Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has taken direct control of the Bureau of Corrections until a replacement can be found for agency head Benjamin de los Santos, who has gone on indefinite leave.

The Supreme Court has never issued a Temporary Restraining Order against the implementation of the Reproductive Health Law, the constitutionality of which it had already partially upheld in an earlier decision, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said Thursday.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions plans to announce soon several criminal investigations into intelligence leaks, news outlets reported on Wednesday, as the country's top law enforcement official faced mounting criticism from President Donald Trump.

'Wonder Woman' has taken in some $780 million at the worldwide box office.

Kid-friendly innovative product encourages school-age children to develop healthy handwashing habits.

Amazon.com Inc launched its two-hour delivery service in Singapore on Thursday, marking the e-commerce giant's push into populous Southeast Asia.

Eighty-four members of the Abu Sayyaf in Basilan were welcomed back to the fold of the law after a three-day reformation program last week.

U.N. investigators accused a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition of carrying out a deadly March attack on a Somali migrant boat off Yemen and said the alliance had become a cover for some states to avoid individual blame, according to a confidential report seen by Reuters on Wednesday.

A handful of China's many electric vehicle (EV) start-ups are considering setting up an alliance to pool resources, develop joint technology and bring cars more quickly to the world's biggest autos market.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said he would work to close the Jerusalem offices of Qatar-based al-Jazeera, accusing the television news network of inciting recent violence in the city.

Russia warned it was edging closer to retaliation against Washington after the House of Representatives backed new U.S. sanctions on Moscow, while the European Union said the move might affect its energy security and it stood ready to act too.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday welcomed a rescue dog to his official Blue House residence, delivering on a campaign promise to boost awareness of the fast-growing numbers of abandoned animals accompanying a surge in pet ownership.

Canada's military took to Twitter to welcome recruits from all gender identities on Wednesday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would ban transgender people from the U.S. military.

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would ban transgender people from the U.S. military, an action appealing to some in his conservative political base but sowing confusion about the fate of thousands of transgender service members.

(UPDATE 4 - 11:41 a.m.) It will be a wet weekend as a slow-moving tropical storm “Gorio” (international name: Nesat) intensified slightly, enhancing the southwest monsoon or “habagat” as it moved north-northwest off the eastern flank of Luzon.