TACLOBAN CITY – Six soldiers of the Army 20th Infantry "We Lead" Battalion (IB) were wounded in a landmine attack by the New People’s Army in Barangay Quirino, Las Navas, Northern Samar on Sunday, Dec. 18. Communist guerillas detonated anti-personnel mines (APMs) against the Mobile Community...
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao (PNA) – Three militiamen were killed and two others were wounded in a gun attack before dawn on Monday, Nov. 28, in Buldon, Maguindanao del Norte the Army said. Slain were Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit members Christian Silvestre, Ignacio Lozad, and Dondon...
BACOLOD CITY -- A government employee was wounded after he was shot by unidentified assailants riding-in-tandem at his house in Barangay 9, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Nov. 24. Police cordon the house of a government employee, who was wounded in a gun attack in Barangay 9,...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband has been released from hospital, the US politician said Thursday, following an attack in which a man broke into the couple's home and hit her spouse on the head with a hammer. The man accused of the violent episode, David DePape,...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States — The man accused of attacking the husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with a hammer told police he also planned to target several other politicians as part of a “suicide mission,” according to court documents filed Tuesday. Police tape is seen in front of the...
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato (PNA) – Two women were killed while three other women and three men were wounded in four separate attacks in Pikit and M’lang, North Cotabato in the past two days, police said on Saturday, Oct. 8. In M’lang, Lt. Col. Realan Mamon, town police chief, said Althea...
ILOILO CITY — A radio commentator was attacked by three unidentified men after his radio program here on Friday, Oct. 7. RADIO commentator Florencio ‘Flo’ Hervias (seated), with colleague Roy Cejar, after Hervias was physically attacked by unidentified men in Iloilo City on Friday, Oct. 7....
SANTO NINO, Cagayan – A 73-year-old farmer died after he was hit in the nape with a crowbar by his nephew in Barangay Masical here on Tuesday night, Sept. 13. Lt. Melody Ballesteros, police chief here, identified as the victim as Herminio Tarampi. Investigation revealed that the suspect,...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Saturday confirmed another case of hate crime against an elderly Filipino in the US. DFA issued the update after a 74-year-old Filipina was reportedly assaulted by an unidentified Black woman in the morning of August 24 while she was just walking in...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 55-year-old ambulance driver died after suffering a heart attack while driving in Barangay Calumpang, Naval, Biliran, Thursday, Aug. 18. The victim was identified as Roderick Cesora, 55, Rural Health Unit driver of Caibiran, Biliran. Initial investigation revealed that...
“Shock” was what former vice president Leni Robredo felt upon learning of the shooting incident that killed former Lamitan City, Basilan mayor Rose Furigay, who she described as a strong supporter of her Angat Buhay programs. Former vice president Leni Robredo and slain ex-mayor Rose Furigay...
The Philippines raised concerns over the New People’s Army (NPA)’s continued use of improvised explosive devices (IED) functioning as landmines at a United Nations experts’ meeting in Geneva, Switzerland a day after the terrorist group reportedly detonated an IED in Samar, killing one soldier...
