The Commission on Elections had placed Malabang under its control due to the tension between two camps that each has a candidate for mayor.

"This is a way to mitigate the impact of the pandemic and rising commodity prices, especially for senior citizens, solo parents and PWDs," Belmonte said in mixed Filipino and English.

Sen. Bong Go returned to the Island Garden City of Samal in Davao del Norte on Friday to personally distribute assistance in impoverished barangays such as Dadatan, Cogon and Linosutan.

A brother of an incumbent vice mayor was killed in an attack by an alleged supporter of his political rival in Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay on Sunday.

A P2-million cash reward has been offered by a former mayor in exchange for information that could lead to the arrest of three men who shot dead a barangay captain in this province on Saturday.

The National Food Authority in Central Luzon has only procured more than 50 percent of its palay stock requirement as the harvest season in the region is nearing its end.

A police officer has been tagged in the murder of a former overseas Filipino worker, whose burnt body was found with a gunshot wound in Infanta, Quezon in February.

The province of Basilan has been cleared of the influence of the Abu Sayyaf bandit group, the military announced yesterday.

Seventy people were hospitalized after eating food served during a political rally in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato on Sunday.

The families of three executives of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp. have filed a complaint with the Commission on Human Rights against the Senate leadership for allegedly violating their human rights over their continued detention.