The Tacloban City government has posthumously named 15-year-old student and scout Chris Lorenz Fabian as the city’s “Young Hero” for protecting classmates during a shooting at San Jose National High School on June 22.
The United States has formally requested the extradition of Filipino pastor Apollo Quiboloy, who faces sex-trafficking charges in the US, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Thursday.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. congratulated Alex Eala on Tuesday after the Filipino tennis star became the first Philippine player to win a WTA 500 singles title.
The Philippines received an impunity score of 44.86, with a higher score indicating a higher level of impunity.
Lawyer Jose Sison, the longtime host of the legal and crime television program “Ipaglaban Mo!”, died on Thursday, July 23, his family announced. He was 88.
A jury on Thursday convicted Filipino American Larry Millete of first-degree murder in the 2021 disappearance and killing of his wife, May “Maya” Millete, ending a closely watched trial more than five years after she vanished.
Conservation International (CI) Philippines and a United Nations project official have paid tribute to Dr. Kent Carpenter, the American marine scientist whose research helped shape marine biodiversity conservation in the Philippines and around the world.
The Philippines ranked among the weakest performers in Southeast Asia on human rights, protection from state abuse and basic freedoms, according to the 2026 civil and political rights assessment released by the New Zealand-based Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI).
Ateneo de Manila University President Fr. Roberto Yap on Thursday said the university will continue cooperating with authorities after the Philippine National Police recommended the filing of criminal charges over the drowning deaths of two student-athletes during a team-building activity.
The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has launched its own probe into the shooting at San Jose National High School in Tacloban City that left three students dead, NBI Director Melvin Matibag said Wednesday.