Reina Mae Nasino and two other activists have asked a Manila court to junk the illegal possession of firearms and explosives case against them after the Court of Appeals voided the search warrant used against them.

Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, officer-in-charge of the DOH, said the authorities were able to identify close contacts of the patients after checking the individual’s itinerary and the flight manifest.

"We extend our sincere apologies to Etihad passenger Ady Cotoco for his unpleasant experience upon arrival at NAIA Terminal 3 yesterday, September 8, 2022, when one of his baggage was discovered pilfered," the statement reads. 

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expressed Friday “profound sadness” on the death of longest reigning British monarch Queen Elizabeth II, saying the “world has lost a true figure of majesty.”

Tropical cyclone Inday (international name: Muifa) intensified into a severe tropical storm, but it remained less likely to bring heavy rains over the country, state weather bureau PAGASA said Friday.

More than P800 billion worth of investment pledges seen to create about 22,000 jobs were signed during President Marcos’ state visits to Indonesia and Singapore this week, his first overseas trips as Chief Executive.

With the proliferation of text scams victimizing millions of mobile users in the country, the National Telecommunications Commission blocked only 800 messages this year – a reality that Sen. Grace Poe described as a “tragic revelation.”

Five countries, including the Philippines, have launched the first Common Fisheries Resource Analysis to address depleting fish stocks, particularly of skipjack tuna or “gulyasan,” in the South China Sea.

The government has released P3.24 billion in calamity funds in August, with the remaining P10.46 billion ready to be tapped for disaster relief operations for the rest of the year.

The Senate Blue Ribbon committee yesterday denied the request of former Department of Budget and Management-Procurement Service  officer-in-charge Lloyd Christopher Lao to lift the lookout bulletin issued against him by the Department of Justice.