CALBAYOG CITY – Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. said on Friday, February 2, that he never asked anyone to resign, particularly President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. PHILIPPINE National Police chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. (right) on Friday, February 2, inspects...
CABUYAO CITY, Laguna – Four persons died in a fireworks factory explosion in Barangay Bigaa here on Thursday afternoon, February 1. Fatalities were identified as Marvin Lamela Ocom, 27; Bebot Reymundodia, 44; Ricardo Olic-Olic, 51, and John Ronald Gonzales Deduro, 23. Initial investigation...
CATANAUAN, Quezon – Armed men burned a modern jeepney in Barangay Dahican here on Wednesday night, January 31. A MODERN jeepney was burned by armed men in Barangay Dahican, Catanuan, Quezon, on January 31. (Photo via Danny Estacio) Police said the public utility vehicle was flagged down by...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 has turned over cash assistance to the families of the three police officers slain in an encounter with a criminal gang in Santa Margarita, Samar on Tuesday, January 30. POLICE Regional Office-8 chief Police Brig. Gen. Reynaldo Pawid turns over...
CEBU CITY – A 69-year-old chief tanod was arrested after police found unlicensed firearms in his home in Barangay Maslog, Danao City, northern Cebu. POLICE examine firearms and ammunition found in the house of a chief tanod during a raid in Danao City, northern Cebu. (Contributed photo) Allan...
CEBU CITY – Police advised the people to refrain from spreading false information amid sightings of king cobras locally known as “banakon” in various areas in Cebu. KING cobra (Pixabay) Police Major Windel Abellana, information officer of the Cebu Provincial Police Office (CCPO), said...
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – A 48-year-old mechanic died after he was crushed by the crop shear machine of a steel manufacturing company in Barangay Tubigan here on Tuesday afternoon, January 30. Police said the victim, Dionel Atienza, of Barangay Canlalay, this city, had just finished repairing...
TACLOBAN CITY – Seven suspected members of a criminal gang were arrested following an encounter in which three policemen were killed and four others were wounded on Tuesday, January 30, in Barangay Mahayag, Santa Margarita, Samar. POLICE stand guard over suspected members of a criminal gang who...
TACLOBAN CITY – The provincial government of Samar has brought its medical services closer to the people through its Ospital sa Barangay (OSB) program. THE provincial government of Samar launched its Ospital sa Barangay program to bring medical services closer to the people. Gov....
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 has identified the three policemen who were killed and four others who were wounded in an encounter with suspected members of a criminal gang on Tuesday morning, January 30, in Barangay Mahayag, Santa Margarita, Samar. P OLICE secure the highway...
TACLOBAN CITY – Three policemen were killed and four others were wounded in an encounter with a gang in Barangay Mahayag, Santa Margarita, Samar on Tuesday, January 30. POLICEMEN wounded in a gunfight with a criminal gang in Samar are treated in a local hospital. (Photo via Marie Marticio)...
CEBU CITY – The United Nations’ Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression arrived in Cebu on Monday, January 29, and had a dialog with some members of the media here. IRENE Khan (fourth from right), United Nations’ Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Opinion and Expression, poses...
