BACOLOD CITY – A 13-year-old boy who was about to celebrate his birth anniversary died after he was hit by an empty liquor bottle by a 29-year-old man during a wake in Barangay Paitan, Escalante City, Negros Occidental. Investigation showed that the victim was sitting on a chair on Tuesday, May...
CEBU CITY – A tablet, a portable electronic device, led to the arrest of a tricycle suspected to be behind the gruesome killing of a 19-year-old woman in Alcoy, Cebu. Police said Anthony Antig, 42, admitted fatally stabbing Jeani Pyrll Oropesa Belardo before dumping her in a grassy area in ...
DAGUPAN CITY – A barangay kagawad or councilor was shot dead in Barangay Poblacion East, Calasiao, Pangasinan on Wednesday, May 27. Investigation said the 31-year-old victim was on duty in the barangay hall when a man arrived and opened fire. But the suspect’s gun malfunctioned, giving the...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has bolstered coordination with government agencies and stakeholders through inter-agency meetings focused on enhancing public safety, law enforcement cooperation, and governance in the city. QCPD director PBGen. Randy Glenn Silvio said the District...
A 42-year-old zumba instructor was shot and wounded inside the Villasis Auditorium in Villasis, Pangasinan Monday night. Responding lawmen encountered the escaping suspect, 33, and ordered him to surrender. However, the suspect fired at police who retaliated and killed him. The victim was taken to...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) reported a 27 percent decrease in total crime incidents in the region in the first quarter of this year. The Crime Incident Reporting and Analysis System (CIRAS) said 2,842 incidents were recorded from January to March 2025,...
A house helper was arrested after allegedly stealing more than ₱2.4 million worth of cash and jewelry from her employer in Barangay Bagumbayan, Quezon City, on May 26. The suspect, identified only by the alias “Angelica”, 31, and a resident of Barangay Maybunga, Pasig City, was apprehended...
NATONIN, Mountain Province – Police have identified two minors, aged 12 and 8, as persons of interest in the death of a three-year-old child in this town. However, Police Lt. Col. Apdilon Chiday Galong, spokesman of the Mountain Province Police Provincial Office, withheld further details in...
NATONIN, Mountain Province – A missing three-year-old girl was found dead behind a chapel in Sitio Batnong, Barangay Banawel, here on Sunday, May 24. Police said the victim accompanied her grandmother to a barangay gathering before she went missing on Saturday, May 23. The incident was reported...
ILAGAN CITY, Isabela – An Indian businessman was gunned down in Barangay Alibagu here on Saturday evening, May 23. Police Lt. Col. Jeffrey Raposas, chief of the City of Ilagan Component Police Station, identified the victim as Singh. Raposas said the victim was about to enter the gate of his...
CEBU CITY – A 56-year-old farmer was accidentally shot and killed while pacifying an altercation in Toledo City, Cebu. The fatality was identified as Juan Engaling. The incident happened on Sunday night, May 24, in Barangay General Climaco. Investigation conducted by the Toledo City...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) urged residents of this highly urbanized city to report crimes directly to the 911 emergency hotline for fast response, instead of posting these incidents first on social media. Capt. Dax Santillan, BCPO public information officer, said on...