The bloodied body of Sheerah Escudero's 18-year-old brother was found in 2017 with hands bound and head wrapped in packaging tape, a suspected victim of the Philippines' then-President Rodrigo Duterte's 'war on drugs' that left thousands dead.

Pork prices agreed upon among industry participants will be strictly enforced or the government will step in to meet 'reasonable levels' in market prices and higher compliance of the price cap, a Cabinet official says.

Around 27.2 percent of Filipino families experienced involuntary hunger in March, the highest figure since the pandemic, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) and think tank Stratbase found in a survey.