WITNESS. Amid criticisms in showing the face of a woman whom the police considered "a possible witness" to the Rotoras murder case, the Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) maintained that it could be one of the best methods to speed up solving the case.

AID. The People's Republic of China gave P5 million to the families of 38 fatalities of the NCCC Mall Davao fire.

SEX OFFENDERS. Operatives of the Bureau of Immigration have arrested two foreigners convicted of sex crimes in their respective countries in the Visayas.