Five barangay officials were arrested in Dumingag, Zamboanga del Sur for alleged vote buying during the May national and local elections, the police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group reported yesterday.

Suspected New People’s Army rebels killed another barangay captain in Negros Occidental on Thursday.

An elderly person with disability was stabbed dead in Malabon City on Thursday by a woman who suspected him of casting a spell or “kulam” that caused her to miscarry.

Anti-narcotics officers seized P5.52 million worth of shabu during a sting in Pasig City yesterday afternoon.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government has recognized the Muntinlupa City government for its effective implementation programs against illegal drugs.

The government is planning to build floodwalls and a pumping station along Araneta Avenue in Quezon City, a road that is frequently flooded during the rainy season, an official said yesterday.

Another batch of aspiring entrepreneurs have received support from the Quezon City government to start their own businesses.

Philippine National Police chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin Jr. has ordered a crackdown on vehicles without license plates or with improvised plates in the wake of reports of alleged kidnapping incidents.

A special investigation task group has been created to look into the case of a 34-year-old man who has been missing since he was snatched in Lian, Batangas on Aug. 5.

A low-pressure area monitored west of Palawan may bring rains over Mimaropa, according to the state weather bureau.