President Rodrigo Duterte transfers the power to approve reclamation projects from the National Economic Development Authority or NEDA to the Philippine Reclamation Authority or PRA, which he placed under his office in Malacañang.

Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde says Alias Kamah has surrendered to Philippine authorities.

Pope Francis landed in the United Arab Emirates Sunday, February 3, for the first ever visit by a pontiff to the Arabian Peninsula – the birthplace of Islam.