The new director of the Laguna police assumed his post on Friday.

A candidate for councilor in Gapan, Nueva Ecija and four others were arrested for violating the election gun ban.

Police confiscated around six kilos of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu with an estimated street value of P39.9 million in stings in the cities of Cebu and Talisay yesterday.

Local candidates in Pangasinan started combing barangays to woo voters amid the sweltering heat as they kicked off their campaign on Friday.

The Quezon City People’s Law Enforcement Board has dismissed from the service a police officer who shot a 22-year-old student in February.

From being bitter rivals, the Binays and Makati District 1 Rep. Romulo “Kid” Peña have buried the hatchet and formed a united front in the city in the run-up to the elections in May.

Candidates in Navotas and Caloocan criticized incumbent elective officials as the campaign period for local posts started on Friday.

The leader of Abu Sayyaf bandits in Basilan was killed in an encounter with soldiers on Friday, Maj. Adrew Linao, spokesman for the Western Mindanao Command (Westmincom) confirmed yesterday.

President Duterte has signed three laws converting and creating independent schools.

To bring the Quezon City government closer to the people, District 2 Councilor Mikey Belmonte said on Friday he would spearhead the construction of a multi-purpose building in Barangay Batasan Hills’ Nagsaka Block 2.