Police arrested a member of a gun-for-hire group wanted for murder in Batangas in Kabacan, North Cotabato. Col. Pedro Soliba, Batangas police chief, in a report to Brig. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez, Police Regional Office 4-A director, identified the suspect as Rafael Bancoro, 50, a native of San...
CAVITE – A man was arrested for violating the Commission on Elections (Comelec) gun ban implemented in connection with the upcoming special elections in the province’s 7th district. In a statement, Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) says the suspect, identified as Mayaco Pacasum Jr., was...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – A motorist who was carrying an unlicensed firearm and illegal drugs was arrested at a police checkpoint in Samal, Bataan on Friday night, Jan. 27. Brigadier General Cesar Pasiwen, director of Police Regional Office Region 3, said the rider,...
POLICE secure the Dinagyang Festival in Iloilo City in 2020. (Tara Yap) ILOILO CITY – A week-long gun ban for the Dinagyang Festival here this year was implemented starting on Friday, Jan. 13. Brig. Gen. Leo Francisco, Police Regional Office 6 (Western Visayas) director, appealed for a peaceful...
CEBU CITY -- Police checkpoints will be intensified as part of the enforcement of gun ban in Central Visayas. The gun ban took effect on Thursday, Jan. 5, and will last until Jan. 20, said Brig. Gen. Jerry Bearis, director of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7). The gun ban is part...
The South Korean film industry posted the highest revenue in three years in 2022 since the pandemic. According to the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), which tracks box office receipts, there were 1,771 films released in South Korea in 2012, lower compared to 1,856 releases in 2021. (Clockwise from top...
Don't even think about it. (Louis Mornaud/ Unsplash) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo has called to gun owners to be responsible during their New Year revelry, or else end up injuring someone with stray bullets. “Panawagan natin na maging responsable ang mga gun owners natin dahil ang baril ay...
Anti-narcotics authorities arrested three high value targets (HVT) on Thursday, Dec. 29, after they allegedly yielded P1.4 million worth of shabu and marijuana valued at P10,000 in a search warrant operation in Cagayan province. PDEA logo The operation conducted by the Philippine Drug Enforcement...
The American Film Institute (AFI), “a nonprofit organization with a mandate to champion the moving image as an art form” established in 1967, announced the 10 outstanding films and 10 outstanding TV programs selected as honorees of its AFI Awards 2022. “AFI AWARDS shines a light upon...
CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao (PNA) – Three militiamen were killed and two others were wounded in a gun attack before dawn on Monday, Nov. 28, in Buldon, Maguindanao del Norte the Army said. Slain were Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit members Christian Silvestre, Ignacio Lozad, and Dondon...
Two brand new fast attack interdiction craft-missile (FAIC-M) of the Philippine Navy (PN) were formally commissioned into service on Monday, Nov. 28. (L-R) BRP Lolinato To-Ong (PG-902) and BRP Nestor Acero (PG-901) are christened at the headquarters of the Philippine Navy in Manila on Nov. 28,...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) has instructed all its commanders to strengthen the conduct of gun safety trainings among its men following the incident in Laguna where a member of the local Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) died in an accidental firing. Police Col. Redrico Maranan, chief of...
