The police seized explosives for fishing found in an abandoned house in Jolo town in Sulu Monday.

Shabu with an estimated street value of P5.1 million was seized in separate anti-narcotics operations in Negros Occidental that also resulted in the arrest of five drug suspects, authorities reported yesterday.

The western portion of Southern Tagalog, the Visayas and Mindanao will continue to experience rain in the next three days due to the southwest monsoon or habagat.

A magnitude-5.6 earthquake jolted Magsaysay town in Davao del Sur and nearby provinces yesterday afternoon.

Nine years after Super Typhoon Yolanda devastated several areas in the Visayas, thousands of displaced families have yet to be provided permanent shelters by the National Housing Authority, according to the Commission on Audit.

The Sandiganbayan has affirmed its earlier ruling convicting former National Irrigation Administration chief Carlos Salazar in connection with a dam project initiated in 2009 without approval from the National Economic and Development Authority.

The Makati government is prepared for the possible outbreaks of monkeypox and dengue cases, Mayor Abby Binay declared yesterday.

The Malacañang Press Corps yesterday expressed concern over the recent decision of the Office of the Press Secretary to ban Hataw reporter Rose Novenario from covering President Marcos’ activities.

Catholic poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting yesterday opposed proposals to postpone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, saying it will set a dangerous precedent.

A day before his fifth death anniversary, the remains of Kian Loyd delos Santos, who was killed during the Duterte administration’s war on drugs, were exhumed yesterday.