Thousands of residents across Northern Luzon staged anti-corruption protests on Sunday, November 30, joining coordinated rallies in Angeles City, Pampanga; Baguio City and Narvacan, Ilocos Sur.

The Manila LGU urged motorists to avoid the affected areas and use the designated alternative routes to prevent travel disruption.

A bettor in Quezon City won the P8.91-million jackpot in the 6/45 Mega lotto draw on Friday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office said yesterday.

Police arrested three people and seized several guns, grenade, bullets and a bulletproof vest with National Bureau of Investigation markings in Malabon City yesterday.

Relatives of a Filipina agriculturist who died in a road accident in Tokyo, Japan last Monday are asking the government to help transport her remains to her hometown in Libungan, Cotabato.

Malacañang has issued proclamations declaring special holidays in four areas in Luzon.

Six police officers assigned in Cotabato City have been relieved from their posts for allegedly assaulting a member of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency, according to the Bangsamoro police.

The amount of damage to agriculture caused by the recent calamities in Negros Occidental has reached P1 billion, prompting officials to look for an alternative livelihood for farmers.

A lawyer from Cebu has been included in the list of counsel of the International Criminal Court, becoming the sixth Filipino to be accredited by the ICC.

Up to 17 barangay officials from six villages in this city have reportedly been slashing the financial aid granted to beneficiaries of the Assistance to Individuals in Crisis Situation program of the government.