ZAMBOANGA CITY -- A Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agent was killed and three Marines were wounded in an anti-illegal drug operation in Barangay Paniogan, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Sunday, Aug. 9. The operation targeted a former Abu Sayyaf member and high-value drug target, Jimhar Jawadi, alias...
A 29-year-old man was arrested just hours after a Quezon City homeowner returned to find her house ransacked and several valuables missing on Thursday, Aug. 6. The victim had gone home at around 3:53 p.m. to get belongings for her child who was confined in a hospital when she discovered that the...
Police arrested a 63-year-old woman for falsification of public documents and two men for illegal drugs in Taguig City on Friday, July 31. Operatives of the Taguig police’s Station Warrant and Subpoena Section served a warrant of arrest against alias Florita in Barangay Tuktukan, Taguig. Florita...
Police arrested a man in Quezon City after he allegedly threatened to leak an intimate video of a 22‑year‑old woman he met online following their motel encounter. The suspect, identified only as alias "JC," 36, was nabbed on July 27 by operatives of the Talipapa Police Station in front of a...
A Facebook Live posted by a concerned citizen helped the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) quickly respond to flooding in Maasim, Sarangani, leading to the rescue of about 240 residents from 60 families as Tropical Storm Kiyapo continued to enhance the southwest monsoon (habagat). The PCG said its...
Police arrested a motorcycle taxi rider after he was caught with shabu worth P1.02 million during a buy-bust operation in Taguig on July 22. The operation was conducted at about 11:40 p.m. along C6 Road in Barangay Lower Bicutan, resulting in the arrest of the suspect, identified as alias Hassan,...
Two men were arrested after allegedly robbing a 26-year-old Moroccan national of two mobile phones along White Plains Avenue near Corinthians Gate 3 in Barangay Ugong Norte, Quezon City, at 4 a.m. on Sunday, July 19. The victim lost an iPhone 17 Pro Max and a Samsung Galaxy A16. CCTV footage later...
Senator-Judge Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday, July 14 defended Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte from allegations he could be involved in the so-called “Operation Romanov.” Cayetano pointed this out after a sudden twist in the testimony of National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)...
While no request has yet been made for President Marcos ' written authorization to open the "green box" containing Vice President Sara Duterte 's and her husband Manases Carpio 's tax records, Malacañang said the President will study the request once it is submitted. On Monday, July...
Senator-judge Raffy Tulfo opened the fourth day of Vice President Sara Duterte 's impeachment trial by pressing the defense on the alleged "Operation Romanov," a purported plot to assassinate Duterte and members of her family. He first recalled what defense lawyer Mark Vinluan stated in the...
An Irish man was arrested after allegedly smashing a tow truck with a hammer during a Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) road clearing operation in Quezon City on Wednesday, July 8. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), MMDA traffic enforcers were conducting a clearing...
A 31-year-old man was arrested on Sunday, July 5, after police caught him allegedly stealing scrap metal from a commercial building in Barangay Talipapa, Quezon City, where his group had carted off more than P6.27 million worth of items. The suspect, identified only as “Raymart,” was caught by...
