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MANILA, Philippines — Although there may be some humanitarian considerations, former president Rodrigo Duterte’s age will not preclude the International Criminal Court (ICC) from issuing an arrest warrant against him, a lawyer representing the drug war victims said.
MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan has sentenced four former officials of the Philippine National Police to up to eight years in prison for graft in connection with an allegedly anomalous PNP helicopter procurement in 2009.
MANILA, Philippines — Nearly 98 percent of calls received daily by the government’s 911 hotline are from pranksters.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto charged toward Bermuda on Friday as officials on the tiny island in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean prepared to open shelters and close government offices.
MANILA, Philippines — Dismissed Bamban Mayor Alice Guo on Friday asked the Department of Justice to dismiss the human trafficking charges against her.
MANILA, Philippines -- Jamesrey Ajido and Micaela Mojdeh sparkled on the second day of the Philippine Aquatics Inc. (PAI) national trials for long course 50m at the Teofilo Yldefonso Swimming Pool in Manila.
MANILA, Philippines — Several international agencies have forged a reproductive health program for adolescents to urge the passage of a law seeking to mitigate the surging rate of teenage pregnancy in the Philippines.
BACOLOR, Pampanga — More than 2,300 Chinese nationals have been repatriated from the Philippines over issues related to illegal Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs) since 2022, according to the Bureau of Immigration. From 2022 to 2024, at least 2,379 Chinese nationals have been deported, around half or 1,207 of whom were asked to leave the country in connection to their employment at POGO hubs. "But there were also Chinese nationals who were sent home because they were categorized as victims," Homer Arellano, head of the Bureau of Immigrations’ prosecution and legal assistance section, said in a mix of English and Filipino. This data from the Bureau of Immigration was provided to lawmakers during the first meeting of the House of Representatives' "quad" committee, which held its first hearing on Friday in Bacolor, Pampanga. The megapanel fuses together four House committees — dangerous drugs, public order and safety, human rights and public accounts — to investigate the connection between POGOs and the illegal drug trade. Part of the inquiry will also touch on the alleged collusion between public officials and Chinese nationals to acquire properties to be used for illegal POGOs. On Friday, Rep.