The Office of the Ombudsman (OMB) has dismissed Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Mao Aplasca from the service following an administrative investigation into the shooting incident inside the Senate compound, Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla announced. Remulla said he signed the dismissal order...
BACOLOD CITY – A 33-year-old man celebrating his birth anniversary was allegedly shot dead by his 74-year-old father in Barangay Libas, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 2. Police identified the victim as Losio Jr., a laborer. Police Major Joseph Partidas, Isabela police chief, said...
CEBU CITY – Classes in a private school here were disrupted after a shooting threat on Thursday morning, July 2. Law enforcers rushed to the Cebu Eastern College (CEC) after the threat posted on a Facebook group circulated at around 10 a.m. “Thank me later kung ma suspended inyong klase sa mga...
BACOLOD CITY – The Escalante City Police Station in Negros Occidental has appealed to the public to stop bullying, harassing, or sharing unverified information about a 14-year-old student being investigated over an alleged school shooting. The case surfaced through a now-viral social media post...
The two minors involved in the Tacloban City school shooting are receiving intensive, individualized care at a government-run rehabilitation center as authorities continue evaluating their condition, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) said on Thursday, July 2. DSWD Assistant...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday, July 2 said he misses the brand of discipline from parents and teachers of his generation that helped keep young people from committing crimes. Lacson pointed this out amid recent incidents of school-related violence, including the Tacloban school...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A police officer was gunned down in Barangay Tickwas, Dumalinao, Zamboanga del Sur on Wednesday, July 1. Police identified the victim as Police Patrolman Armejo Jornadal, a member of the 2nd Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Mobile Force Company. Investigation said Jomadal was driving...
TACLOBAN CITY – The deadly shooting at a public school in this city has underscored the urgent need to fully implement a law that will increase the number of guidance counselors and strengthen mental health services in schools, an education official said Wednesday. Department of Education (DepEd)...
CEBU CITY – A 36-year-old man died and two others were wounded when gunmen peppered them with bullets inside a house in Barangay Capioan, Argao town, southern Cebu province, on Tuesday night, June 30. Killed on the spot was a certain Rocky. Wounded were Rocky 's friends, Edsel and Anselmo....
Senators on Wednesday, July 1 pushed for more interventions on online gaming platforms in light of the horrific Tacloban school shooting incident where three students died and several others were injured. Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said there should be stronger interventions to protect...
Alias "Nash", the 14-year-old suspect in the infamous Tacloban school shooting, wanted to become a police officer. This was according to her aunt, PSSg. Arla Ray Pacencia, who was present during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality chaired...
Senator Raffy Tulfo is pushing for swift changes to Republic Act No. 9344, also known as the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, to allocate funds for the creation of a dedicated detention facility for minors involved in heinous crimes. During the hearing of the Senate Committee on Women and...
