The procession will instead be “done through a motorcade in selected areas of the City of Manila,” the capital’s public information office said earlier.

“If accidents like this can happen in training even under controlled conditions, it is likely to happen anytime during the course of normal police functions involving firearms and live ammunition,” Carlos said.

"Despite the abrupt withdrawal of their request, the local government will continue to provide support although our known details on the upcoming gathering are limited," the Quezon City local government said Wednesday.

Unless the participants are members of the same household, in-person Christmas parties are prohibited in this city.

A low-pressure area spotted 1,055 kilometers east of Mindanao yesterday morning was forecast to bring rain in parts of the Visayas and Mindanao.

Police are looking at rido or clan war as the motive for the killing of the mayor of Al-Barka town in a coastal village in this city on Monday.

A woman was arrested in Barangay Poblacion East in this town over the weekend for alleged exploitation of minors online.

Fourteen members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters surrendered to the military here on Monday.

The Philippine National Police has been tasked to identify election hotspots to ensure the holding of orderly and peaceful polls next year.

Two men believed to be fixers at the Philippine Statistics Authority were arrested in Quezon City on Monday.