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ZAMBOANGA CITY – Three soldiers were wounded during a firefight between government troops under Joint Task Force Sulu (JTF-Sulu) and the Abu Sayyaf in Barangay Tumantangis, Indanan, Sulu on Sunday, May 15.

BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – For the first time since the onset of the pandemic, the local government unit (LGU) here opened its 12th Puto Latik Festival 2022 at Plaza Rizal on Sunday, May 15, with Biñanenses able to participate face-to-face .

More ballot boxes containing Certificates of Canvass (COCs) and Election Returns (ERs) for president and vice president were delivered to the Senate today (May 16).

The South Korean government has congratulated presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. who is poised to claim the victory in the 2022 elections.

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) commended 12 local government units (LGUs) on Monday, May 16, for what it described as prudent and efficient utilization of the ‘Resettlement Governance Assistance Fund (RGAF), the program that addresses the immediate needs of the relocated settlers during their adjustment in their new communities.

Church-based poll watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV), on Monday, May 16, said that it has now received more than half of the country’s election returns (ERs).

A man wanted for frustrated homicide was arrested in a joint “Oplan Galugad” operation conducted by members of the National Capital Region (NCRPO) 5th Mobile Force Company-Regional Mobile Force Battalion (MFC-RMFB) and the Pasay City police Warrant and Subpoena Section (WSS) on Saturday, May 14.

Leading senatorial candidates and party-list groups are already poised this week to be officially declared as the winners with their upcoming proclamations on Wednesday, May 18 and Thursday, May 19, respectively as announced by the Commission on Elections (Comelec). But what happens to those with pending cases?

Muntinlupa’s mayor-elect and outgoing Rep. Ruffy Biazon mourned the death of a city policeman who passed away after going on duty for three days straight during the election.

Bureau of Immigration (BI) intelligence operatives have arrested a suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport.

Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Sec. Eduardo Año ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to intensify the operations against illegal numbers games.

A 22-year-old man, tagged by the police as high value individual (HVI), was arrested during a buy-bust operation in Paranaque City on Monday, May 16.

A lawyer of one of the groups that asked for presumptive president Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s disqualification from the 2022 presidential race said that the former senator will be in power to decide on the myriad of issues that face his family, including reparation for the human rights victims during his father’s Martial Law regime and his own unpaid tax liabilities.

To promote the efficient delivery of services, especially amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Malacañang has ordered all government offices to adopt digital payments for their respective disbursements and collection.

Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday lauded pole vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena on his record-breaking success and winning gold at the men’s pole vault competition in the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam on Saturday, May 15.

Despite the huge crowd generated in the recent political campaign period in Bulacan, the Provincial Health Office (PHO) reported on Monday, May 16, that five municipalities and one city in the province have remained Covid-19-free.

Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting (PPCRV) national chairperson Myla Villanueva penned a lengthy message addressed to a netizen as she explained the function of the church-backed poll watchdog.

Following his victory in the May 9 local elections, newly-elected Pasig City Vice Mayor Robert “Dodot” Jaworski Jr. said on Monday, May 10, that he will continue fulfilling Mayor Vico Sotto’s mandates in institutionalizing progressive reforms and fighting against all forms of corruption to bring about good governance in the city.