A 62-year-old passenger bound for Tagbilaran was arrested Tuesday afternoon, May 26, after airport authorities discovered an unlicensed .45-caliber Colt pistol in his luggage at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). The firearm, loaded with a magazine containing six live rounds, was...
A 59-year-old man was arrested late Wednesday night, May 27, after allegedly pointing a firearm at neighbors gathered for a mobile game session outside his residence in Barangay Gulod, Novaliches, Quezon City. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), the incident occurred around 10:10...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is now processing the revocation of Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa 's firearms permits, saying that all of his gun licenses will be revoked soon. "Soon...Mabilis lang 'yan (It will happen quickly)," PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez, Jr. said in...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) said it is expecting the Philippine National Police (PNP) to revoke all the gun licenses of Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa amid the ongoing manhunt in relation to the arrest warrant issued against him for his role in the bloody drug war in the country. DOJ...
A gunman was arrested after allegedly threatening residents and disrupting a basketball court repainting activity in Barangay Amihan, Quezon City, police said. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) identified the suspect as a 45-year-old businessman known by the alias “Jeffrey.” He was nabbed...
Korean zombie thriller “Colony” is set for its official screening at the 79th Cannes Film Festival , running from May 12 to 23 in Cannes, France. The film is directed by Yeon Sang-ho, the acclaimed filmmaker behind the global hit " Train to Busan ," marking another major international showcase...
CEBU CITY – Six persons were arrested for violating the gun ban for the 48th ASEAN Leaders’ Summit in Lapu-Lapu City. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said that nine firearms were confiscated in a series of police operations. The gun ban started on May 4 and ends May 11. The...
A man was shot dead at point-blank range on Buklod ng Nayon Street in Barangay 8, Caloocan City on Monday evening, April 20. The Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) said the victim alias “Johny,” was leaning against a post around 7 p.m. when the assailant suddenly approached and fired a bullet...
Police arrested a 47-year-old man after residents reported him roaming armed with a gun in Bautista Compound, Barangay Alabang, Muntinlupa City. The suspect, identified as alias Albert, who was nabbed at about 1:11 a.m. for illegal possession of a firearm. Police said they received a text...
Authorities are hunting down eight suspects involved in a gunfight with security guards of a coffee shop in Angono, Rizal, in connection with an alleged robbery with attempted homicide. Based on the initial investigation of the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO), the victims, including four...
The Philippine National Police is investigating whether two foreign nationals arrested in a recent gun buy-bust operation in Pasay City are connected to supposedly larger firearms syndicates operating in Metro Manila and nearby regions, the country’s top cop said Friday, Feb. 27. The two...
HAT YAI, Thailand (AP) — A 17-year-old stole a gun from police and opened fire at a public high school in southern Thailand, briefly taking people hostage Wednesday in a two-hour attack that killed one person and injured two others, police and local officials said. Police also wounded the...
