Unidentified men torched a taxicab with the driver on board, killing the victim in Barangay Mahay, Butuan City yesterday.

Fourteen Chinese were arrested for illegal gambling in Angeles City yesterday morning.

Malacañang has approved the appointment of two assistant chief state counsels and 69 prosecutors to be assigned at the Department of Justice.

The Bureau of Customs has confiscated at least one kilo of shabu stashed in four units of closed-circuit television to be exported to Auckland, New Zealand.

A bettor in Manila won the P5.9-million jackpot in the 6/42 Regular Lotto draw on Saturday night, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office announced yesterday.

Two more local government units in Ilocos Sur have banned the entry of live hogs, pork and pork products in their areas following reports of African swine fever cases in Vigan.

A police officer accused of sexually assaulting a quarantine violator in Mariveles, Bataan is facing summary dismissal proceedings, the Philippine National Police said yesterday.

Five members of a family were killed by suspected robbers who barged into the victims’ house in Baleno, Masbate on Saturday night.

Despite being fully vaccinated against COVID, a bishop in Abra and a municipal councilor in Pangasinan have tested positive for COVID.

The entire country can expect gloomy weather today due to the intertropical convergence zone, the state weather bureau said.