The 13-year-old boy who went missing after reportedly swimming off Baseco Beach in Port Area, Manila, was found dead along the shoreline of Obando, Bulacan, authorities confirmed on Monday, August 24. The boy had been the subject of a search and retrieval operation after he was reported missing...
A 53-year-old electrician was arrested in Quiapo, Manila, after he recorded a 27-year-old woman while she was taking a bath inside a boarding house, police said. The Manila Police District-Barbosa Police Station (PS14) identified the suspect as Romeo Sarmiento Santa-Ines, a resident of Vergara...
Police arrested a 51-year-old woman after she allegedly stole a wallet from a shopper inside a convenience store in Quezon City on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The suspect, identified as alias “Ana,” reportedly approached the victim around 10 a.m. while she was buying items and offered tissue and free...
An 18-year-old suspect was nabbed while two minors were located in connection with the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old senior high school student during a fight at a billiards establishment in Quezon City on Aug. 13. Based on the investigation, the victim was with his classmates at around 6 p.m....
Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Bayani Jacinto urged the Office of the Ombudsman’s (OMB) newly trained field investigators to soldier on as they probe what he described as “arguably, the biggest corruption scandal in our history.” He made the appeal during the graduation ceremony for the...
Two men, including a 16-year-old, were arrested after allegedly stealing three cellphones from sleeping construction workers in Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City, early Tuesday, Aug. 11. Police said CCTV footage showed the suspects scaling the wall of a building along Capas Road corner AFP Road at...
A 19-year-old man was arrested after a police officer spotted a loaded revolver tucked into his waist during an anti-criminality patrol in Barangay Greater Fairview, Quezon City, Wednesday evening, Aug. 12. At around 6 p.m., a barker-dispatcher approached the police officer and reported that a man...
True crime has become a familiar part of the local podcast and streaming landscape, with Filipino audiences tuning in to stories about real-life crimes, mysteries and cases that continue to spark discussion. That audience includes fans of Stephanie Soo, whose "Rotten Mango" podcast has built a...
Police arrested two men armed with improvised firearms late Monday night, Aug. 10, after a concerned citizen reported them sowing fear in Barangay San Jose, Quezon City. The suspects, alias “Dudong,” 48, and alias “Totong,” 56, both residents of the barangay, were arrested by La Loma...
A senior citizen suffered a head injury after falling during an alleged bag-snatching incident along Ramon Magsaysay Avenue in Sta. Mesa, Manila, on Monday night, Aug. 10. Initial reports said the victim fell after the bag was allegedly snatched, prompting immediate response from the Manila...
Police are investigating the discovery of a fetus inside a trash bin at a condominium in Tondo, Manila. The fetus was found inside an eco bag at around 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 9, by a housekeeper, according to police. Investigators are looking into residents of the condominium as possible persons of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office has formed a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) to probe the killing of an Indian national in Barangay Villamonte here on Tuesday night, Aug. 4. Police Col. Eugene Rebadomia, Bacolod police director, in a press briefing, said they are conducting...
