Less than two weeks before the end of the election period, the number of those arrested for violating the gun ban has reached 3,429.

A communist rebel was killed in an encounter with soldiers in Sitio Cag-anibong, Barangay Bagacay in Palapag, Northern Samar on Wednesday.

This province’s most wanted fugitive was killed in an alleged shootout with law enforcers on Thursday.

A man arrested for selling illegal drugs in this city has been sentenced to life in prison.

Luzon and most parts of the Visayas will experience fair weather this weekend, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration.

The Philippine National Police has beefed up security in public places including transportation networks following the explosions that hit a bus in Koronadal, South Cotabato and by the roadside in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat on Thursday.

Vessels of Mercraft shipping company will no longer be allowed on Pollilo Island following a mishap involving one of its passenger boats.

A suspected gunrunner was arrested in Quezon City on Thursday.

The National Telecommunications Commission has ordered telecommunications companies as well as the agency’s regional directors and officers-in-charge to warn the public against fake job text scams.

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has ordered operators of public utility buses to strictly comply with the government’s requirement to submit an approved security plan for their units.