Authorities are anticipating a possible retaliation by the Dawlah Islamiya following the death of two key members in a police operation in Polomolok town in South Cotabato last Tuesday.

Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian said he was inoculated with China’s Sinovac yesterday to show to his constituents that the vaccines approved by regulatory authorities are safe to use.

The Taguig City government has opened two more vaccination centers at the Maharlika Elementary School in Barangay Maharlika and EM Signal Village Elementary School in Barangay Central Signal.

Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez said yesterday he is in favor of reverting to the more lenient modified enhanced community quarantine or MECQ next week.

A New People’s Army leader was killed while one of his fighters was arrested in a military offensive in Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte on Tuesday.

The Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority has reopened its dive resort in Bohol to boost tourism in the province.

Three Abu Sayyaf bandits and two soldiers were wounded in an encounter in Patikul, Sulu on Wednesday.

Another town in La Union has sought to revert to modified enhanced community quarantine or MECQ to contain the spread of COVID-19.

Two suspects in the killing of four members of a family in Barangay Tangub in Bacolod City were arrested a few hours after the bodies of the victims were discovered on Wednesday.

Former speaker and Davao del Norte first district Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez has contracted COVID-19.