INVOLVED. Investigators have identified 11 persons who were allegedly present during the initiation rites of slain University of Santo Tomas (UST) law student Horacio Castillo III, the Manila Police District director Chief Superintendent Joel Coronel said Friday.

CLOSURE. Mandaue City Mayor Luigi Quisumbing ordered the permanent closure of the controlled dumpsite in Barangay Umapad.

HOLIDAY. President Assistant for the Visayas Michael Dino is asking Malacañang to declare Oct. 26 a holiday in Cebu to honor the late Cebu Archbishop Ricardo Cardinal Vidal.