An 82-year-old businessman and his driver and helper were found dead in Barangay Baloc, Santo Domingo, Nueva Ecija on Saturday, Feb. 28. Police identified the victims as Romulo, businessman; driver Theodore, and helper Rose. Investigation said their bodies with multiple bullet wounds were...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija — A robbery suspect was killed and a police officer was wounded in an encounter on Tuesday, Feb. 17, in Bongabon, Nueva Ecija. Personnel of the Bongabon Municipal Police Station flagged down two motorcycles with two unidentified men believed to be involved in a...
Police rescued a kidnapped 59-year-old businessman in Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija on Monday, Jan. 26. Three suspects, one of them the alleged mastermind and the victim’s own cousin, a 49-year-old AWOL police officer, were arrested. Authorities said that the suspects arrived in his warehouse in...
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...
CALASIAO, Pangasinan – A former mayor of Santo Domingo town, Nueva Ecija province was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Talavera, Nueva Ecija on New Year’s Eve. Recovered from the suspect, considered a high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade, were suspected shabu valued at P476,000...
Christmas is one of the most anticipated days of the year for children around the world and a season cherished by every Filipino, not only for the gifts, but also for the love, joy, and warmth that fill every heart, young and old alike. It is a time when families come together to share a meal, or...
DAGUPAN CITY – A man wanted for the murder of a police officer was arrested after 28 years in hiding in Barangay Mapalad, Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 26. The 57-year-old suspect was apprehended by the police on warrants for murder and frustrated murder. The suspect was a...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – A man allegedly with mental health issues stabbed a passenger to death on board a provincial bus in Barangay Pinagpanaan, Talavera, Nueva Ecija, on Saturday night, Oct. 25. Police said the bus conductor was unloading cargo near a bridge when the suspect suddenly stood up...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Police arrested three men for allegedly shooting a truck driver during an altercation in Barangay Tabuating, San Leonardo town, Nueva Ecija province on Friday afternoon. Police Col. Heryl Bruno, Nueva Ecija police chief, said the suspects, aged 20, 25, and 51, confronted...
Nueva Ecija Gov. Aurelio M. Umali on Sunday claimed that filing of a case before the Ombudsman that resulted to his one-year suspension was politically motivated. "The complainant is a well-known ‘perennial complainant,’ who has long been involved in political cases and is currently serving as...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – A businessman and his wife were killed when a provincial bus crashed into their canteen before dawn on Wednesday, Aug. 13, on the Santa Rosa-Tarlac Road in Barangay Santo Rosario, Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija. Police identified the victims as canteen owner Eddie and wife...
DAGUPAN CITY – The 15-year-old girl shot by her ex-boyfriend in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija has passed away, police said. Police said Lea died on Tuesday, Aug. 12, five days after she was shot by her ex-boyfriend, Leo, in a public school classroom on Thursday, Aug. 7. Lea succumbed to a bullet wound...