Roman Catholic cardinals will hold a conclave to elect the Church's 267th pontiff and a successor to Pope Francis, who has died at the age of 88. The date of the conclave will be announced sometime after his funeral on Saturday.

The license of the bus driver filmed overspeeding in La Union was revoked, while over 670 drivers were preventively suspended during the Holy Week, Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon said.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has firmly rejected China’s assertion that a Philippine Navy vessel illegally entered waters near Scarborough Shoal, locally known as Bajo de Masinloc.