Policemen have arrested one of the alleged perpetrators of the January 25 ambush of the mayor in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, in which gunment fired rifles and a B40 anti-tank rocket at his vehicle, wounding him and four companions.

Various sectors welcomed the wish of Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founder Nur Misuari for Abdulraof Macacua to remain as chief minister of the Bangsamoro regional government.

Photography enthusiasts can now use professional cameras to take personal and souvenir photos in the historic Walled City of Intramuros without securing a permit, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said.

The speaker of the interim Bangsamoro parliament and an outgoing member from the Moro National Liberation (MNLF) have separately urged the newly elected regional lawmakers to work together to foster peace and development in the autonomous region.

Three drug suspects were arrested in an anti-narcotics operation in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat on Friday.

A 21-year-old student died after his motorcycle crashed along the road in Bocaue, Bulacan before dawn yesterday.

A 36-year-old nurse of the Abra Provincial Hospital was killed while his 10-year-old daughter was wounded in an attack by motorcycle-riding men in this town on Friday night.

The jungles of Aurora province has been home to threatened wildlife species as shown by the presence of more than 8,000 golden-crowned flying foxes, a species of megabat endemic to the Philippines, in the Aurora Memorial National Park.

Special non-working days have been declared in three areas of the country for the observance of local anniversaries.

Minimum wage earners in Western Visayas including Negros Occidental and Bacolod City will receive an increase of P40 to P45 in their daily pay following the approval of a wage hike petition by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board.