ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested a Chinese national for illegal possession of firearms at his residence here on Sunday, Oct. 26. Police identified the suspect as 27-year-old Wang Xidong, a resident of Pasay City and Talon-Talon here. Wang was apprehended through intensive surveillance and...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) warned gun owners to make sure that their firearm is registered in order to avoid legal problems such as what happened to a 51-year old man who was arrested during an operation in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro. Capt. Clyde Kalyawen, chief of Roxas Municipal Police...
CEBU CITY – Police arrested two barangay tanods (watchmen) after they were caught keeping unlicensed firearms in their homes in Barangay Lamesa, Balamban, Cebu. Nabbed on Friday morning, October 13, were Rouel Dumdum Goc-ong, 48, and Mario Vasquez, 48. AN OFFICER from the Criminal Investigation...
CAMP Marcelo Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Police arrested a 56-year-old Overseas Filipino Worker for illegal possession of firearms in Villa Ventura, Aglipay, Quirino. The suspect was identified as alias “Joven.” Seized from the suspect were a caliber 8mm semi-auto firing pistol, a...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – Twenty-three students of the Reina Mercedes National High School in Reina Mercedes, this province, were allegedly possessed by an evil spirit on Friday, September 22. Department of Education (DepEd)-Isabela Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Rachel Llana said they...
CEBU CITY – Classes were suspended in a school in Talibon, Bohol when several students were allegedly possessed by spirits. But Talibon Mayor Janette Garcia said that what happened at the San Jose National High School (SJNHS) was a case of mass hysteria. On Friday morning, September 15,...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police seized undocumented firearms and ammunition and arrested their owners in separate operations in Batangas and Quezon on Friday, August 11. Police Regional Office 4-A chief Police Brig. Gen. Carlito Gaces identified the gun owners as Jerry Ramirez, a resident...
SANTA MARIA, Laguna – Police arrested an alleged member of a private armed group (PAG) for illegal possession of firearms in Barangay Macasipac here on Friday, July 21. Laguna police director Police Col. Harold Depositar identified the suspect as Roberto Banaag, also a gun-for-hire operating in...
DATU PIANG, Maguindanao del Sur (PNA) – Authorities here disarmed and detained five members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for possession of unlicensed firearms on Thursday, June 22. “We saw men with firearms,” Police Lt. Col. Armando Liwan, municipal police chief, told reporters...
MABINI, Batangas – The mayor of this town and his two siblings were arrested after unlicensed firearms were seized from them during a raid by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-National Capital Region in their houses here on Saturday, June 17. The raids...
CAMP Marcelo Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – A 45-year-old fighting cock breeder was arrested for illegal possession of firearms in Barangay San Isidro, Cauayan, Isabela. Police identified the suspect as Ryan Piamonte. Piamonte was arrested following the implementation of a search warrant...
Three wanted persons were arrested in separate operations conducted by members of the Las Piñas and Pasay City police on Wednesday, Feb. 8. In Las Piñas, two wanted persons identified as Edward Fernandez,39, and Marvin Irinco,28, were arrested by members of the Warrant and Subpoena Section...
