The terminal building of the Tacloban Airport sustained damage from heavy rains and strong winds that occurred on Monday night, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines reported yesterday.

A farmer died from suffocation after he set on fire the bushes that grew in his property in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur on Monday.

A drug suspect was killed in a sting in Marilao, Bulacan yesterday.

A justice of the Court of Appeals and his politician wife have tested positive for COVID.

At least 13,378 stranded commuters in areas included in the the National Capital Region or NCR Plus Bubble have benefited from the Libreng Sakay program of the Philippine National Police

Tourist destinations nationwide are reeling from Metro Manila’s reversal to enhanced community quarantine as the number of visitor arrivals collapsed during the first week of the ECQ implementation.

Caloocan Mayor Oscar Malapitan said yesterday he was vaccinated against COVID-19 during the vaccination drive for senior citizens last week, days before mayors were allowed to get the jab as frontliners.

More railway personnel have tested positive for COVID-19 following a mass testing initiative started by the Department of Transportation last week.

The city government of Manila received on Monday P1.5 billion from the national government as “ayuda” or assistance to residents affected by the enhanced community quarantine, Mayor Isko Moreno said yesterday.

At least 20 Philippine National Police officers in Metro Manila who contracted COVID-19 are in critical condition.