Former Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II denied that he coerced ex-Bureau of Corrections chief Rafael Ragos, a key witness of the government against De Lima, into making false statements to pin the lawmaker in the New Bilibid Drug Trade.

"Paalam na, Marie, sa ngayon. Magkikita rin tayo sa lugar na walang desaparecido," Edith Burgos, whose son Jonas remains missing to this day, said at the memorial.

The Philippine Consulate in Vancouver said voters may go to the foreign service post from May 3 to 8, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The bishops, priests and deacons who make up the Clergy for the Moral Choice said they had to break from the Church’s tradition of non-partisanship for the elections, which they described as a battle between truth and falsehoods.

Filipinos will be lobbying with lawmakers in the United States to take action against the trolls on Facebook after it found hundreds of trolls affecting the crucial May polls through its initiative TrollExposer.com.

In a statement Wednesday, EcoWaste Coalition asked voters to prepare their own “kodigo” of candidates to vote for.

The National Electrification Administration (NEA) said it is working with 121 electric cooperatives across the country to ensure stable power in this year's elections. 

With a voter support of 7%, Pacquiao overtook Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso for the third spot in the latest Pulse Asia survey.

The continued operations of e-sabong or the online betting on live cockfights is now prohibited, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said Wednesday. 

Complainants believe that the National Telecommunications Commission should revoke the broadcast license of SMNI as it supposedly spread false information, defamed people and failed to be fair in its reporting