DUMAGUETE CITY – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has created a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) to investigate the recent fatal shooting of an American marine scientist and the alleged sexual assault of his Filipino partner in Sibulan, Negros Oriental. Police Capt. Stephen Jaynard...
A severed head was found in a vacant lot in Barangay Cansojong, Talisay City, Cebu over the weekend. Lawmen are determining if the severed head belonged to that of a woman who was reported missing by her relatives. It was found by a scavenger past 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 11. A few hours later, a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 73-year-old former American professor was shot dead inside his home in Barangay Ajong, Sibulan, Negros Oriental on Sunday, July 12. Investigation said that the victim and his wife were watching television when three unidentified persons barged inside their house. One of the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 31-year-old soldier and his 28-year-old wife were killed during an altercation in their house in Barangay 3 here on Sunday, July 12. Police Lt. Conan Gadayan, officer-in-charge of Police Station 2, identified the victims as Private First Class Paul and Leonora. Investigation said...
COTABATO CITY – Police have intensified anti-crime operations by setting up more checkpoints and increasing patrols in crime-prone areas following three separate shootings over the weekend that left four people dead. "Our personnel are conducting intensified patrols, checkpoints, and...
ILIGAN CITY – A 29-year-old staff of Mayor Frederick Sia here died while attempting to rescue two children from drowning at Soda Beach in Purok Talisay, Barangay Santa Filomena, this city, Friday afternoon. Police identified the victim as Marjohn Yana Manait, 29, of Barangay Digkilaan. He is...
Three siblings died after being electrocuted inside their apartment in Barangay Pinyahan, Quezon City, on Friday night, July 10. Initial investigation by the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) Kamuning Police Station showed that a 15-year-old girl was hanging clothes on a metal clothesline at the...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 40-year-old man was killed and his 17-year-old son was wounded by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Balao, Burauen, Leyte on Friday, July 10. The victims were both residents of Barangay Paghudlan in Burauen. Initial investigation said that the victims were traveling from...
BUCAY, Abra – A falling tree branch killed a 21-year-old cum laude graduate bound for a review class in Barangay Siblong here on Tuesday, July 7. Police identified the victim as Winche Baño, a Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in Science graduate of the University of Abra-Lagangilang Campus....
DAVAO CITY – Fifteen people were reportedly killed and several others are still missing in rain-induced landslides in Davao Occidental, Lanao del Sur, and Sarangani on Friday, July 10. Among the heavily-affected were towns still reeling from the magnitude-7.8 earthquake a month ago. Landslides...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Search, rescue, and retrieval operations are underway in Calanogas, Lanao del Sur, following a landslide early Friday, according to the police. The Lanao del Sur police said the incident happened at about 2:30 a.m. in Barangay Ngingir, with five persons killed, two injured, and...
BACOLOD CITY – A 36-year-old vendor and her 17-year-old niece were killed and the vendor’s 19-year-old son was injured after a fuel tanker truck rammed their food cart in Barangay Palaka, Valladolid, Negros Occidental on Sunday, July 5. Police identified the victims as Ramilie, a resident of...
