Two individuals were killed by a loud explosion that occurred behind a fireworks shop in Dagupan City on Christmas Day. 

The Supreme Court  has acquitted former mayor Artemio Chan of falsification of a public document over his signing of a marriage certificate even when he allegedly did not conduct the wedding ceremony.

A lone bettor in Camiling, Tarlac won the P13.8-million prize of the Mega lotto 6/45 draw on Christmas Eve, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office said.

Police seized assorted firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices from an illegal dealer during a sting in Barangay Camino Nuevo in Zamboanga City on Wednesday.

Eleven people, including nine children, were injured after the Viking pirate ship they were on collapsed past 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve in Barangay San Guillermo here.

The Archdiocese of Palo in Leyte is searching for Fr. Edwin “Kutz” Caintoy who has been reported missing since Dec. 23.

The Department of Social Welfare and Development continues to monitor people and families who have yet to fully recover from the effects of past disasters and remain in evacuation centers across the country, the DSWD said.

Authorities arrested 20 fugitives and seized illegal drugs worth P13 million as Christmas approached, the Philippine National Police said yesterday.

Due to alleged constant bullying, a security guard shot dead two of his colleagues at a car dealership in Quezon City on Wednesday.

The Department of Public Works and Highways  began the rehabilitation of EDSA on Christmas Eve, starting at 11 p.m. on Wednesday, as the department advised motorists “to use other roads to avoid getting caught in possible slow-moving ...