PIKIT, North Cotabato (PNA) – A police manhunt is under way for gunmen who shot three school children in a remote barangay here, killing one and wounding two others on Valentine’s Day. “We strongly condemn the shooting at Barangay Gli-gli of minor students who are residents of Barangay...
BACOLOD CITY – A 61-year-old teacher died while her 13-year-old granddaughter was wounded after they were stabbed by an unidentified man inside their house in Barangay Poblacion, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Monday, Feb. 13. The fatality was identified as Nancy Oliverio. Lt. Raffy Billones,...
BACOLOD CITY – A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death by a 17-year-old minor in Baragay Nabali-an, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Feb. 12. A 19-year-old man was stabbed to death by a 17-year-old minor who was mauling his friend in Barangay Nabali-an, Himamaylan City, Negros...
SARIAYA, Quezon – A 42-year-old farmer was gunned down by his 50-year-old neighbor during a heated confrontation on Sunday night, Feb. 12, in Sitio Looban, Barangay Lutucan Malabag, here. Police identified the victim as Jerome Dumdumaya. Investigation said the victim went to the house of the...
CEBU CITY — Drones will now be a part of the anti-criminality campaign in Central Visayas. A POLICEMAN learns how to operate a drone during the training workshop of the drone patrol team of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas. (Photo via Calvin D. Cordova) The Police Regional...
LA PAZ, Leyte – A 42-year-old construction worker was arrested for allegedly killing his wife’s lover after he caught the pair kissing in Barangay Lubi-Lubi here on Thursday, Feb. 9. Police identified the suspect as Agusto Pedrigal. Investigation said that Pedrigal already had suspicions that...
BACOLOD CITY – Police here seized suspected shabu weighing 147.0788 and valued at P1,000,135.84 from Jan. 1 to 31. Thirty-seven drug personalities – a high-value individual (HVI), two newly-identified individuals, and 34 street-level individuals (SLI) – were arrested in 35...
(COURTESY OF SOCIAL WEATHER STATIONS) An analysis of the 2022 surveys conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed that Filipinos victimized by common crimes and neighborhood fears are on the rise. SWS vice president Gerardo Sandoval presented last year’s social weather based on its 2022...
CAMP General Francisco S. Macabulos, Tarlac City – Police arrested 82 law violators in a week-long anti-criminality campaign in Tarlac province from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5. Forty wanted persons and 16 drug suspects were arrested. Drug suspects yielded a total of 45 plastic sachets containing...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Police arrested 176 wanted individuals and seized illegal drugs worth almost P246,000 in anti-crime operations in Cagayan Valley or Region 2 from Jan. 22 to 28. Brig. Gen. Percival A. Rumbaoa, Police Regional Office (PRO) 2 director, said 35 persons were apprehended for...
The anti-scalawag unit of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has arrested a police officer in Davao City for allegedly killing a colleague having an affair with his wife. In a report on Friday, Feb. 3, Brig. Gen. Warren de Leon, chief of the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG), said...
A 53-year-old barangay tanod and a sugarcane plantation worker were shot dead in separate incidents by unidentified assailants in Batangas province on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Barangay tanod Sorbeto Quinto, a resident of Barangay Wawa, Batangas City, was about to enter his house when the suspect...