The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is embarking on a study of anti-competitive practices in 10 priority sectors that may touch on the impact of a contentious deal involving the country’s telecommunication duopoly.

An alleged oil heist in Singapore that has already led to 20 arrests, the seizure of at least one tanker and allegations that thieves siphoned thousands of tonnes of fuel from Shell’s biggest refinery is shining a spotlight on an illegal trade worth tens of billions of dollars worldwide.

Senators have one by one come out with statements insisting that the chamber vote separately from the House of Representatives should Congress convene as a Constituent Assembly in order to amend or revise the 1987 Constitution. At the same time, some of them have questioned whether changing the law of the land will solve the nation's problems, or if it is needed at all.

With or without the participation of senators, the House of Representatives will convene as a constituent assembly to discuss amendments to the 1987 Constitution, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said.

Former White House strategist Steve Bannon has reached agreement with U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller to be interviewed by Mueller’s investigators rather than appearing before a grand jury, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

The National Telecommunications Commission in Region 11 has recommended that 30 radio stations in Davao region stop operations and show cause for lack of permits and violations of regulations.

Haitians will no longer be eligible for U.S. visas given to low-skilled workers, the Trump administration said on Wednesday, bringing an end to a small-scale effort to employ Haitians in the United States after a catastrophic 2010 earthquake.

Media and freedom of expression advocacy groups will be kicking off Friday, January 19, a series of protests against the bid to shut down news site Rappler and emerging threats to press freedom and other rights and liberties, including those in proposed amendments to the Constitution.

Government troops killed four alleged New People’s Army fighters in Davao Oriental Tuesday while five other rebels surrendered in Maguindanao province, the military said.

Two former fighters from Colombia’s FARC rebels were killed in Antioquia province after campaigning for a political candidate for the now-demobilized guerrilla group, the FARC said in a statement on Wednesday.

'Watch how all the soldiers bravely fought for freedom and peace…A salute to all the troops,' Anne said on Instagram and Facebook.

Tsang has been accused in widely circulated online reports of raping a Hong Kong actress in Singapore in the 1990s.

Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers killed 12 people and injured 48 others in an attack on Wednesday on the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, officials from the State Emergency Management Agency for Borno said.

Author Michael Wolff will executive produce the series, which will be shopped to various networks.

Major U.S. railroads on Wednesday warned President Donald Trump of the potential financial and political consequences of scrapping the North American Free Trade Agreement and urged U.S., Mexican, and Canadian officials to find ways to modernize the accord.