Cement bricks and hollow blocks with plastic and glass additives are durable and can be used for paving and for plant boxes.

Sen. Bong Go reiterated the need for the government to continue strengthening its fire safety and preparedness efforts as his team provided assistance to fire victims in Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Friday.

After receiving a suspended jail sentence for assaulting a Filipina domestic helper, a retired teacher and her family in Hong Kong are now barred from hiring Filipino household service workers.

The Bureau of Customs has filed at least 75 cases this year in relation to the government’s crackdown on smuggling and hoarding amid the continued rise in the prices of goods, a BOC official said yesterday.

Shabu worth P6.8 million was seized from two suspected drug dealers in Jolo, Sulu on Monday.

Quarantine inspectors intercepted pork products worth P20,000 at the port in this city over the weekend.

Search and rescue operations for five persons who were buried in a landslide in Sitio Mabuhay, Barangay San Luis in Malitbog, Bukidnon on Monday continued yesterday.

A cholera outbreak has been declared in three barangays in EB Magalona town in Negros Occidental.

The Quezon City government yesterday welcomed the latest Commission on Audit report that identified it as the richest city in the country, saying it is a product of good governance efforts implemented at the local level.

The Philippine Army is investigating a road accident in Uson, Masbate on Sunday night that left eight soldiers dead and six others wounded.