The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology on Wednesday inaugurated the New Quezon City Jail Building in Payatas that would bring down the congestion rate in the facility to 55% from 1066%.

The Lanao del Sur Techno-Demo farm is located in Marantao, which is near Marawi City, the capital of the province.

Two persons died and four others were injured when their motorcycle with a sidecar locally known as kolong kolong collided with a trailer truck on the opposite lane along Roman Highway in Samal, Bataan on Monday night.

A man believed to be drunk went amuck and killed a policeman in a knife attack at the police station in this town on Monday night.

Delivery riders on duty need not pay parking fees in Valenzuela beginning Dec. 17, the city government announced yesterday.

Police recovered over P430,000 worth of shabu from three suspects during separate stings in Makati on Monday.

While all regions in the country are now at minimal risk for COVID-19, the Department of Health is monitoring two regions and two cities, which recorded an increase in infections.

A most wanted drug pusher was killed in a sting in Camarines Norte on Monday.

The Philippine National Police has started validating the areas in the country which have been identified as hot spots in next year’s elections.

Two houses in Manila were placed under granular lockdown due to COVID-19 cases, the Philippine National Police reported yesterday.