Former President Benigno Aquino III died peacefully in his sleep early Thursday morning, after having been “in and out” of the hospital for more than a year, the family announced.

"This once again highlights the administration's vaccine-centric strategy," the Coalition for People's Right to Health said Thursday.

Local health authorities on Thursday reported 6,043 more COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,378,260.

"This is the reason why it took almost a month before this case was resolved—and this is actually one of the fastest," he said. 

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday grieved the death of former President Benigno Aquino III whom he remembered as "brave" and "indifferent to power and its trappings." 

For former government officials, the late President Benigno Aquino III was a "transformational leader" who tasked a battery of lawyers with asserting the country’s rights over the West Philippine Sea and securing a historic win in the maritime disp...

(Updated) The Department of Science and Technology denied that it was involved in the cyberattacks directed at alternative media outlets AlterMidya and Bulatlat, despite one attack being traced back to one of the agency’s machines.

Condolences poured in from House lawmakers following the death of former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, with a handful of them remembering some key reforms introduced during his administration.

A complaint for violation of the Anti-Terrorism Act is also being eyed against the suspects.

The Philippine flag at the Senate is currently flying half-mast as a symbol of mourning for the former president who also served at the upper chamber from 2007-2010.