Three persons were arrested in separate police operations in Parañaque City on Friday night, Aug. 14, resulting in the seizure of an unlicensed revolver and cash used as bets in an illegal gambling game. Police identified those arrested as Reggie, 46, of Barangay San Dionisio; Ricky, 50, of...
Can schools truly be zones of peace when firearms remain within easy reach of children? Education Secretary Sonny Angara’s call for stronger gun safety following a string of incidents involving learners deserves not only public support but immediate national action. Every child has the right to...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police units to intensify operations against loose and illegal firearms and strengthen the enforcement of responsible gun ownership following recent firearm-related incidents involving children. He said...
CEBU CITY – Police recovered a firearm that a minor in Liloan, northern Cebu brandished through a video he shared in a class group chat. The gun was retrieved after the Liloan Municipal Police Station conducted what it described as a child-sensitive investigation in close coordination with the...
Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered all police commanders to step up the campaign against gun-for-hire syndicates through strengthened operational and intelligence efforts to dismantle criminal groups involved in contract killings. And the...
Vice President Sara Duterte on Thursday, July 30, defended her recent remarks on gun violence in the Philippines, saying the issue reflects the country 's reality. In separate statements released by the Office of the Vice President (OVP), Duterte maintained that gun violence has become a...
Vice President Sara Duterte argued that the prevalence of gun violence in the Philippines makes it difficult to conclude that all alleged victims cited in the International Criminal Court 's (ICC) case against former President Rodrigo Duterte were killed as part of the government 's...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police in Biliran province have confiscated a caliber .38 revolver from an elementary school pupil in Almeria town, prompting authorities to strengthen coordination with schools and local stakeholders to prevent similar incidents. In a report released Thursday, the Biliran...
If Vice President Sara Duterte had information about gun violence in the country, she should have helped the government—including her father 's administration—address it, Malacañang said. Reacting to the Vice President 's recent remarks, Palace Press Officer and Communications...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 12-year-old boy is under police custody for allegedly bringing a firearm inside the Geras Integrated School in Barangay Sumagdang, Isabela City, Basilan on Wednesday, July 29. The gun was allegedly stolen from a car wash in Basilan. School administrators and teachers acted...
Two men who allegedly posed as police officers and threatened two women with guns were arrested in Quezon City early Friday morning, July 24. The suspects, identified only as “Jon,” 26, of Marikina City, and “Rey,” 26, of Barangay Parang, Marikina City, were arrested by personnel of the...
A 41-year-old man was chased and restrained by bystanders after allegedly shooting dead a 29-year-old worker with a .38-caliber revolver following a heated argument in Barangay St. Peter, Quezon City, at noon Thursday, July 23. Police identified the suspect only as alias “Roose,” a resident of...
