Some 485 lawyers signed a statement deploring the “grave and disturbing threats and scurrilous statements” that Badoy made against Judge Marlo Magdoza-Malagar.

Succeeding former Sen. Francis Pangilinan, staunch opposition lawmaker Rep. Edcel Lagman (Albay, 1st District) was elected as the new president of the once ruling Liberal Party on Friday.

Rafael Ragos, one of the government’s key witnesses against former Sen. Leila de Lima in a drug case against her, showed up Friday in court but was unable to reaffirm his recantation as the prosecution opposed his taking the witness stand.

Over 245,000 families or 911,404 individuals in Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, and Bicol Region have been affected by the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines.

The Philippines turned over the encrypted copy of the Philippine Digital Vaccination Certificate to the International Civil Aviation Organization headquarters in Montreal, Canada for the recognition of the country’s vaccination certificates.

Generally fair weather is expected by the weekend over most parts of the country after severe Tropical Storm Luis exited the Philippine area of responsibility yesterday morning.

From 51st place last year, the Philippines slipped eight notches in the yearly Global Innovation Index of the World Intellectual Property Organization, dropping to the 59th spot among 132 economies in the world.

Mobile phone users who fail to register their subscriber identity module (SIM) risk deactivation from their respective telecoms providers once President Marcos signs the SIM Registration Bill into law.

Speaker Martin Romualdez formed a special “small committee” composed of administration and opposition officials as well as members of the House of Representatives to address concerns about the national budget for 2023 approved last Wednesday.

Technology company Google will provide scholarships to help thousands of Filipino students and jobseekers land opportunities in high-demand industries.