Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Raul Angelo "Jil" Bongalon (Dexter Barro II/MANILA BULLETIN) House Assistant Majority Leader Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Jil Bongalon is calling for stronger media literacy among Filipinos, especially among the youth,...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) recorded a 27.76 percent decrease in crime rate nationwide since January 1 this year but its chief, Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil, is not happy. Well, not exactly because he wants a higher crime reduction rate but because the efforts of his men on the...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – A policewoman shot and wounded his live-in partner, also a police officer, during a heated argument inside their house in Barangay Sinawal, this city, on Monday morning, March 24. THE suspect (left) as her mugshot is being taken. Her live-in partner (right) is being...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has expressed concern over the arrest of an online content creator for alleged digital manipulation of the statement of President Marcos to make it appear that the President is calling for the legalization of illegal narcotics. Citing reports, the CHR said...
More than 662,000 local ordinance violators were apprehended while the confiscated illegal drugs went up by more than double at P267 million after the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) overhauled the anti-crime approach in Metro Manila in November last year. NCRPO director Brig. Gen....
Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte Ranking congressmen have decried as fake news the recent claim of Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte that the number of crimes now is higher than during the time of his father, former...
DAVAO CITY – Police are preparing charges against the suspect in the killing of a 17-year-old aspiring model in 2020 in Tagum City, Davao del Norte. TAGUM City Police Office chief Police Lt. Col. Wildemar Tiu (right) inspects the skeletal remains believed to be of Quinnie Grace Arong....
The crime rate in Metro Manila in February this year went down by 37 percent compared to the same period last year, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Sunday, March 2. From 545 criminal incidents categorized under Eight Focus Crimes in February 2024, the cases of murder,...
After months of suspension, Winston Casio has been reinstated as the spokesperson of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) following the dismissal of a criminal case against him and after undergoing anger management therapy. PAOCC spokesman Winston Casio (MPC) In an interview in...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo police confiscated illegal drugs worth more than P13.1 million in the first 45 days of this year. The Iloilo Police Provincial Office said that 1,933.48 grams of shabu were seized from 61 suspected drug pushers from Jan. 1 to Feb. 15, 2025. SUSPECTED shabu valued at P2...
Philippine authorities continue to struggle against online scams due to supposed issues with the SIM Registration Act despite ongoing crackdowns, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) recognized. Photo generated via Grok/X AI PAOCC Executive Director Undersecretary Gilbert...
Police arrested a 41-year-old man for allegedly beheading his 60-year-old father and dismembering his body inside their house in Barangay Madaum, Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Sunday morning, Jan. 19. THE bloodied suspect is loaded into a police patrol car after his arrest. (Dan Casinto FB)...
