The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday it is praying for the early recovery of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe after reportedly being shot at. In a separate statement, DFA Sec. Enrique Manalo also said "it is with great shock and dismay" that he learned of Abe's supposed...
TOKYO, Japan -- Japan's former premier Shinzo Abe was fighting for his life on Friday after being shot at a campaign event, the prime minister said, condemning the "absolutely unforgivable" attack. The shooting of the country's best-known politician comes despite Japan's strict gun laws and with...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two barangay chairmen were killed in separate incidents in Eastern Visayas Wednesday, July 6. Police identified the victims as Rolando Buyoc, chairman of Barangay Seguinon, Albuera, Leyte, and Roberto Yapan, chairman of Barangay Julita, Biliran, Biliran. Buyoc, 56, was shot dead...
Operatives of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) arrested Monday, July 4, a man who shot a street dweller in Quezon City on Sunday, July 3. The QCPD Galas Station (PS 11) reported that the suspect, Aurelio Ramos IV, 25, a family driver, was arrested in his house in Brgy. Don Manuel, Quezon...
The Quezon City government announced Tuesday, July 5, that its People’s Law Enforcement Board (PLEB) dismissed a policeman for shooting a man during a scuffle in Barangay Greater Lagro, Quezon City on Feb 18. The suspect, identified as Senior Master Sgt. Chester Garchitorena, 44, assigned to the...
DAVAO CITY – Police filed Monday, July 4, murder charges against a doctor who allegedly shot and killed a student during a heated altercation in a bar here Saturday, July 2. Police Col. Albert Lupaz, director of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO), said in an interview in his office Monday that...
LIVESTOCK raiser Geory Adeva was shot dead by a lone gunman on a motorcycle in Barangay 5, Bacolod City Saturday, July 2. (Photo courtesy of Bacolod City Police Office) BACOLOD CITY – A 52-year-old livestock raiser was gunned down on 18th St., Barangay 5 here by an unidentified man onboard a...
CANDELARIA, Quezon – A 34-year-old construction worker was killed in front of his daughter by an unidentified gunman who stormed their house in Barangay Pahinga Norte here Saturday, July 2. Police identified the fatality as Abril Buenavista. Investigation showed that Abril and daughter Khazalhayn...
DAVAO CITY – Police arrested a doctor who allegedly shot and killed a 21-year-old student during a heated altercation in a bar here Saturday, July 2. The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) identified the suspect as Dr. Marvin Rey Andrew R. Pepino, non-uniformed personnel of the Police Regional...
RESCUERS respond to the ninth shooting incident in Bacolod City in which tricycle driver Christofer Guanzon was shot dead in front of his sister and teenage son in Barangay 31 on June 19. (Photo courtesy of Police Station 6) BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) declared Friday,...
LEONARDO Espinosa lies on the road after he was killed in Barangay 1, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental last June 4. (Photo courtesy of Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office) BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Nadie Arceo of Hinigaran, Negros Occidental has offered a cash reward of P400,000 to anyone who...
BANGUED, Abra – A woman was killed while her live-in partner was wounded by a lone gunman in Barangay Mudiit, Dolores, this province, Wednesday, June 29. Police identified the victim as Benita Turqueza, 58, married, unemployed, of Barangay Poblacion, Dolores. Investigation by the Dolores...
