TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay chairman in Motiong, Samar was arrested after hiding for nine years for the murder of two soldiers in 2016. The suspect was identified as Antonio Gabane, 64, chairman of Barangay Saraw. Gabane was apprehended on warrants for two counts of murder and two counts of...
CABANATUAN CITY – A shooting incident involving two teenagers inside a classroom at the Santa Rosa Integrated School (SRIS) in Barangay Rizal here on Thursday is a reminder of the importance of stronger school safety measures, police said Friday. Police Col. Heryl Bruno, Nueva Ecija Police...
ILOILO CITY – The killing of Vice Mayor Julio M. Estolloso by Sangguniang Bayan (SB) member Mihrel Senatin in Ibajay town, Aklan province was complete shock as the two are political allies. Police Major Rajiv Salbino, chief of the Ibajay Municipal Police Station, said that politics is unlikely...
REAL, Quezon – A 53-year-old woman drowned while swimming under the influence of alcohol in the sea of Purok Kamagong, Barangay Poblacion 61, this town, on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 7. Police identified the victim as Jocelyn, married. Investigation said the victim was drunk and leisurely swam at...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A man was killed and three others were wounded in a firefight in an island barangay in Basilan province on Wednesday, Aug. 6. Investigation showed that the firefight in Sibago Island, Hadji Mohammad Ajul town, was borne out of a misunderstanding over military equipment. The...
BUTUAN CITY – An officer of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) and a suspect were killed in a pre-dawn shootout in San Jose, Dinagat Islands, on Thursday, police said. In a report, the Dinagat Islands Police Provincial Office (DIPPO) said two CIDG personnel were monitoring...
BACOLOD CITY – A 41-year-old overseas Filipino worker (OFW) tragically passed away before reuniting with her family, after she was found lifeless inside a bus that had just docked in a seaport in San Jose, Negros Oriental on Monday, Aug. 4. The woman’s story has gone viral online, drawing...
COTABATO CITY – Eight people were killed and 13 others were injured after a mini-dump truck fell off a cliff in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat, on Wednesday afternoon. Police Lt. Jasper Garcia, deputy police chief of Lebak municipal police station, identified the eight fatalities as Moner Abdulla, Todz...
SAN ANTONIO, Quezon – A businessman from Lipa City, Batangas was allegedly shot dead by his former employee in Rosario, Batangas on Monday. Police identified victim as Nelson Calalo, 36. Calalo’s body was found in his vehicle in Barangay Loob, this town, on Tuesday. The suspect Larry...
The Philippine Navy (PN) is probing the deaths of two naval divers during a recreational dive in Sarangani on Aug. 4. "As safety remains a top priority, the PN is also reviewing and enhancing our protocols related to both recreational and operational diving activities to prevent similar incidents...
Ten persons were reportedly killed and 13 others were injured when the mini-dump truck they were riding in plunged into a ravine in the boundary of Lebak, Sultan Kudarat and South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 6. The victims were residents of Barangay Senditan, Sultan...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two persons were killed and two others were injured when a truck rammed a motorcycle along the Malagutay portion of the bypass road here on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Police identified the fatalities as Rowel Lopez dela Peña, the motorcycle driver, and Dennis Gaco Absin, a native of...
