SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday enforced the six-month preventive suspension against Mayor Arcadio “Najie” Gapangada here. The Ombudsman suspended Gapangada for administrative charges of grave abuse of authority, grave misconduct,...
A 24-year-old construction worker was arrested after allegedly chasing and threatening to kill a resident with a switchblade knife in Barangay Bagong Silangan, Quezon City, on Sunday night, July 12. The suspect, identified only by the alias "Christobal," allegedly caused a disturbance by throwing...
San Juan City Mayor and League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP) National President Francis Zamora will sign sisterhood agreements with Cebu Province and Tagbilaran City to strengthen local government cooperation and advance collaborative governance. Zamora will begin his official visit on...
Police arrested a country head of a major digital platform for estafa and bouncing check violations on July 13. The suspect was identified as alias "Michelle," 34, who was listed as the No. 7 top most wanted person of the Muntinlupa police for July. She was arrested by elements of the Southern...
A man who had reportedly just been released from jail was arrested again after he allegedly stole electrical wires from streetlights in Antipolo City. Antipolo police identified the suspect only as "Amor," who was arrested for allegedly stealing 38 meters of electrical wires from streetlights...
The Tarlac City government has intensified its campaign against counterfeit and illicit products with the creation of the Tarlac City Anti-Contraband Task Force, a multi-agency body tasked with strengthening enforcement against illicit tobacco cigarettes and other contraband goods while protecting...
COTABATO CITY – The suspect in a daylight gun attack that killed a tricycle driver and injured a police officer here was arrested in a police-military checkpoint in this city Monday afternoon. Police Col. Jibin Bongcayao, city police director, identified the suspect as alias “Jamir,” 29, a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - The Police Regional Office–Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR) has designated Police Lt. Col. Janz Vladimir G. Hilarion as the new officer-in-charge (OIC) chief of police of Lamitan City, Basilan effective Monday, July 13. Hilarion, of the Philippine National Police...
Five alleged members of the "Gapos Gang," an armed group described by police as dangerous, were arrested after allegedly posing as officers and presenting fake warrants of arrest to enter a house in Marikina, where they held the occupants at gunpoint while ransacking the house. The Eastern Police...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A newly opened convenience here store lost P20,000 to a scammer who used the name of Mayor Khymer Olaso of this city on Sunday, July 12. Olaso confirmed that the amount was taken from the store via an online transaction by a person who introduced himself as a representative from...
A severed head was found in a vacant lot in Barangay Cansojong, Talisay City, Cebu over the weekend. Lawmen are determining if the severed head belonged to that of a woman who was reported missing by her relatives. It was found by a scavenger past 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 11. A few hours later, a...
BORONGAN CITY, Eastern Samar – This city was declared on Monday as insurgency-free, becoming the 21st local government unit in Eastern Samar to achieve the security milestone. The declaration of the city under the Stable Internal Peace and Security Condition (SIPSC) was led by Philippine Army 8th...
