BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental police recorded 65 crime incidents during the Holy Week, three fewer than last year with 68. Two homicide cases were reported in the cities of Escalante and San Carlos, one murder in Moises Padilla town, one physical injury in Talisay City, a rape in Sagay...
CAMP GEN. PACIANO RIZAL, Laguna – The Laguna Police Provincial Office has formed a special investigation team that will focus on solving shooting incidents and missing persons from 2004 to this year in the fourth district of the province. Police Col. Randy Glenn Silvio, Laguna police chief, will...
BACOLOD CITY – A carpenter was gunned down by suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels at his residence in Sitio Mag-ubay, Barangay Mani-ak, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Tuesday, April 11. A CARPENTER was killed by suspected NPA rebels in Barangay Mani-ak, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental...
Unidentified gunmen killed an anti-drug cop in Kabacan, North Cotabato on Tuesday night, April 11. Police Col. Harold Ramos, Cotabato police director, identified the victim as Police Staff Sgt. Abejay Dandan, 35, assigned to the Provincial Drug Enforcement Unit of the Cotabato Police Provincial...
BACOLOD CITY – The Leonardo Panaligan Command (LPC) of the New People's Army (NPA)-Central Negros Guerrilla Front has claimed responsibility for the killing of a farmer in Barangay Macagahay, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Easter Sunday. Police said the victim, 63-year-old Danilo...
INFANTA, Quezon – A 48-year-old construction worker was strangled to death by a drinking buddy during a heated argument on Monday night, April 10, in Sitio New Little Baguio, Barangay Magsaysay, this town. Witness Alvin Quitoriano told police that he and the victim, Alex Resgonio, and suspects...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A barangay chairwoman was gunned down in Maitum, Sarangani on Easter Sunday. Police are eyeing “rido” or clan war as possible motive in the killing of Tonesa Sarudin. Maitum police chief Police Major Bernand Francia said Sarudin was walking in front of the barangay hall...
CEBU CITY – Simultaneous police operations on Easter Sunday led to the confiscation of illegal drugs worth more than P40 million in Central Visayas. The regionwide police operations dubbed Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) also resulted in the arrest of 592...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – A beautician and his companion were gunned down in Barangay District 2 here on Good Friday. Police identified the victims as Lawrence Lagamia, 47, a beautician and resident of Brethan Subdivision, Cauayan City, and his companion, Angelica Pe Benito, 27, a resident of...
The crime environment in the Philippines since January this year continues to improve with the decrease in the eight focus crimes that include murder, homicide and robbery cases, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday, April 10. Citing police data, PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr....
BACOLOD CITY – A man who was previously convicted for a drug offense was shot dead at Purok Kagaykay, Barangay 2 here on Saturday, April 8. Killed was Stephen Bachoco III, 32, of Purok Tahong, Barangay 2, a “dispatcher.” Capt. Jonito Pastrana, head of Police Station 2, said the victim was...
SARIAYA, Quezon – A 74-year-old driver was stabbed to death by his son during a heated argument on Maundy Thursday in Sitio Balete Ilaya, Barangay Sampaloc 2, here. Police identified the victim as Federico Bocacao. The victim’s five-year-old grandson told police that his uncle, Alvin Bocacao,...
