Police arrested in Calamba City, Laguna on Sunday a 36-year-old laborer for allegedly raping a minor 15 times in Alicia, Isabela. The suspect from City of Ilagan, Isabela was apprehended on a warrant issued by the City of Ilagan, Isabela Regional Trial Court Branch 18 with no bail recommended....
KASIBU, Nueva Vizcaya – A 14-year-old girl was found dead inside the Information Center Tourism Building in Barangay Capisaan here on Saturday afternoon, June 13. Police said the victim was discovered by her family lying on the floor with a nylon belt wrapped around her neck. She was covered in...
BACOLOD CITY – A 36-year-old high school teacher was allegedly stabbed to death by a 24-year-old Grade 12 student in his house in Barangay Alijis here on Friday, June 12. Education Program Specialist II RJ Paglomutan, Department of Education (DepEd)-Bacolod Schools Division spokesperson,...
ILOILO CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has opened the first satellite office of the Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit-6 (RACU-6) in Capiz province. Police Major Gen. Wilson Asueta, chief of the PNP-Anti-Cybercrime Group, led the inauguration in Sigma town this week. Police Brig. Gen....
A 19-year-old woman returned P350,000 her father allegedly stole from a woman in La Trinidad, Benguet on June 8. Police said the woman discovered her father 's involvement after seeing social media reports about a snatching incident on Kilometer 5. She surrendered the money to the La Trinidad...
CABUGAO, Ilocos Sur – The chairman of Barangay Turod-Patac here was gunned down on Friday, June 12. Police said the victim, Leo Ronnel Tabaco Taverna, 39, was sitting in front of a neighbor’s house at around 1:45 p.m. when a pickup truck arrived. Two men disembarked and shot him. The suspects...
BAGUIO CITY – Police arrested a man who allegedly raped his minor niece in Besao, Mountain Province. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group identified the suspect as Leo, the eighth most wanted person in the country. Leo was apprehended on June 8 in his hideout in the Sierra Madre...
LEGAZPI CITY – Two individuals who allegedly identified themselves as media practitioners were arrested during an entrapment operation in Barangay Balud Sur, Gubat, Sorsogon, for robbery by extortion on Wednesday, the Police Regional Office in Bicol (PRO-5) reported Thursday. PRO-5 spokesperson...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 45-year-old farmer was allegedly hacked to death by his stepfather on Tuesday, June 9, in Barangay Naulayan, Matag-ob, Leyte. Police identified the victim as Nilo. Initial investigation revealed the victim was drunk and tried to hack a dog. The suspect, Des, 62, farmer, of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 58-year-old pastor was gunned down in a sugarcane field in Sitio Mag-anay Uno, Barangay Bi-ao, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Monday, June 8. Police Capt. Joelan Vinson, Binalbagan police chief, identified the victim as Marlo, a hacienda overseer and member of the village’s...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Department of Education-Eastern Visayas (DepEd-8) condemned the death of a public school teacher in Eastern Samar on the first day of the new academic year on Monday. In a statement Tuesday, DepEd-Region 8 extended condolences to the family, friends, colleagues, and students...
ILOILO CITY – Crime in Western Visayas dropped by 67 percent during the first two weeks of Police Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño as Police Regional Office-6 chief. Tuaño said PRO-6 units recorded 11 cases of eight focus crimes from June 1 to June 7, compared to 33 from May 25 to 31. The eight focus...
