QCPD added that the string of operations was "in compliance with the guidance and directives" of Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte.

Leaders of indigenous non-Moro tribal communities took turns expressing favor, during a forum last Friday, for the deferment of the 2022 pioneering elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

“After months of being confined inside their houses, we saw the need to give minors a chance to go out and get some fresh air in outdoor areas that are deemed safe,” said Belmonte.

A suspected Abu Sayyaf bomber was killed while two other bandits were wounded in a military offensive in Patikul, Sulu on Friday.

Police detained four suspected members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters in Datu Abdullah Sangki town on Friday after an inspection of their vehicle yielded high-powered firearms.

Two more evacuation centers will be built in Batangas.

Two earthquakes struck off the coast of Davao Occidental yesterday.

Central Visayas is experiencing a third wave of COVID-19 infections, according to the Department of Health regional office.

A total of 651 minors aged four to 17 were apprehended in anti-drug operations during the community quarantine.

Malacañang downplayed yesterday the Global Finance Magazine report that put the Philippines at the bottom of its list of the world’s safest countries in 2021.