The 24-year-old son of an Overseas Filipino Worker in Malaysia was shot dead in Barangay Barang, Malasiqui, Pangasinan, on Saturday afternoon, July 25. The 47-year-old OFW aired a frantic appeal for help from authorities following the incident. She said she received the heartbreaking news from one...
Top officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and their counterparts in Southeast Asia have discussed preventive measures against mass school shootings following the incident in Tacloban City early this month that left three students dead and 20 others wounded. And one of that measures,...
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...
Mayor Nancy Binay on Friday, July 24, offered a reward for information that could lead to the arrest of the gunman who shot and wounded Barangay Councilor JY De Ocampo in Barangay Olympia, Makati City on July 23. Barangay Sta. Cruz Councilor John Yland “JY” De Ocampo was shot by an...
ILOILO CITY — Three men were charged for allegedly shooting and killing an off-duty police officer inside a karaoke bar in Pontevedra, Capiz last July 20. The Pontevedra Municipal Police Station (MPS) filed murder charges against William Paulino Deocampo and two other suspects, Boy and...
A barangay councilor in Makati City was shot and wounded on Thursday morning, July 23, prompting Mayor Nancy Binay to order intensified police presence in the city’s villages. Binay condemned the attack on Barangay Sta. Cruz Councilor Atty. John Yland “JY” De Ocampo, who is now undergoing...
TACLOBAN CITY – The 8th Infantry Division (ID) of the Philippine Army has assured full cooperation with the Philippine National Police (PNP) in the investigation of a shooting incident involving one of its personnel. In a statement on Wednesday, the 8th ID confirmed that the Army personnel is now...
TIAONG, Quezon – A Lipa City traffic enforcer was gunned down on Monday morning, July 20, in this town. Police identified the victim as Adelaida Janet Baldo Thompson. Investigation said the victim was driving a motorcycle on her way home when a man on board a black motorcycle and wearing black...
CAVITE – Three individuals, including a teacher who was passing by, were injured in a shooting incident in Barangay Malagasang II-A, Imus City, on Sunday evening, July 19. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A said the incident stemmed from a disagreement between alias Justin, 19, and the...
ILOILO CITY – An off-duty police officer was killed inside a karaoke bar in Pontevedra town, Capiz province past midnight on Monday, July 20. The Pontevedra Municipal Police Station (MPS) identified the victim as Police Capt. Rian Fuentes Ampoyos, commander of the 1st Capiz Provincial Mobile...
A 46-year-old barangay secretary was injured after being shot by an unidentified gunman while on his way to work in Angono, Rizal on Friday, July 17. The Angono Municipal Police Station (Angono MPS) said the incident occurred around 8 a.m. while the victim was walking along Doña Nieves Street...
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...
