ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four people were killed and several others were wounded in a fierce firefight between supporters of two political personalities in Hadji Mohammad Ajul town in Basilan province on Sunday, May 11. Several families fled their homes in Barangay Langil during the gun battle between...
BANAYOYO, Ilocos Sur – A 49-year-old driver-bodyguard of a mayoral candidate was shot and killed by gunmen on board a motorcycle while playing billiards in Sitio Greenhills, Barangay Elepante, Banayoyo, Ilocos Sur on Saturday, May 10. Police identified the victim a Marvin A. Singaben of Barangay...
COTABATO CITY – Two were killed, including a candidate for the municipal council, while eight were disarmed and arrested following a police operation in Pandag town, Maguindanao del Sur province, on Saturday. Police Lt. Col. Jopy Ventura, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office in the...
SANTA MARIA, Pangasinan – A police officer and two individuals were killed in a shooting incident in Sitio Imus, Barangay Samon, this town, before dawn on Sunday, May 11. The slain police officer was identified as Police Staff Sgt. Dennis Jali Oria, 33, assigned to the Tayug, Pangasinan Police...
BUTUAN CITY – A suspected leader of the New People’s Army was killed during an encounter with government troops in Lingig, Surigao del Sur over the weekend. Elbert Echaves (alias Aldrin), commanding officer of the Regional Sentro de Grabidad (RSDG) Jaguar under the Southern Mindanao Regional...
ILOILO CITY — Aklan Gov. Jose Enrique “Joen” Miraflores vehemently denied that their political slate “Tibyog Aklan” was involved in the murder of veteran journalist Juan “Johnny” Dayang last month. AKLAN Gov. Jose Enrique ‘Joen’ Miraflores (left) and his father, former Gov....
BACOLOD CITY – A six-year-old girl was electrocuted to death by a cellphone charger in Barangay Mabini, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, May 7. POLICE talk to the family of a six-year-old girl who was fatally electrocuted in their house in Barangay Mabini, Cadiz City, Negros...
ENRILE, Cagayan – A barangay chairman was shot dead by unidentified gunmen while entering the barangay hall in Barangay 2 here on Friday afternoon, May 9. The Police Regional Office-2 identified the victim as Barangay Chairman Bernardo Gacuan, 72. The victim was taken to a hospital in Tuguegarao...
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – A 41-year-old security guard shot and killed his live-in partner and a 10-year-old girl and wounded an 11-year-old boy during an altercation over a love triangle in Barangay Langkiwa, this city, on Thursday afternoon, May 8. Police identified the fatalities as Joan...
ALABAT, Quezon – A farmer was allegedly stabbed to death by his drinking buddy with a sword in Sitio Abuyog, Barangay Bulangay, this town, on Thursday night, May 8. Police identified the victim as Rossbel Saturay, single, of Barangay Sabang, Quezon, Quezon. Investigation said Saturay and the...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The 22-year-old suspect in the murder of a service crew member in Quezon City surrendered to the Police Regional Office-13 on Thursday, May 8, in Barobo town, Surigao del Sur province. The incident went viral online. Police Regional Office-13 (PRO-13)...
A 48-year-old laborer was buried alive while digging a pit in Barangay Fuerte, Caoayan, Ilocos Sur on Tuesday morning. Police identified the victim as Reynante Regaspi of Barangay Paratong, Santa Catalina, Ilocos Sur. Police said the victim had dug a seven-foot deep pit when the soil loosened and...
