An avid supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte defended Malacanang's move against Overall Deputy Ombudsman Arthur Melchor Carandang, amid Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales' refusal to enforce the 90-day preventive suspension issued by the Palace against her subordinate.

The stoppage of production after Christmas as poultry workers took their vacation, and the higher costs - especially fuel - as a result of the tax reform law were cited among the factors behind the average P10 hike in chicken prices.

Sen. Grace Poe dismissed as "fake news" reports that she wanted social media giant Facebook banned in the Philippines.

Robinsons Bank Corp. is allotting P730 million for capital expenditures (capex) this year to fund its digital initiatives, branch expansion and cybersecurity measures.

Casual dining chain operator Max's Group Inc. (MGI) has signed an agreement with Jeddah-based Al-Bader National Establishment for Real-Estate Development to put up 12 Pancake House stores in Saudi Arabia within the next five years.

Al A. Parreño has been chosen to become acting chair of the Commission on Elections when his predecessor, Christian Robert Lim, retires on Friday, February 2.

The Philippines was counted in the upper third of a list of jurisdictions that “contribute to the secrecy that enables illicit financial flows.”

A team of more than 50 Japanese railway engineers and experts were to begin Thursday a system audit of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 to determine the rehabilitation and restoration works needed for the railway system.

Eleven people were killed in a fire at a low-rent residence in northern Japan that mainly housed elderly people on welfare, police said on Thursday. Five people were rescued.

Laeta Kalogridis is the show runner of Netflix's adaptation of Richard K. Morgan’s acclaimed cyberpunk novel.

The FBI said on Wednesday it had “grave concerns” about the accuracy of a top-secret House Intelligence Committee memo alleging anti-Trump bias within the Justice Department, challenging President Donald Trump’s pledge to release it.

Thousands of San Francisco residents convicted of marijuana offenses since 1975 will see those convictions dismissed or reduced under an effort announced on Wednesday by the city’s district attorney.

The UN refugee agency special envoy issued her appeal to the the North Atlantic Council and NATO military commanders.

An international rights watchdog urged the Philippine government to back a United Nations-led investigation into drug war deaths to “both help clarify the disparity in official and independent estimates of killings in the anti-drug campaign and facilitate accountability for unlawful deaths.”

North Korea struck back at the United States on Wednesday, accusing the Trump administration of being a billionaires’ club that harbors a “policy of racism” while denying freedom of the press and health coverage to citizens.