Three inmates escaped the New Bilibid Prison’s Maximum Security Compound wee hours of Monday, the Bureau of Corrections said.

After 15 years of adjudication proceedings, 76 farmers in Pio Duran, Albay will finally receive their certificates of landownership awards covering 138 hectares of property, the Department of Agrarian Reform reported over the weekend.

In 2019, President Duterte declared the 17th day of January of every year as James Leonard Tagle Gordon Day to recognize the achievements, contributions and heroism of the late Gordon.

A lotto player in Tabaco City, Albay won the jackpot in the 6/55 Grand Lotto draw on Saturday night, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office said yesterday.

The Philippine National Police has vowed to extend legal assistance to 17 police officers who were charged with murder in connection with last year’s “Bloody Sunday” incident in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon).

An alleged New People’s Army guerrilla was killed while four others were arrested following an encounter in Guihulngan, Negros Oriental on Saturday.

Although no case has been officially declared, the pattern of illnesses and symptoms manifested by COVID patients and other indications show that the Omicron variant is now present in Baguio, Mayor Benjamin Magalong said yesterday.

A police officer is facing criminal charges for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl in Quezon City, authorities said yesterday.

Anti-COVID pill Molnupiravir is being marketed at a much higher price amid a surge in infections, the Food and Drug Administration reported yesterday.

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has tested positive for COVID-19.