CEBU CITY – Simultaneous police operations on Easter Sunday led to the confiscation of illegal drugs worth more than P40 million in Central Visayas. The regionwide police operations dubbed Simultaneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Operations (SACLEO) also resulted in the arrest of 592...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – A beautician and his companion were gunned down in Barangay District 2 here on Good Friday. Police identified the victims as Lawrence Lagamia, 47, a beautician and resident of Brethan Subdivision, Cauayan City, and his companion, Angelica Pe Benito, 27, a resident of...
The crime environment in the Philippines since January this year continues to improve with the decrease in the eight focus crimes that include murder, homicide and robbery cases, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday, April 10. Citing police data, PNP chief Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr....
BACOLOD CITY – A man who was previously convicted for a drug offense was shot dead at Purok Kagaykay, Barangay 2 here on Saturday, April 8. Killed was Stephen Bachoco III, 32, of Purok Tahong, Barangay 2, a “dispatcher.” Capt. Jonito Pastrana, head of Police Station 2, said the victim was...
SARIAYA, Quezon – A 74-year-old driver was stabbed to death by his son during a heated argument on Maundy Thursday in Sitio Balete Ilaya, Barangay Sampaloc 2, here. Police identified the victim as Federico Bocacao. The victim’s five-year-old grandson told police that his uncle, Alvin Bocacao,...
SANTA BARBARA, Pangasinan – Former Pangasinan Provincial Administrator Albertini Saingan de Guzman was found dead in his car on Maramba St., Barangay Poblacion Norte, Santa Barbara, this province, on Wednesday night. The 73-year-old Albertini’s neck was found seated on the driver’s side with a...
BACOLOD CITY – Police seized 1,316.388 grams of suspected shabu worth P8,951,438 from March 1 to 31 in this city. Sixty-four operations were conducted in which 72 drug personalities, including seven high-value individuals (HVI), two newly-identified individuals, and 63 street-level...
Police arrested a man for allegedly molesting a 14-year-old girl inside a hotel in Novaliches, Quezon City on Tuesday, April 4. Police identified the suspect as Edmar, 35, a resident of Novaliches, Quezon City. According to Quezon City Police District (QCPD) report, the incident happened after the...
BACOLOD CITY – A businessman and former councilor was robbed of more than P1-million in jewelry and cash in his house in Barangay Cabahug, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, April 1. Lt. Col. Gil John Despi, Cadiz police chief, said the 59-year-old victim left his house on March 31 for a...
BACOLOD CITY – The body of a man believed to be a victim of “salvage” or summary execution was discovered in a sack in Barangay Damsite, Murcia, Negros Occidental on Friday, March 31. Major Joeil Reclamado, Murcia police chief, said the sack was dumped in a concrete pipe where human skeletons...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A 61-year-old driver allegedly stabbed his 60-year-old wife to death following a heated argument over vices and money in Purok Sampaguita 1 Bel-Air, Barangay 10, this city, on Sunday night, April 2. Police said the suspect, Nestor Paraiso, hurt the victim, Irenia, during the...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte has commended the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) after it reported a decrease in crime incidents that occurred in the city from January to March 2023. The city government said on Sunday, April 2, that the city police force presented the number of cases of eight...
