ILOILO CITY – Police arrested a barangay captain in San Enrique town, Iloilo province in a buy-bust operation on Monday, June 26. The Police Regional Office-6 identified the suspect as Elvie Jirao Paez, 47, of Barangat Palje. Paez was arrested after he sold a sachet of shabu worth to a police...
SANTA LUCIA, Ilocos Sur – A barangay chairman was killed while his wife was wounded in a gun attack before midnight on Thursday, April 20, in Barangay Conconig East here. Police identified the fatality as Romeo Rabang Sr., 63, barangay captain of Barangay Conconig East. Investigation said...
BAY, Laguna – Police nabbed an ex-officio member of the Sangguniang Bayan and president of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) here for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition on Monday, March 20. The Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Laguna...
MAP of Nueva Ecija with the municipality of Lupao highlighted. LUPAO, Nueva Ecija – Police said on Saturday, Feb. 4, that the killing of the barangay captain of San Isidro here is solved after one of the four gunmen was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 28, in a pursuit operation. Col. Richard...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Police arrested two barangay chairmen wanted for murder in Don Carlos, Bukidnon on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-Camiguin Provincial Field Unit identified the suspects as Saturnino Cuesta, 55, chairman of Barangay Mahayahay, Don...
Book reviews on Bournville, Molly and the Captain, Secret Lives, Bleeding Heart Yard, The Aosawa Family Jonathan Coe and Anthony Quinn clock in with two magnificent novels—Coe’s storyline takes on the last 75 years of UK history, while Quinn muses on art, time, and love. The other three novels...
Twenty-six Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commanders have been promoted to the next higher rank as captain, the PCG disclosed Friday, Jan. 6. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard / PCG Admiral Artemio Abu, PCG Commandant, said the Department of Transportation (DOTr) approved the promotion of the 26 PCG...
CEBU CITY – A barangay captain in Toledo City, Cebu was arrested after police seized several firearms from his house in a raid on Tuesday morning, Nov. 29. A KG9 rifle was recovered from a 41-year-old resident of Barangay Climaco, Toledo City during a police operation on Tuesday, Nov. 29. (Photo...
MATALAM, North Cotabato (PNA) – A police manhunt is under way against a group behind the ambush-slay of a former barangay chairman and his worker in Barangay Kidama here Sunday, August 14. Police Lt. Col. Jingle Parallag, town police chief, identified Monday, August 15, the victims as Felipe Sara...
Joy in the Air by Capt. Jose Mari 'Joy' Roa. New book chronicles personal tales of adventure vis-à-vis events in Philippine aviation history Do you geek out over airplanes? So does, pilot and TV host, Capt. Jose Mari ‘Joy’ Roa, of the flying-adventure program Asian Air Safari writes his first...
Anthony Mackie is taking over the reins as MCU’s Captain America. While there’s no official announcement from Marvel, Empireonline wrote that “Mackie’s signed on and hopefully being well compensated for his sterling work now and in future.” Recall that Mackie’s character Sam...
Barbie Forteza admitted her boyfriend, hunk actor Jak Roberto, could sometimes be too "conservative" if altogether traditional. She recalled how he once called her out for wearing a curve-hugging outfit on TikTok. "Naka-animal print ako na pang work out...ki-nol out niya ako na 'Bakit ganyan yung...
