CAMP Francisco S. Macabulos, Tarlac City – Police rescued two women and arrested their alleged pimp in a bar in Barangay San Manuel, Tarlac on Friday, Sept. 30. Lt. Michael Millante, San Manuel police officer-in-charge, identified the suspect as Joren dela Peña, 22. Suspect, who also works as a...
ALCALA, Cagayan – An 80-year-old widow died after she was hit by a car in Zone 4, Barangay Baybayog, here on Friday, Sept. 30. Police identified the victim as “Teresita.” Investigation disclosed that the victim was crossing the national highway when she was struck by the car driven by...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A family of five was injured in a fire that hit a commercial establishment in Barangay Makiling here on Friday, Sept. 30. Police identified the victims as Rolando Oliver, 27, caretaker of the establishment; his wife, Hanna Rose, 27, and their three children. They...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested nine persons in a series of anti-illegal gambling operations in Balamban, Cebu on Wednesday, Sept. 28. The Balamban police led by Lt. Col. Glenn Hife arrested five persons for allegedly playing the illegal numbers game “swertres.” Arrested were Maricris Son...
BUTUAN CITY (PNA) – A man accused of raping a 10-year-old girl was finally arrested on Thursday, Sept. 29, in Veruela, Agusan del Sur, after hiding for more than two years from the law. In a press statement on Friday, Sept. 30, Brig. Gen. Romeo Caramat Jr., Police Regional Office in the Caraga...
ILOILO CITY – Police are eyeing a cyber warrant to obtain messages from Jevron Parohinog, the lone survivor of the shooting incident in Estancia, Iloilo in which three of his businessmen friends were killed on Wednesday, Sept. 14. CRIME scene investigators look for evidence inside the vehicle of...
BACOLOD CITY – A man with pending cases was gunned down while a public school teacher was wounded by a stray bullet in Purok Masagana, Barangay Poblacion 2, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Sept. 29. Police identified the fatality as Jomarie Matarong, 38, of Barangay Maquiling....
SAN JOSE CITY, Nueva Ecija – A one-year-old boy died when the gun of his policeman father accidentally fell and went off in Barangay Palestina here on Thursday, Sept. 29. Investigation showed that the tot’s father, Patrolman Crisdie Manuel, 33, assigned to the Nueva Ecija 2nd Provincial Mobile...
SAN FRANCISCO, Quezon – A man allegedly gunned down his elder brother over a land dispute in Sitio Labrahan, Barangay Don Juan Vercelos, this town, Thursday, Sept. 29. Officer-on-case Corporal Lloyd Altamarino identified the victim as Michael dela Cruz Yare, 39, of Sitio Labrahan. Altamirano...
BANGUED, Abra – Police arrested four suspects in the murder of a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) teacher in a hot pursuit operation, hours after the crime was committed here on Wednesday, Sept. 28. SAYEN (FB) Col. Maly Cula, Abra police chief, identified the suspects as...
TACLOBAN CITY – Authorities dismantled a drug den and seized suspected shabu valued at P340,000 following a raid in Barangay East Awang, Calbayog City, Samar. The suspected maintainer of the drug den, Bernadith Maghacot, and Paolo Absalon, a visitor, were arrested. They yielded shabu weighing...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A suspected drug pusher escaped police custody after his arrest before dawn here Tuesday, Sept. 27. Emmanuel Garcia David, 26, alias “Dexter,” was arrested at 1:25 a.m. by the Zamboanga City Police Station 7 during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Cabatangan. He was taken...