Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto has resigned from Aksyon Demokratiko as member and its external vice president, party chairperson Ernest Ramel confirmed to Philstar.com.

Two women were found dead in a ravine along Marcos highway in this town on Monday.

A New People’s Army leader with 39 pending criminal cases was killed in an encounter with soldiers in Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat on Monday.

An unidentified motorcycle thief was killed in an alleged shootout with law enforcers in this city shortly after midnight on Monday.

A lawmaker has filed a bill seeking to penalize funeral parlors found to have held cadavers hostage until their family members settle the bill for their services.

A councilor of Panitan town in Capiz and two members of his family died when their vehicle was swept away by floodwater amid heavy rain caused by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng on Monday.

Electricity restoration works in areas affected by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng have been completed, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines reported yesterday.

This year’s Bar examinations will proceed as scheduled this month, the Supreme Court said yesterday, rejecting calls to have it postponed due to the damage caused by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng in several parts of the country.

Ilagan City in Isabela has been placed under a state of calamity due to the damage caused by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng.

Immigration officers prevented four Filipinas, possible victims of human trafficking, from leaving the country, the Bureau of Immigration said yesterday.