According to the bureau, Chekov was tested in the morning of January 22 by government medical personnel, who confirmed that he was nonreactive for HIV.

Police and soldiers killed three gunmen who ambushed the mayor of Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, with a B40 rocket and rifles on Sunday, January 25, wounding two of his bodyguards.

Five Chinese nationals have been arrested for allegedly selling unregistered drinks in San Simon, Pampanga, the police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group reported yesterday.

Smuggled cigarettes worth P1 million were seized in a police operation in this city at dawn yesterday.

Shabu with an estimated street value of P1 million was seized from two drug suspects in this city on Thursday night.

Over one million children in Mindanao have been vaccinated against measles and rubella following the launch of a supplemental immunization activity in the region on Jan. 19, according to the Department of Health.

Malacañang has declared special non-working holidays in Ilocos Norte, home province of President Marcos, as well as in three other areas to allow residents to participate in key local events.

Five bodies believed to be passengers and crewmembers of a missing recreational boat were found floating in the waters off Davao region yesterday morning, according to the Philippine Coast Guard.

Sugar stakeholders in Negros Occidental have expressed alarm over the declining millgate prices of sugar and mollasses, saying the industry’s foregone revenues may exceed P20 billion in June if the problem is not addressed properly.

A South Korean wanted for rape in Manila was arrested at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in Pasay City on Friday night, the Philippine National Police reported.