Sen. Bong Go dispatched his team to provide assistance to victims of Severe Tropical Storm Paeng in the cities of Bacoor and Cavite and Kawit, Noveleta and Rosario towns in Cavite.

Government troopers captured an Abu Sayyaf sub-leader who was wounded in an encounter in Sulu on Monday.

The two teenagers found dead in a ravine along Marcos highway in Tuba, Benguet on Monday were identified as the daughter and niece of a policeman in Pangasinan.

A woman drowned after saving her sister when they were carried away to a deep portion of the sea during a family outing on a beach in Sitio Aplaya, Barangay Bignay 1 in this town on Tuesday.

At least 10,000 minimum wage earners and government employees in Marikina City will be covered by the Marcos administration’s “Pambansang Pabahay” program, the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development said yesterday.

A Special Weapons and Tactics officer accidentally discharged his long firearm at the entrance of the Manila North Cemetery yesterday.

The son of Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla attended yesterday the preliminary hearing on the illegal drug importation case he is facing before the Pasay City prosecutor’s office.

Damage to various sectors in Quezon province due to Severe Tropical Storm Paeng was estimated at P761 million.

Classes will remain suspended this week in several areas hit by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng to allow the rehabilitation and cleanup of schools.

Makati Mayor Abigail Binay has been recognized by luxury lifestyle magazine Tatler as one of Asia’s most influential leaders this year.