Smuggled cigarettes with an estimated street value of P5.2 million were seized during a police operation that also resulted in the arrest two persons in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay on Saturday.

Three children died in a fire that razed their house in this city on Sunday.

An alleged commander of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front was killed in a shootout with the military in Shariff Saidona Mustapha, Maguindanao on Sunday.

Three persons died while five others were injured after their vehicle rolled over and crashed into a power post in Tanay, Rizal on Sunday.

Six persons drowned in separate areas in Cagayan during the Holy Week, police reported yesterday.

The Army’s K-9 units along with their engineers have been deployed in Baybay, Leyte to help in search, rescue and retrieval operations for victims of landslides that were triggered by Tropical Storm Agaton several days ago.

A citizens’ group in Ilocos region is urging the Commission on Elections to consider the province of La Union as an “area of concern” to ensure peaceful elections on May 9.

The government has partially lifted the ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers to Ethiopia.

A 28-year-old construction worker was arrested after he reportedly eloped with a girl who is less than half his age, police reported yesterday.

Tricycle drivers in Pasig City can now transport passengers to Pateros under an agreement between the two local governments, Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto announced over the weekend.