Four member of the notorious Sputnik criminal group operating in the southern part of Metro Manila were arrested by the police following a buy-bust operation held in Barangay Poblacion, Makati City. The suspects were identified as Celso Purificacion Jr., 22; Reniel Ortiz, 24; Jay Cris Canelas, 34;...
CEBU CITY – Security measures are in place for the Bar examination at the University of San Carlos and University of Cebu here on Nov. 9, 13, 16, and 20. Brig. Gen. Roderick Alba, chief of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas, said the Cebu City police are ready to secure the exam...
BAGUIO CITY – Police arrested three foreign nationals after a search of their house in Barangay Victoria here recently yielded packs of suspected marijuana valued at P11,400. Suspects were identified as Ephraim Samuel, 23; Jeremiah Ishaya, 21, and Amelia Paixao, 22. Brig. Gen. Mafelino...
CAMP Francisco S. Macabulos, Tarlac City – Police have arrested the ninth most wanted person of this province in Bamban, Tarlac. Major Edward Castulo, Bamban chief of police, identified the suspect as Ramon Torres, 32. Torres, a resident of Barangay San Vicente, Bamban, was arrested on a...
GATTARAN, Cagayan – A 39-year-old man was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 3, for allegedly raping his 17-year-old daughter for 12 years here. The suspect was arrested after the victim, accompanied by her grandmother and relatives, filed a complaint before the police. According to the victim, her...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Suspected shabu and marijuana totaling P247,121 were seized in the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area or Region 4-A, police said on Friday, Nov. 4. Police Regional Office 4-A director Brig. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez said that the illegal drugs were...
TACLOBAN CITY – Brig. Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil said the commemoration of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day on Nov. 1 and 2 in Eastern Visayas was generally peaceful. "I congratulate everyone for establishing strategic measures having favorably zero-incident relative to the observance of...
BAGUIO CITY – Police here arrested 72 wanted persons in a two-week long Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operation (SACLEO) from Oct. 17 to 31. City police chief Col. Francisco Bulwayan Jr. said six street-level individuals and three high-value individuals (HVI) were arrested while...
CEBU CITY – Police here seized more than P21-million worth of shabu from two suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mabolo on Tuesday night, Nov. 1. BARANGAY Mabolo Media Board FB Police identified the suspects as Christian Amistad, 32, and Jason Taborada Turno, 36, residents...
Elements of the Eastern Police District (EPD) announced the arrest of a man included in its unified drugs watchlist on Oct. 31 in Barangay Kapasigan, Pasig City. The police identified the suspect as Jomil Alcantara, 43 years old, and a resident of San Miguel, Pasig who has an outstanding warrant of...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Police caught 26 wanted persons and destroyed marijuana totaling P6.7 million in a two-week Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operation (SACLEO) from Oct. 15 to 31 in Benguet. Col. Damian Olsim, Benguet police chief, said 14 loose firearms were voluntarily...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police arrested three men wanted for rape in the Calabarzon or the Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon area on All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1. Police Regional Office 4-A director Brig. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. identified the suspects as Randolph Villanueva...