ZAMBOANGA CITY – Smuggled cigarettes valued at P43 million were seized and six persons were arrested during a seaborne patrol operation in Santa Cruz Island here on Wednesday, June 18. The Second Mobile Force Company was patrolling the area when they chanced upon two motorboats with markings...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – An Abu Sayyaf Group member was killed in a shootout with police in Barangay Sangali here on Tuesday, June 17. Police identified the fatality as Naser Haranain, alias Gapur or Gapul, 29, a resident of Barangay Sangali. Investigation disclosed that lawmen were about to serve a...
Makati City is now the country 's very first local government unit (LGU) with an integrated digital healthcare system that will provide round-the-clock medical access and diagnostics, Makati City Mayor Abby Binay said on Thursday, June 19. In a statement, Binay said the comprehensive digital...
Authorities arrested a suspected high-value individual identified as Bumbay, 29, after yielding over P700,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Valenzuela City, on Wednesday, June 18. The Valenzuela City Police Station - Drug Enforcement Unit (VCPS-DEU), in coordination...
A 56-year-old man was arrested for raping and drugging a 23-year-old person with disability (PWD) in Antipolo City, Rizal in December last year, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said. The suspect was identified as Gobito, a resident of Barangay San Luis. He is tagged as a regional...
A mentally-ill man who threatened to kill himself was rescued by the Mandaluyong City Police near a creek in Barangay Highway Hills, Mandaluyong City on Wednesday, June 18. Based on the police report, a concerned citizen alerted Sector 3 of the Mandaluyong City Police Station regarding a man seen...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Regional health officials expressed alarm over an increase in the number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases in the Zamboanga Peninsula for this year compared to the previous year. Department of Health-9 data showed an average of 57 HIV cases per month in the first...
BACOLOD CITY – A 51-year-old laborer was killed in a fire that destroyed his house in Hacienda Navidad, Barangay Caduha-an, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, June 17. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Cadiz identified the victim as Allan. Police said that a co-worker of the victim...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A 42-year-old bus conductor was apprehended for submitting fake documents in applying for government aid under the Aid to Individuals in Crisis Situations of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) here on Tuesday morning, June 17. Police identified the...
DAVAO CITY – The city government of Mati awarded a total of P750,000 in financial assistance to two farmers’ associations to bolster agricultural productivity and promote self-sufficiency. The Buso Farmers Association Cluster 1 and Cluster 2, each comprising 25 members, received P375,000 each...
CEBU CITY – An e-bike driver yielded suspected shabu worth P5.4 million when he was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Mandaue City on Tuesday afternoon, June 17. The 41-year-old suspect, a certain Amel, was cornered by agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Central Visayas (PDEA-7) on...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte strongly supports Councilor-elect Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II as the city anticipates significant shifts in its local political landscape next month. Rigo, the son of first district Rep. Paolo Duterte, is expected to become acting vice mayor if...
