MANILA, Philippines - First was irrigation chief Antonio Nangel. Then came immigration head Ricardo David. This time it’s the country’s top anti-graft prosecutor’s turn to be fired from the government service.

MANILA, July 19, 2013—A high ranking Church official called on President Benigno Aquino III to scrap the congressional pork barrel saying it is the root of all corruption and does not go well with his “daang matuwid” dictum.

GMA News and Public Affairs, the country's most-awarded and most credible broadcast news organization, gears up anew to provide the viewing public comprehensive and up-to-the-minute news coverage as President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III delivers his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) this Monday, July 22.

MANILA, Philippines - President Aquino gave clear instructions to Justice Secretary Leila de Lima that he wanted an exhaustive investigation on the alleged P10-billion pork barrel fund scam, a Palace official said yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) - The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday extended indefinitely the status quo ante order (SQAO) on the controversial Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health (RH) Act.

MANILA, July 12, 2013—A top churchman has called on lawmakers to take a cautious stand in amending the Philippine Constitution. Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma, president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, said Charter change is a serious matter because it will determine the future of the Filipinos.

MANILA, July 12, 2013— At least two Catholic bishops thumbed down a proposed four-day workweek to decongest roads in Metro Manila.

Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo said the more that he would oppose the proposal if it means “no work, no pay.”

‘I would not favor it. Many need to work everyday to earn a living for their families,” Lagdameo said.

Sorsogon Bishop Arturo Bastes said implementing such policy is bad for the Philippine economy.

MANILA, July 10, 2013—The new face of pro-life activism in the Philippines is young and probably that of a student — as evidenced by the crowds of young people who gathered in front of the Supreme Court in time for the start of the oral arguments against the RH Law yesterday.

MANILA, Philippines - Critics and advocates of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act will finally face off today in a debate before the Supreme Court (SC) on the legality of the controversial law.

MANILA, July 7, 2013— Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan has been named new president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). Villegas, current CBCP vice president, will succeed Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma who did not seek for a second term.