Two motorcycle riders were arrested after a brief chase when they attempted to evade a police checkpoint, leading to the seizure of suspected shabu and an unlicensed firearm on Wednesday, July 23. Las Piñas Police chief Col. Fermin Armendarez identified the suspects only as "Xerxis," 38, a...
Police arrested a suspected “basag-kotse” thief after recovering a pen gun loaded with four live .38-caliber rounds during a follow-up operation in Barangay Bahay Toro, Quezon City, Friday night. The suspect, identified only as alias “Komang,” 47, of Barangay Ramon Magsaysay, was nabbed at...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) is open to any legislative effort that would hold accountable all gun owners if they fail to properly secure their firearms, particularly in households with minors. The legislation was proposed following the Tacloban City gun attack when a PNP-issued gun and a...
Police forces are now working closely with the military in the strict implementation of gun ban which will start on July 16 as part of the security measures for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) elections. Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr., chief of the Philippine...
A 26-year-old man was arrested in an entrapment operation by the Parañaque City Police Station against the illegal sale of firearms on Saturday, July 11. Parañaque CPS chief Col. Nicolas Pinon identified the arrested suspect only as "Joeveiynio," 26, a resident of Barangay San Dionisio,...
Police arrested a 53-year-old vendor after he was caught openly brandishing a firearm in Barangay Western Bicutan, Taguig City, on July 10. The suspect, identified only as alias Rolando, a resident of the barangay, was apprehended around 11 p.m. during surveillance operations by the Station...
A 29-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday, July 8, after allegedly killing a 36-year-old woman in Barangay Baesa, Quezon City—just two days after completing his prison sentence. According to the Quezon City Police District (QCPD), the suspect, identified only as alias "Jofher," allegedly...
A 26-year-old man carrying an improvised pen gun was arrested after alarming residents at a public park in Barangay Batasan Hills, Quezon City, on Wednesday night, July 8. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) said the suspect, identified only as alias "L.A.," was reported to authorities at...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) captured a former Philippine Army (PA) soldier who allegedly turned into a leader of a gun-for-hire syndicate and one of the most wanted fugitives in Mimaropa (Region 4B) during a targeted operation in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro on Thursday, July 2. Police...
ILOILO CITY – A gun was seized from a Grade 10 student in Barotac Nuevo town in Iloilo province. The Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) said that authorities retrieved a .38 caliber revolver with six bullets from a 15-year-old boy inside the high school on Tuesday, June 30. A teacher was...
BURGOS, Isabela – Police arrested a 42-year-old man on Saturday for allegedly pointing a gun at a 17-year-old girl who refused to lend him P100 in this town. The Isabela Police Provincial Office (PPO) said the suspect Ico was drunk and became enraged when she refused his request. He drew a...
Malacañang has signaled openness to stricter firearms regulations in the wake of recent school violence incidents, but stopped short of endorsing a nationwide ban on cellphone use in schools. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after Department of the...
