Two foreign benefactors have earmarked US $2.7 million for a 12-month COVID-19 prevention program in the Bangsamororo Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

A suspect was killed while four others were arrested in joint police and military operations in Datu Salibo, Maguindanao on Wednesday.

At least P1.4 million worth of property, including 30 vials of COVID-19 vaccines, was destroyed when a fire hit the provincial capitol compound in this city on Wednesday night.

San Miguel Corp. is set to accelerate the construction of the Skyway Extension project’s southbound section, which is eyed for completion by the third quarter of the year.

After logging 43 active COVID-19 cases before going into recess on March 26, the House of Representative has not released any data on the number of infections among its members and personnel.

A 40-year-old recipient of the lockdown assistance from the government was arrested yesterday for alleged possession of shabu in Quezon City.

Around 18 kilos of shabu with an estimated street value of P122.4 million were confiscated by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency from six suspects, including a minor, during a sting in Las Piñas City on Wednesday.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a Girls Education Center in Tacloban, which aims to help expand alternative learning system in the country, was held on Wednesday.

Tourist destinations in Negros Occidental face closure for two weeks to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

A mega treatment and monitoring facility for COVID-19 patients was inaugurated at the former Cubi Hospital complex at this freeport on Wednesday.