After a series of negotiations that started in January 2017, Philippine officials and the Chinese firm that had won the contract to build the Northern Luzon railway - conceived 22 years ago - have reached a settlement, sparing the country the obligation of having to pay P5 billion more in damages the next few years.

"Your honor. I am not an angel, I am not a saint. But I’m here to tell the truth. Only few good men can tell the truth and nothing but the truth,"said March Anthony Ventura, during the Senate hearing on Monday.

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Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has called on Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno to resign, saying President Rodrigo Duterte wants her removed from the position "by all means".

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) served Monday (November 6, 2017), its final decision to terminate its contract with Busan Universal Railways Inc. (BURI) for the maintenance of the Metro Railway Transit 3 (MRT-3) system, general overhauling of 43 Light Rail Vehicles (LRV), total replacement of its signaling system, and other additional maintenance works.

The Philippines expressed concern on Monday about China’s testing of a massive dredging ship, saying it would track its activities closely, despite Beijing’s assurances it would not develop areas where it has competing claims with Manila.

Doctors at the Senate hearing on the hazing death of Horacio Castillo III refuted John Paul Solano's defense that the 22-year-old law student died not because of hazing but due to pre-existing heart conditions.

Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Monday warned of the return of political forces that pose a threat to the independence of the judiciary, and continually harass the institution. She underscored the need for the judiciary to preserve its core values of independence, integrity and impartiality in fulfilling its duty to uphold the rule of law and human rights.

The Department of Tourism (DOT) plans to link bike riders all over Luzon in its proposed route loops in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas. Rizal and Quezon (Calabarzon) as it partnered with several motorcycle clubs in the Philippines.

The Monetary Board (MB), the policy-making body of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP), has approved a lower risk weighting of 20 percent on loans extended by banks to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) if these are guaranteed by a qualified Credit Surety Fund (CSF) Cooperative.

Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp is seeking more investments in Israeli robotics and vehicle technologies after its venture arm led a $14 million investment in Intuition Robotics in July.

The Quezon City government has reminded officials of barangays whose roads have been cleared of obstructions that it’s their responsibility to ensure that the streets remains free of illegally-parked vehicles and illegally-built structures.

Inflation could have picked up in October amid rising fuel, utility, and food prices to possibly hit a three-year high, according to a BusinessWorld poll of analysts, who said the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) will likely keep borrowing rates steady as estimates remain within target.

The Trangia family driver denied driving the red pickup truck that brought freshmen law student Horacio Castillo III to the Chinese General Hospital where he was declared dead on September 17.

The death toll from the typhoon that struck Vietnam at the weekend has risen to at least 49, the government said on Monday.