A 29-year-old man was arrested just hours after a Quezon City homeowner returned to find her house ransacked and several valuables missing on Thursday, Aug. 6. The victim had gone home at around 3:53 p.m. to get belongings for her child who was confined in a hospital when she discovered that the...
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – A 41-year-old crane operator was killed and his co-worker was injured after the machine collapsed in a construction site in Barangay Tagapo here on Thursday morning, Aug. 6. Police identified the victim as Jay-Ar. Investigation said the fatality and colleague Wang, 38,...
The Makati City Police Station said it has reached out to local funeral homes and distributors to trace the origin of the empty casket abandoned along Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue in Barangay Bel-Air early Friday, Aug. 7. Police said the casket was discovered around 3:50 a.m. by a security officer from a...
DAVAO CITY – Top officials here called on the people to celebrate the 2026 Kadayawan Festival with gratitude, unity, and pride as month-long festivities traditionally opened with the Subang Sinugdanan ug Panagtagbo on Friday morning, Aug. 7. The first traditional sunrise ceremony since 2019...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police seized smuggled cigarettes valued at P6.5 million and arrested two individuals in a law enforcement operation here on Thursday afternoon. Police Lt. Col. Joel Senogat Jr., commander of the 2nd Zamboanga City Mobile Force Company (ZCMFC), identified the suspects as Abdullah...
A 55-year-old American guest got into a standoff with police officers after allegedly refusing to settle his hotel charges and causing a disturbance at a hotel in Barangay Ramon Magsaysay, Quezon City, on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 5. Police identified the suspect only as alias “James,” 55....
New York City will always mean different things for a returning, visiting Filipino. My last time in Manhattan was two years ago, but that was in early March, for work, during a cold late-winter spell. This time it was glorious summer in late July, and for me, New York is primarily about the...
Operatives of the Northern Police District (NPD) arrested two active police officers assigned to the Caloocan City Police Station (CCPS) in a buy-bust operation over the alleged illegal sale of firearms in Caloocan City. The operation was conducted on Thursday, August 6, at around 5:30 a.m., along...
Police are investigating the abandoned caskets found in five areas across Metro Manila early Friday, Aug. 7, as authorities work to identify those responsible for leaving the items in public places. The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said the caskets were discovered in Sta. Cruz,...
BACOLOD CITY - An eight-year-old boy was killed after their house was hit by a fallen palm tree in Purok Fire Tree, Barangay Bulanon, Sagay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Aug. 5. Investigation said the victim was browsing on a phone inside the house along with his mother and female twin...
BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a 64-year-old Chinese and a 32-year-old woman and confiscated counterfeit seasoning valued at P470,000 in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mansilingan here on Tuesday, Aug. 4. The operation was conducted after a manufacturing company filed a complaint over the...
DAVAO CITY – Vice President Sara Duterte joined people in the Thanksgiving Mass for the 2026 Kadayawan Festival on Thursday, Aug. 6, and urged them to give thanks for their blessings and expressed hope that former President Rodrigo Duterte would join future celebrations. Vice President Duterte...
