Unscrupulous individuals will always find creative ways to make their scams more plausible and timely, and sadly, the Christmas season is no exception.

A Coast Guard station on the island was destroyed by the typhoon, which also caused widespread damage in Palawan province.

A total of 113 overseas Filipino workers displaced by the pandemic have returned home from Malaysia, the Department of Foreign Affairs reported yesterday.

The local governments of Valenzuela and Pateros will suspend COVID-19 vaccinations during the holidays.

This city did not record any new COVID-19 case for five days since Dec. 17.

The Bureau of Customs seized smuggled agricultural products worth P37 million at the Port of Subic on Tuesday.

Mayor Matthew Nolasco of Gattaran town in Cagayan and six other persons have been charged with murder in connection with the killing of a businessman in Lal-lo on Dec. 5.

Except for the flagpole, almost all structures at the Philippine Coast Guard station on Pag-asa Island in Palawan have been reduced to rubble due to Typhoon Odette.

To sympathize with the survivors of Odette, Christmas lights in all courts nationwide will be shut off until electricity has been restored in areas ravaged by the typhoon.

Quezon City residents can now pay electricity and other bills using accumulated points from exchanging recyclable and single use plastics under the local government’s “Trash to Cashback” waste trading program.