CEBU CITY – A barangay captain in Mandaue City found himself in hot water after he was caught driving a motorcycle without a helmet in a busy street. The Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO-7) has issued a show-cause order against Basak Barangay Captain Felipe Diano, who was also seen...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Bantay, Ilocos Sur – A former barangay captain was gunned down by his younger brother, the incumbent village head, in Barangay Sagneb, this town, on Christmas Day, Dec. 25. Police Capt. Donaldson Palaganan, acting chief of the Bantay Municipal Police Station, said the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police are investigating the murder of former Mangalut Barangay Captain Haji Malik Aru of Akbar municipality, Basilan province in Isabela City, Basilan on Thursday, Dec. 11. Investigation showed that the gunman approached the victim on the Lamitan-Isabela Highway in Sitio Pilar,...
ILOILO CITY – A former barangay captain in northern Iloilo province was caught with more than P 5.2-million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation past midnight Monday, Dec. 8. Police identified the suspect as Paolo, former barangay captain of Barangay Poblacion Market in Sara town....
President Marcos gave an on-the-spot promotion to an Army officer, who was blinded in a bomb explosion, and reversed a military policy that would have discharged him from military service. In a video message on Monday, Dec. 1, Marcos announced the cancellation of Philippine Army Captain Jerome...
DAVAO CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will conduct a parallel investigation on the killing of a village chief in Digos City, Davao del Sur province this week, lawyer Israelito Torreon said Friday. “I just got confirmation that the NBI Director will issue an order within the...
Acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte has offered a P1-million reward for people who can provide solid evidence and testify against the gunman and the mastermind in the killing of Barangay Tres de Mayo, Digos City, Davao del Sur Captain Oscar Bucol Jr. Duterte’s legal counsel, Israelito...
DAVAO CITY – Lawmen are looking at three persons of interest, including a police lieutenant colonel, in the killing of Barangay Tres de Mayo, Digos City, Davao del Sur Chairman Oscar Bucol Jr. on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Police Brig. Gen. Leon Victor Rosete, chief of the Police Regional Office-11...
Vice President Sara Duterte condemned the killing of Oscar Bucol Jr., the barangay captain of Tres De Mayo, Digos City, as she called for respect to the right to criticize and air out grievances. In a statement on Thursday, Nov. 27, the Vice President expressed her “anger” and “grief” over...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte and Davao del Sur Gov. Yvonne Cagas on Wednesday, Nov. 26, offered a P1-million reward each – a total of P2 million – for the arrest of the mastermind in the killing of Barangay Tres de Mayo, Digos City Captain Oscar Bucol inside his residence on...
DAVAO CITY – A barangay captain in Digos City, Davao del Sur province was shot while streaming live on his Facebook page inside his residence at around 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25. Police identified the victim as Oscar “Dodong” Bucol Jr. of Barangay Tres de Mayo. Bucol was streaming live on his...
BACOLOD CITY – Authorities arrested a barangay captain in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Pulantubig, Dumaguete City on Thursday, Sept. 25. Recovered from the suspect – 49-year-old Inah of Barangay Looc, Dumaguete City – were five grams of suspected shabu valued at P34,000, improvised...
