The Manila city government inaugurated on Monday the first Islamic cemetery and cultural hall to pay tribute to Muslims who have brought honor to the nation’s capital.

An inmate escaped from the minimum security compound of the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa, the Bureau of Corrections reported yesterday.

Only 19 barangays across the country recorded active cases of African swine fever as of June 4, the Bureau of Animal Industry reported yesterday.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government commended yesterday Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte for her policy on mass gatherings and other violations of quarantine protocols.

The International Justice Mission (IJM) lauded yesterday PLDT Inc. and its wireless arm Smart Communications Inc. for their efforts against online sexual exploitation of children.

The number of violators of COVID-19 health protocols apprehended by police went down by 48 percent, according to data from the Department of the Interior and Local Government.

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority yesterday ordered the removal of obstructions at the ground level of three flyovers along EDSA.

A bettor from Baguio City won the P29.7-million jackpot of the 6/55 Grand Lotto drawn on Monday, according to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office.

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake rocked Surigao del Norte before dawn yesterday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.

Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar expressed confidence that the Central Luzon Link Expressway will be an efficient alternate route for those going to Nueva Ecija when it opens next month.