"[Such activities] can be surely an easy medium of COVID-19 spread and transmission thereby endangering the health, well-being and safety of the general public," Domagoso said. 

“If Sulu is still on lockdown, the courts might not be operating in its full capacity — may or may not slow down the process,” Prosecution Attorney Honey Delgado said.

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that Duterte is “very much concerned” over reports that Tumbagaan Island in Languyan, Tawi-Tawi has been “completely devastated” due to mining operations.  

Nine police officers involved in the fatal shooting of four Army intelligence officers in Jolo last year have been turned over to their families as no arrest warrants have been issued against them, the Philippine National Police said yesterday.

The mayor of Libungan town in this province, who was included in the narco list of President Duterte, and his driver were shot dead by unidentified assailants yesterday morning.

A low-pressure area was spotted off General Santos City yesterday afternoon and was expected to bring rains over the Visayas and Mindanao as well as in Sorsogon in the next 24 hours.

President Duterte’s chief legal counsel yesterday expressed confidence that newly appointed Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos Jr. would succeed in his post.

Several cities in Metro Manila have signed tripartite agreements with AstraZeneca and the national government to procure COVID-19 vaccines.

Manila Mayor Isko Moreno continues the city of Manila’s fight against counterfeit goods.

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año will go on leave until the end of the month for his post-COVID recovery.