The Southern Police District (SPD) confiscated a total of P7.13 million worth of illegal drugs, including ecstacy tablets, cocaine, and marijuana products, found inside two eco-bags that had been abandoned on Apartment Ridge Street in Barangay Urdaneta, Makati City, on Sunday, Dec. 14. The initial...
BACOLOD CITY – A 34-year-old man set himself on fire after stabbing his 14-year-old nephew to death in Barangay 2, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Dec. 14. Police Lt. Col. Nazer Canja, San Carlos police chief, said that the victim was lying in bed after obtaining gasoline upon the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Philippine Navy seized P39.8-million worth of smuggled cigarettes in three maritime interdiction operations around Basilan and Zamboanga City, officials reported Monday. Rear Admiral Constancio Arturo Reyes Jr., commander of the Western Mindanao Naval Command, said the...
Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto called on institutions and individuals to help make corruption socially unacceptable, stressing that real change comes from daily actions and sustained commitment. During a panel discussion entitled “Embedding a Culture of Integrity: Lessons from Local Government and...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Police are set to file murder charges against three suspected illegal drug pushers who were tagged in the gruesome killing of a 21-year student on Monday, Dec. 8, in Barangay Apopong, this city. The victim was identified as Miyuki Kim, a 21-year-old Agriculture student at...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A medical representative was shot dead here on Sunday night, Dec. 14. Police identified the victim as 43-year-old Nicolai Torres Asistido. Investigation said the victim was talking to a companion on Calle Real St. in Barangay Mercedes when a man onboard a motorcycle appeared and...
A woman was stabbed to death outside a fast-food restaurant in Barangay Singkamas, Makati City on Sunday, Dec. 14. According to the Makati City Police, the incident occurred around 2:40 a.m. along Aranda Street. The victim, identified only as “Daniella,” sustained multiple stab wounds. She was...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A police officer allegedly shot an intelligence operative of the Philippine Air Force involved in a love triangle here on Sunday, Dec. 14. The victim was identified as Staff Sgt. Roliver Anang, 41. Investigation showed that Anang was on his way to work when he spotted his...
TACLOBAN CITY – A retired police officer was shot dead in Calbayog City on Saturday, Dec. 13. The Police Regional Office-8 strongly condemned the murder. Investigation said the victim was gunned down in a cockpit arena. His last assignment was Lope de Vega town, Northern Samar province where he...
Marikina City Mayor Maan Teodoro on Monday, Dec. 15, directed the Office of Public Safety and Security (OPSS) to strictly enforce security and traffic measures in anticipation of the influx of people to malls and other places of convergence in the city this Christmas season. “Inatasan natin ang...
The Taguig City government announced that the renewal of business permits for 2026 will be held in January. Taguig’s Business One Stop-Shop (BOSS) is slated from Jan. 2 to 20. Business owners can pay their business taxes and process their business permits at the SM Aura Satellite Office...
A woman was shot dead in Cabuyao City, Laguna province, on Saturday, Dec. 13. Police identified the victim as Rose Ann. The victim was sitting in front of the main gate of Citadel Subdivision, Purok 3, Barangay Mamatid, at about 10:35 p.m. when two unidentified men wearing black jackets and riding...