A low-pressure area was spotted east of Mindanao yesterday.

The lotto games produced two instant millionaires on Thursday night.

A seven-year-old girl believed to be a victim of rape was found dead in San Pedro, Laguna on Thursday.

Two boys were killed when a grenade they were playing with went off in Malalag, Davao del Sur on Thursday.

The Commission on Audit has scolded the Davao City government for its failure to implement infrastructure projects with a total budget of P469.909 million and utilize disaster funds worth P711.824 million.

Three persons were injured while around 500 families or 1,500 people were affected by flash floods in Banaue, Ifugao on Thursday, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

Former Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines president and retired Jaro Archbishop Angel Lagdameo, 81, died in Iloilo City yesterday.

A 24-year-old man was arrested yesterday after he allegedly received a baggage containing at least 2.5 kilos of shabu valued at P17 million during a controlled delivery operation in Pasay.

Police apprehended a suspected Abu Sayyaf bandit, who is wanted for kidnapping, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Pasay City on Thursday night.

The National Union of People’s Lawyers yesterday asked the Quezon City Regional Trial Court to nullify a memorandum of the National Telecommunications Commission blocking the websites of cause-oriented groups and independent media organizations.