Members of the Libungan police force took care of the abandoned children for almost two days.

"We expect high standards of military discipline and values to all our personnel, hence if proven guilty, appropriate sanctions shall be meted against them," Trinidad said.

Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk helicopters brought 60 sacks of rice and another 30 sacks of repacked rice to Linapacan, an island town off the province's main island on Sunday.

Zukarno Guilil, also known as "Motorola", died on the spot from multiple gunshot wounds sustained in a gunfight with soldiers

"Bicycle is the most efficient mode of transport in disaster-stricken areas," CG Capt. Geronimo Tuvilla, district commander, said.

Sen. Bong Go visited patients and their watchers at the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City a few hours before Christmas to extend assistance and spread the holiday cheer.

Property owners are refusing entry to linemen tasked to repair power cables in areas devastated by Super Typhoon Odette in the southern part of Negros Occidental, authorities reported yesterday.

A police officer died in a fire that razed their house in Talisay, Negros Occidental on Friday.

Six persons were arrested for engaging in illegal cockfighting in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija on Saturday.

An alleged mentally ill man beheaded his nine-year-old daughter on Christmas Day in Buenavista, Agusan del Norte.