QUEZON, Isabela – Police arrested a man who allegedly robbed a couple less than an hour after committing the crime in Barangay Arellano here on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 13. The suspect was identified as Edmar, 36, of Tabuk City, Kalinga. The Quezon Municipal Police Station said the victims were...
ILOILO CITY – The Police Regional Office-6 has revealed its achievements in the Western Visayas region for 2025. The PRO-6 said there was a 1.51 percent decrease in the total number of crime incidents last year. A total of 20,280 were recorded in 2025, compared to 20,590 in 2024. PRO-6 chief...
The Manila Police District (MPD) recorded a drop in crime incidents in the capital city in 2025 based on records from January to December, compared to the same period in 2024. According to MPD District Director Brig. Gen. Arnold Abad, the District Investigation and Detective Management Division...
AMPATUAN, Maguindanao del Sur – Police and soldiers launched a manhunt Tuesday for gunmen who ambushed and killed a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) field commander and his aide in a remote village here Monday night. Hams Kindo, alias Commander Tuabak, 46, commander of the MILF 118th Base...
BACOLOD CITY – The remains of 38-year-old Chelamie Dinawanao was transported from Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental to her hometown in Barangay Santiago, Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur on Monday, Jan. 12. The local government of Sibulan in Negros Oriental, in coordination with the provincial...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- Police arrested seven persons for allegedly robbing a convenience store in Jaen, Nueva Ecija on Jan. 12. Police said the suspects forced their way into the store by breaking the roll-up door. The suspects carted away a vault containing about ₱82,600 and grocery items worth...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Col. Criscente Tiguelo, Negros Oriental police director, was administratively relieved from his post following the fatal shooting of a police chief and his two colleagues allegedly perpetrated by a policeman in Sibulan, Negros Oriental on Jan. 9. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong,...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – An eight-year-old Grade 3 pupil was brutally murdered in Barangay Santiago 2, this city, on Friday, Jan. 9. Police identified the victim as Gianni Rick Nodero. Investigation said Nodero was waiting for his father to take him to school when he suddenly disappeared. The...
BACOLOD CITY – The provincial government of Negros Oriental mourned the death of a civilian and three policemen on Jan. 9 in the town of Sibulan. They called for healing and unity and appealed to all residents of Sibulan and the province to remain calm and united. "Let us support one another and...
A missing 15-year-old Grade 9 student was found dead and beheaded in Valencia City, Bukidnon on Thursday, Jan. 8. Police identified the victim as Jennifer Encarnacion. Encarnacion was reported missing on Tuesday, Jan. 6, after she failed to return home from school. A search was conducted and her...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) reported an 11.77 percent increase in total crime incidents in 2025, up 149 cases from 1,265 in 2024 to 1,414 in 2025. Index crimes or crimes against person or property rose by seven incidents or 3.76 percent from 186 cases in 2024 to 193 in...
SANTA MARIA, Ilocos Sur – A 53-year-old former barangay tanod or watchman was allegedly shot dead by his neighbor while tending to his crops in a farm in Barangay Gusing here on Thursday morning, Jan. 8. Police identified the victim as Gani. Initial investigation revealed that the victim was...
