning to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) to 20 percent starting next month.

Lawmakers zeroed in on the Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth (SALN) of Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno and vowed to scrutinize where the over P30 million she earned as government counsel went.

Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno's accuser in the impeachment complaint against her came under fire Wednesday after failing to provide a key document backing one allegation, and then citing a newspaper reporter as his "friend" and source to bolster his claim on the existence of such document -- only to have the supposed source of the source, Associate Justice Teresita De Castro, denying she ever released any information or document.

MANILA - Even as the National Union of Journalists in the Philippines (NUJP) said justice remains elusive in the case of the November 23,...

Regular briefing papers submitted to him by his defense aides during the five-month siege of Marawi by ISIS-inspired local terrorists caused him pain each time he read of soldiers dying, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte admitted while gracing an exhibit on the soldiers' heroism.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is prepared to tweak its policy settings to address market volatility that could emerge from rising global interest rates, the central bank chief said, even as he noted that domestic growth and price dynamics remain sustainable so far.

Environment minister Roy Cimatu said on Wednesday that a ban on new open pit mining in the country would remain in place, with President Rodrigo Duterte rejecting government panel recommendations to reverse it.

With doors slammed at the House of Representatives on her right to be represented by counsels, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno’s hopes now hinges on the Senate, which will conduct trial if she gets impeached at the lower chamber.

The ACTS-OFW partylist has asked the Supreme Court to stop the implementation of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) driver's license card project for being unconstitutional because no allocation for it was set aside in the budget act.

Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV slapped a P1-million libel complaint on blogger and staunch Duterte supporter Rey Joseph "RJ" Nieto after he allegedly spread via social media the fake news that U.S. President Donald Trump had called the lawmaker "little narco" or drug lord.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an online registration system to facilitate the application process for those setting up businesses.

Three of 13 high-speed boats requested from Tokyo by President Duterte - to boost the Philippines’ patrol, search and rescue, anti-terrorism, and law enforcement capabilities - were turned over this week to Philippine officials, as part of a Japanese grant program.

Realizing that his job isn't just about public service but also needs a lot of politicking, which makes him frustrated, Sen. Manny Pacquiao has started to think of ending his political career.

A group of businessmen from Sweden, mostly experts in developing airports and seaports, see Clark International Airport as having all the features for transforming into a major hub, citing its potentials in the aviation industry.