Marikina Mayor Marcy Teodoro is gunning for a third consecutive term to lead the city.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development is coordinating with local government units that need backup supply of relief assistance for families affected by tropical depression Lannie.

A barangay chairman and his three companions have been arrested for illegal possession of guns and ammunition near the Pikit municipal hall in North Cotabato.

The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration has denied reports of shortage of quarantine facilities for returning overseas Filipino workers.

The Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization or EUA for Ronapreve as a treatment against COVID 19.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Mandaluyong has decreased by at least 20 percent.

Several incumbent lawmakers in Metro Manila seeking reelection have filed their certificates of candidacy.

The P46 million worth of equipment donated by Japan to the Philippine Army will help boost the country’s disaster response capability, the Department of National Defense said yesterday.

Two more Philippine National Police personnel have succumbed to COVID-19, the PNP reported yesterday.

Two cities and 24 towns in Ilocos Sur were placed under modified enhanced community quarantine starting yesterday until Oct. 21 amid rising number of COVID cases.