The Sandiganbayan has sentenced former mayor Angel Peliglorio Jr. of Mariveles, Bataan  to up to 18 years in prison in connection with a botched public market project in 2005.

A fire struck a public market in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay on Friday night.

Four vehicles fell into sea when a cargo vessel tilted in the waters of Real Port in Quezon province on Friday, the Philippine Coast Guard reported yesterday.

Anti-narcotics agents have seized shabu with an estimated street value of P13.6 million in Maguing, Lanao del Sur and Guinobatan, Albay.

The National Wages and Productivity Commission has affirmed the grant of a salary increase for minimum wage earners in Eastern Visayas.

A total of 178 volcanic earthquakes were recorded in Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon in the past 24 hours.

The militant group Anti-Trapo Movement called on a Mandaluyong judge to hold the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)’s legal department in contempt for allegedly disseminating misinformation on an ongoing case.

The number of active COVID-19 cases in Makati dropped by 14 percent in the past week, the city government said in its latest report.

The Manila city government is set to formally open the Bagong Ospital ng Maynila on June 24, coinciding with the city’s 451st founding anniversary, Mayor Isko Moreno said yesterday.

A barangay councilor and her husband, who are wanted for falsification of public documents and perjury, were arrested in Quezon City on Friday.