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...
The Northern Police District (NPD) has vowed to bring to justice the gunmen who killed vlogger Alicia “Mima Alicia” Lipata in Caloocan City, forming a special task force to track down the perpetrators and uncover the motive behind the attack. Police said Lipata, 24, and her partner, alias...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 32-year-old man was shot dead by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Zambowood here on Friday, July 17. Police identified the victim as Mohammad Dail Ismael. Investigation said Ismael stepped out of his pickup truck and the suspects alighted from their motorcycle,...
A barangay councilor was shot dead inside his resort in Barangay Malibago, Echague, Isabela, on Friday morning, July 17. Initial investigation showed that a worker heard several gunshots and found the 66-year-old victim lying on the ground in a pool of blood. Police Major Domer Pelo, chief of the...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – A 42-year-old barangay captain from Lubao, Pampanga was arrested in a hot-pursuit operation Friday, less than 12 hours after he allegedly shot a truck driver following a road altercation. In a statement, the Police Regional Office-Central Luzon (PRO-3) said the shooting...
CAVITE – A woman who had just visited her husband at a Bureau of Jail Management and Penology facility in Barangay Santiago, General Trias City, was shot to death on Thursday, July 16. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A identified the victim as alias Nadia, 33. Initial investigation...
