TACLOBAN CITY – A former member of a private armed group listed as the sixth most wanted person in Samar province was nabbed in Santa Margarita, Samar on Sunday, Nov. 13. The suspect was identified as Nonito Calagos, alias ‘‘Nene,’’ 58, and a resident of Barangay Mabuhay, Santa Margarita....
ILOILO CITY – Police seized suspected shabu valued at P1.15 million from two high-value drug peddlers in an anti-drug operation here on Wednesday, Nov. 9. Suspects John Rex Palacios Valentino and Sam Llauderes Deanrick Saenz were arrested in Arevalo District. The 36-year-old Valentino and...
CAMP FRANCISCO S. MACABULOS, Tarlac City – A 22-year-old man was arrested by the police during follow-up operation hours after stealing a motorcycle in Brgy. Matatalaib in this city on Monday, Nov. 7. Lt. Col. Jim F. Helario, Chief of Tarlac City Philippine National Police, identified the...
CAMP Francisco S. Macabulos, Tarlac City – The Tarlac police said they arrested 82 law violators in one week from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6. Forty-one of them have standing warrants of arrest, 14 were nabbed for illegal drugs, 10 for illegal gambling, and 17 during police response. Suspects face...
BACOLOD CITY – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was arrested in Sitio Mabato, Barangay Talaon, La Libertad, Negros Oriental on Sunday, Nov. 6. The Army identified the communist guerrilla as Tony ‘’Tonyo’’ Elod, a member of the Yunit Militia of Central Negros 1, Komiteng Rehiyon Cebu,...
CEBU CITY – A barangay councilor was arrested after packs of suspected shabu were seized from his house in Barangay Mainit, Naga City, Cebu Tuesday, Aug. 23. Twelve packs of suspected shabu were recovered from the house of Reynante Chiong when agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Calamba City, Laguna – The leader of a gun-for-hire group and his companion were arrested following an encounter Tuesday, Aug. 23, in Barangay San Roque, Rosario, Batangas. Police Regional Office 4-A director Police Brig. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. identified the suspect as...
KAMPO HENERAL PACIANO RIZAL, Sta. Cruz, Laguna – A suspected drug pusher was arrested and shabu valued at P340,000 was seized in a buy-bust operation in San Pedro City, Laguna Tuesday, Aug. 23. Newly designated Laguna police director Police Col. Randy Glenn Silvio identified the suspect as...
CEBU CITY – A stern warning was issued against personnel of the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO 7) after one of their colleagues was allegedly caught engaged in illegal drug activities. Police Patrolman Apollo Baisac Concepcion, 41, was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A wanted man and two others were killed and a policeman was wounded in an encounter during the serving of a warrant of arrest in Purok 22, Barangay Butong, Quezon, Bukidnon Sunday, Aug. 21. A POLICE forensics team processes the suspects’ house. (Police photo) Police Major...
CAMP OLIVAS, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Police arrested 61 persons in anti-illegal gambling operations conducted in Central Luzon over the weekend. Several illegal gambling paraphernalia, including bet money, were seized. Aurora police apprehended six persons while playing card games. Four...
BACOLOD CITY – Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)-Negros Occidental arrested a 48-year-old suspected drug pusher in Manapla, Negros Occidental Saturday, Aug. 20. A 48-year-old suspected drug pusher was arrested and P84,000 worth of shabu was seized from him in a buy-bust...
