The Malaysian government turned over Friday to Philippine authorities the eight wanted Abu Sayyaf members arrested in Sabah, Malaysia last week.

The police and military assured on Saturday to secure P144 million worth of desalination facility projects in island towns in Sulu and Tawi-Tawi where supply of drinking water is scarce.

Police arrested a man and seized a large volume of explosive chemicals and materials for bomb-making during a raid Saturday morning in an island town of Olutanga, Zamboanga Sibugay, according to official.

A 100-year-old woman resident of Barangay Nagsaing in this town is the oldest resident of Pangasinan to have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

A former policeman was arrested for alleged extortion in Bay, Laguna on Thursday.

Sen. Bong Go personally attended the launch of the 114th Malasakit Center at the Batangas Medical Center in Batangas City on Thursday.

Another lawmaker has died from complications arising from COVID-19.

The League of Cities of the Philippines is appealing for the inclusion of more areas in the priority recipients of COVID-19 vaccines.

Two policemen were killed and eight others were wounded in an encounter with suspected New People’s Army rebels in Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro yesterday.

La Niña, which brought above normal rain in some parts of the country since last year, has ended, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.