Pagalungan, one of the 36 towns in Maguindanao, is located in the second district of the province.

"Following an initial reported case of COVID-19 among MRT-3 Depot Office Personnel, all Office Personnel undertook an RT-PCR swab test early last week, which resulted in 33 positive cases as of January 20," the department said in a statement.

La Niña, which brought above normal rain in some parts of the country in recent months, is gradually weakening, but is likely to persist until March, the state weather bureau said yesterday.

Baguio City Mayor and contact tracing czar Benjamin Magalong has apologized for attending a birthday party hosted by a social media personality at Camp John Hay last week during which quarantine protocols were reportedly not observed.

Two ranking members of the New People’s Army in Cagayan Valley and Surigao City were killed in alleged shootouts with police officers in the past two days.

An ambulant fruit vendor was killed and five others were wounded in an explosion that hit a bus in Tulunan town yesterday.

At least 826 “imperceptible” earthquakes have been recorded in the vicinity of Mt. Pinatubo in this city since Jan. 20 even as it remains in “quiscient condition,” according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.

Mayor Mark Marcos of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro wants sanctions imposed against those who dumped dead pigs along the shores of the town, saying it has caused panic among villagers.

Catanduanes Gov. Joseph Cua and his wife Nancy have tested positive for COVID-19.

Sen. Bong Go has provided assistance to members of the Tricycle Operators and Drivers Association in Pasay City whose livelihood was affected by the pandemic.