A Taiwanese man was rescued while his alleged kidnappers were arrested in Imus City, Cavite on Thursday.

The liquor ban and curfew in this city is extended until Jan. 31.

Philippine National Police chief Gen. Debold Sinas has ordered the dismissal of a graduating cadet of the Philippine National Police Academy who allegedly beat up his classmate on Thursday.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government is studying how to keep custody of the nine police officers in Jolo, Sulu who were dismissed in connection with the fatal shooting of four Army soldiers in June last year.

Thirty-two persons, eight of them local government employees, tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 in Tumauini, Isabela during the holidays.

A couple was found dead along the banks of Laguna de Bay in Muntinlupa City yesterday.

No fires caused by firecrackers were recorded during the holidays, the Department of the Interior and Local Government said yesterday.

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has recorded a 59 percent reduction in air pollution levels in Metro Manila on Jan. 1 compared to the same period last year.

A low-pressure area and two other weather systems are expected to bring rains over most parts of the country today, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

Seven people were wounded and five others were arrested in separate brawls in Malabon, Valenzuela and Taguig on New Year’s Day.