A citizens' group in the Ilocos region is urging the Commission on Elections to include La Union province as an "area of concern" and increase security there to ensure peaceful elections.

Police officers thwarted an attempt by suspected members of a robbery group to rob a bank in Bay town in this province on Friday afternoon.

A man drowned during a family excursion in a river in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija on Saturday.

The public has been advised to refrain from consuming all types of shellfish harvested from the coastal waters of Bolinao in Pangasinan due to the presence of algae that produces the red tide toxin.

The Department of Tourism will host the 21st World Travel and Tourism Council Summit from April 20 to 22.

Army soldiers foiled an alleged attempt by Abu Sayyaf bandits to stage bomb attacks following the recovery of an improvised explosive device along a road leading to a tourist site in Indanan, Sulu on Saturday.

A dismissed police officer wanted for the murder of four military intelligence agents in Jolo, Sulu in 2020 has been arrested, the Philippine National Police said yesterday.

An officer died while three crewmembers were injured when a cargo ship caught fire in the waters off Talisay City in Cebu yesterday.

Astronomy enthusiasts and sky watchers are in for a treat as two overlapping meteor shower events light up the Philippine sky this month.

A Manila court has ordered the release from detention of three persons after they were acquitted of drug charges.