MANILA, Jan. 29, 2013—While Church leaders remain mum on the controversy ensuing from a court ruling that convicted pro-contraception tour guide Carlos Celdran for disrupting a Eucharistic celebration at the Manila Cathedral in 2010, Catholic netizens have voiced their opinion against the tour guide’s public display of disrespect to the holy gathering.

MANILA, Philippines - A criminal gang struck anew in Metro Manila, carrying out a daring broad daylight heist at a money transfer shop in Parañaque City, before noon Tuesday.

"Tuwid na Daan" boasted of 2012 as the year for public accountability through the first-ever removal of a Chief Justice. And the impeachment was doggedly pursued by no less than the President of the Philippines, using all the forces of government at his disposal like the BIR.

MANILA, Philippines - Saying Filipinos are no longer second-class citizens on the international stage, President Aquino announced yesterday that he accepted the offer for the Philippines to host the East Asia Summit for the World Economic Forum (WEF) in 2014.

MANILA, Philippines - Malacanañg said yesterday that the death of the two members of the Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) would be a big blow to the operations of the Asian terrorist group.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama launched his second term as U.S. president by confronting conservative opponents in Congress, declaring in an inaugural address before nearly a million spectators that he will tackle climate change, protect America's social safety net and pursue other decidedly liberal goals.

MANILA, Philippines - A Canadian national shot dead a pediatrician and a lawyer and injured a prosecutor inside a court at Cebu City's hall of justice on Tuesday morning.

MANILA, Philippines - Faced with an ethics complaint and rumors of his ouster, Juan Ponce Enrile declared the Senate presidency vacant yesterday, but was retained in his post by 11 senators’ vote of confidence.

MANILA, Philippines - Charges await the team of soldiers and policemen led by Superintendent Hansel Marantan for the killing of 13 men in Atimonan, Quezon last Jan. 6, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said yesterday.

As part of GMA’s commitment to deliver the most comprehensive and most credible coverage of the 2013 mid-term elections, GMA’s award-winning morning show Unang Hirit (UH) presents Hiritan 2013: Senatorial Candidates Edition.