TIAONG, Quezon – A 44-year-old man was arrested after taking a woman and her two daughters hostage in Barangay Quipot here on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Police identified the suspect as Felix. Investigation said the suspect sought to reconcile with his former live-in partner but was rejected. A furious...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - A 32-year-old man was arrested after taking his own daughter hostage here last Thursday, Aug. 14. Carlito, the live-in partner of the child 's mother, Roselle, reportedly went into a violent rage at around 4:50 a.m. The suspect smashed a window inside their house and...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A patient being transported in an ambulance was held hostage and rescued by authorities in Tipo Tipo, Basilan on Saturday, Aug. 9. Investigation showed that armed men fired at the ambulance carrying a wounded patient in Campo Salam, Sitio Mabeh, Barangay Banah, on Saturday...
Two seafarers who returned to the country after being rescued from pirate captivity in Haiti have received financial assistance from the government, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) disclosed Friday, June 20. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac met with the two crew members of MV Century Royal on...
LAOAC, Pangasinan – A 76-year-old man was arrested after he held a three-year-old boy hostage in Barangay Talogtog here on Tuesday. The suspect armed with a bladed weapon forcibly took the victim hostage while he was walking with his relative to the public market. Police immediately set up a...
A man was arrested after he held a two-year-old girl hostage for one hour at Bulungan Market in Barangay La Huerta, Parañaque City on Sunday afternoon, April 13. Lt. Madison Perie of the Parañaque City police said the suspect was identified as alias “Andy,” a native of Samar, Leyte. Perie...
A hostage situation on Recto Avenue in Manila on Tuesday, Feb. 18, ended peacefully after police officers, who acted as negotiators, chipped in and gave the P20,000 salary that the hostage taker's employer allegedly refused to pay him. A man (in black T-shirt) took a woman hostage at an ID lace...
A 26-year-old father who is now detained after taking his one-year-old child hostage during a shocking standoff in Taytay, Rizal on Saturday, Jan. 25, is seeking forgiveness from his family. Authorities negotiate with a man who took a child hostage in Taytay, Rizal. (Photos from Mayor Allan De...
A one-year-old child was rescued by police after being taken hostage by her own father along C6 Road in Taytay, Rizal, on Saturday evening, Jan. 25. Authorities negotiate with a man who took a child hostage in Taytay, Rizal. The child is successfully rescued, and the man is now in police custody....
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo welcomes the 17 Filipino seafarers held captive in Yemen during their arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Jan. 23, 2025. (Photo courtesy of Enrique Manalo) The 17 Filipino seafarers who were held hostage for over a...
All 17 Filipino seafarers have been released after more than a year of captivity in Yemen, President Marcos announced. The 17 Filipino seafarers, who were held captives in Yemen for over a year, arrive in Muscat, Oman. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Embassy Muscat) "It is with utmost joy that, after...
BACOLOD CITY – A 38-year-old man was arrested by the police after holding his family hostage inside his sister’s house in Barangay Estefania here on Saturday afternoon, September 7. Police Capt. Francis Depasucat, head of Police Station 4, said the suspect, armed with two knives and a hammer,...
