President Rodrigo Duterte will make a bid for senator, revealing his candidacy at the last hour on Monday after saying just a month prior that he plans to retire from politics when his term ends. 

“Here in Mindoro province, the Mangyans and other indigenous people in the province have a big role to play in guarding our forests against illegal logging. And we will make sure they have support from the national government and the LGUs."

The Department of Health has insisted on the use of plastic barriers in classrooms as select public schools returned to in-person learning on Monday.  DOH: Plastic barriers in classrooms OK but with other health protocols

Controversial retired military officer Antonio Parlade Jr. says he is joining the presidential race.

Pharmally executives Mohit and Twinkle Dargani are now detained in the Senate building and will remain there until they hand over key documents related to the firm's government deals to the blue ribbon panel. 

More than 4,000 out of the 48,689 Persons Deprived of Liberty in the seven facilities of the Bureau of Corrections nationwide have completed their doses against COVID-19.

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Delta cases accounted for 94.59% of the 666 samples that were sent for whole genome sequencing. 

Some 100 public schools are participating in the Department of Education's pilot study, which President Rodrigo Duterte has given his approval. 

Light Rail Transport Authority administrator, retired Police Director General Reynaldo Berroya has passed away, Transport Secretary Art Tugade announced on Monday.

Broadcast journalist Raffy Tulfo with a 68.4 voter preference, Taguig Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano (59.9 percent) and Sorsogon Gov. Francis Escudero (57.3 percent) have topped Pulse Asia’s latest pre-election senatorial survey.