DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte and Davao del Sur Gov. Yvonne Cagas on Wednesday, Nov. 26, offered a P1-million reward each – a total of P2 million – for the arrest of the mastermind in the killing of Barangay Tres de Mayo, Digos City Captain Oscar Bucol inside his residence on...
A barangay captain was shot dead in an ambush in Barangay Alauli, Masantol town, Pampanga province on Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 25. Police identified the victim as Barangay Balibago, Masantol Captain Jinqui Quiambao. Investigation said the victim and his colleagues were on their way home from the...
DAVAO CITY – A barangay captain in Digos City, Davao del Sur province was shot while streaming live on his Facebook page inside his residence at around 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25. Police identified the victim as Oscar “Dodong” Bucol Jr. of Barangay Tres de Mayo. Bucol was streaming live on his...
CEBU CITY – A church in Liloan town, northern Cebu province finally reopened nearly a month after it bore witness to a gruesome crime. San Fernando Rey Parish reopened on Sunday, Nov. 23, after the Archdiocese of Cebu completed the required rites of reparation and reconsecration. Built in 1847,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A barangay councilor was shot dead here before dawn on Saturday, Nov. 22. Police said the victim, Julambri Baring Utubara, 28, councilor of Barangay Manicahan, was driving his motorcycle in Barangay Santa Catalina when a man, Kyle Belleza Navarro, engaged him in a conversation...
BACOLOD CITY – Police have arrested a man in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental for allegedly raping his stepdaughter. The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) said the 38-year-old suspect allegedly raped the minor victim in their home. The warrant of arrest for qualified rape of a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A municipal government employee was shot dead by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Midsalip town, Zamboanga del Sur province on Thursday, Nov. 20. Police identified the victim as Rommel Geraldizo Bendicion, 53, a resident of Barangay Timbaboy, Midsalip, and a municipal government...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Police arrested a security guard who allegedly robbed a bank manager in Iba town, Zambales province. Police Regional Office-3 chief Police Brig. Gen. Ponce Rogelio Penones said the suspect Ger robbed the victim Lopez on Monday, Nov. 17, of P670,070 at gunpoint. Ger fled on...
BACOLOD CITY – A 46-year-old former policeman was arrested for allegedly stealing a motorcycle owned by a teenager in Barangay Cabug here on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Police Capt. Andro Ma-apni, Bacolod City Police Office spokesperson, said the suspect chanced upon the motorcycle parked outside the...
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Police are probing the murder of a well-known weaver here on Nov. 12. The Kalinga Provincial Police Office has formed Task Force Irene to fast-track the investigation. A P500,000 reward has been offered to quickly identify the suspect. Gov. James Edduba, during the Kalinga...
KORONADAL CITY – A suspect in the 2019 bombing in North Cotabato that injured five people surrendered to police Tuesday, officials announced Wednesday. The suspect, identified as alias Nasser, is a 40-year-old member of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front...
BACOLOD CITY – A 50-year-old man allegedly hacked his 39-year-old stepson to death following a misunderstanding over a fence in Purok Palangga, Barangay Tapi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Monday, Nov. 17. Police Lt. Col. Roberto Indiape Jr., Kabankalan police chief, said the victim Edcel...
