CABAGAN, Isabela – A 30-year-old housewife drowned when she plunged into the river from the Cansan Overflow Bridge in Barangay Cansan here on Wednesday, Sept. 21. CANSAN overflow bridge The Isabela Police Provincial Office identified the victim as Marilyn Masiddo, 30, of San Rafael Alto, Sto....
CALAUAN, Laguna – A father and son wanted for murder and attempted murder in Leyte were arrested in Barangay Dayap here, police reported Thursday, Sept. 22. Col. Randy Glenn Silvio, Laguna police director, identified the suspects as Felimon Palconit, 69, and his son, Richard, 34, fish...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police arrested 560 individuals in the simultaneous One-Time, Big-Time (OTBT) operation against illegal gambling in Eastern Visayas from Sept. 12 to 18. Brig. Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, Police Regional Office 8 director, said P77,420.75 in bet money was seized in 195 operations...
By LIEZLE BASA-INIGO TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Authorities arrested a barangay councilor or kagawad after a search of his home in Zone 2, Molave St., Barangay Capatan, here yielded illegal drugs on Tuesday, Sept. 20. The suspect, Marlon Corpuz, 49, a high-value target-elected official and...
By CALVIN D. CORDOVA CEBU CITY – Suspected shabu valued at more P14 million was seized in separate buy-bust operations here on Tuesday night, Sept. 20. In Barangay Sawang Calero, police seized packs of shabu worth P7.6 million from John Mark Cuizon, 26. Police Major Francis Renz Talosig, chief of...
By LIEZLE BASA-INIGO PIDDIG, Ilocos Norte – Police arrested 23-year-old woman here for sharing the alleged sex video of a 19-year-old neighbor through social media here. The Ilocos Norte Police Provincial Office said the suspect was arrested on a warrant of arrest for violation of Section...
DAVAO CITY (PNA) – A 19-year-old criminology student of the University of Mindanao (UM) died after reportedly undergoing hazing in Buhangin District here, authorities said Tuesday, Sept. 20. In a statement, the Police Regional Office in Davao Region (PRO-11) said the hazing on Sept. 18 resulted...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested two drug pushers and seized two kilos of suspected shabu valued at P13.6 million in Barangay Mohon, Talisay City, Cebu on Sunday night, Sept. 19. Brig. Gen Roque Eduardo Vega, Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO7) director, identified the suspects as Stephen...
CAMP BRIG. GEN. VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police arrested on Sunday, Sept. 18, in Barangay San Isidro, Catanauan, Quezon the alleged leader of a gun-for-hire group tagged in the killing of a lawman and councilor in 2015 and 2020 in Cavite. MASIKAT mugshot Police Regional Office (PRO)-4 A director...
TIAONG, Quezon – A 43-year-old farmer was shot for allegedly stealing a bunch of bananas in Sitio Kanluran, Barangay Bukal here on Saturday, Sept. 17. Police identified the victim as Nilo Alvarez of Barangay Bukal. Corporal Arvin Comia, officer-on-case, said the suspect, Manuel Mailig, also...
ILOILO CITY – Police have formed a dedicated group to solve the fatal shooting of three young businessmen in Estancia, Iloilo on Wednesday, Sept. 14. POLICE have formed a panel of probers to solve the killing of young Ilonggo businessmen (from left) Chrysler Floyd Fernandes, John Paul “JP”...
ZAMBOANGA CITY (PNA) – Authorities have facilitated the surrender of a supposed armed group leader and a member, preventing the rise of a private army in Tawi-Tawi, police said on Saturday, Sept. 17. Col. Richard Verceles, Area Police Command-Western Mindanao operation chief, said Ussam Kipli,...