Certain Bangsamoro parliament members deferred their plan to urge President Rodrigo Duterte to veto Republic Act 11596 that outlawed child marriage due its ramifications on centuries-old traditions.

At least 863 loose firearms seized in Zamboanga peninsula were turned over to the regional police headquarters yesterday.

A 10-wheeler truck loaded with sugarcane rammed a house along the highway in Barangay Antipolo in Pontevedra, Negros Occidental yesterday, leaving two occupants dead.

The city government here has banned private social gatherings among persons not from the same household until the end of the month as it logged the highest daily tally of COVID-19 cases.

The National Bureau of Investigation has filed murder complaints before the Department of Justice against 17 Philippine National Police personnel involved in the so-called ”Bloody Sunday” in Nasugbu, Batangas in March last year.

Up to 2.2 million workers nationwide have been affected by Typhoon Odette, aggravating the already challenging labor market condition in the provinces amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Five suspected gunrunners were arrested in Paranaque City on Thursday.

A rape suspect who is Bicol’s eighth most wanted fugitive was arrested in Quezon City yesterday.

Makati City was granted the Seal of Good Financial Housekeeping by the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

The Quezon City government will provide care kits, food packs and other assistance to residents who will be required to undergo home quarantine due to COVID-19.