The Anti-Money Laundering Council has confirmed that the self-confessed gunman in the fatal ambush on broadcaster Percy Lapid indeed received P550,000 in his bank account for the killing, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla said.

The number of people who have died due to the effects of Severe Tropical Storm “Paeng” (Nalgae) have reached 155, according to the country’s disaster management agency.

The UN Human Rights Committee is urging the Philippines to let former Sen. Leila de Lima out on bail as it raised concerns over reports of her “extremely lengthy pretrial detention.”

The UN Human Rights Committee is pushing for the Philippines to pass a flurry of legislative reforms aimed at keeping the country in line with an international treaty on civil and political rights.

The UN Human Rights Committee is asking the Philippines to amend portions of the controversial Anti-Terrorism Act so it can be compliant with an international treaty on civil and political rights.

In a recent 13-page report, the UN body composed of human rights experts said the Philippines should “strengthen its cooperation with the international human rights mechanisms as well as the ongoing investigation by the International Criminal Court...

"Democracy isn't just people voting for the winner, it's having the outcome of that vote respected by the loser," Greg Winger, professor at the University of Cincinnati’s School of International and Public Affairs, told Philstar.com.

Liberal Party stalwart Kit Belmonte stood pat on his lawyering for the son of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla who was charged for possession of illegal drugs.

In Bahrain, Pope Francis visited a church built for thousands of Catholics who are mainly workers from the Philippines and India.

The fury unleashed by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng last week has damaged several health facilities, which are now undergoing repairs, the Department of Health revealed yesterday.