CEBU CITY – What was supposed to be a mediation turned into a heated confrontation when a barangay captain was assaulted inside a barangay hall in Sibonga town, southern Cebu. The incident led to the arrest of a 25-year-old female Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councilor, who was accused of punching a...
Police arrested a 48‑year‑old man after he allegedly punched a traffic officer during a confrontation over a traffic jam in Barangay Baesa, Quezon City, on Monday night, July 20. The policeman, assigned to the Traffic and Motorcycle Response Unit (TMRU), was on his way to his designated fixed...
A couple was assaulted inside their store in Barangay Nailon, Bogo City, Cebu during heavy rain on Sunday night, July 12. Police said Roberto, 66, and his wife Virginia, 65, offered a man a place to stay dry but he declined. Moments later, the suspect forced his way in and repeatedly stabbed...
A South Korean tourist was arrested after allegedly physically assaulting his Filipina live-in partner inside their condominium unit in Pasay City on Saturday, July 11. Pasay City Police chief Col. Joselito De Sesto identified the suspect only as "Hyun," 36, a South Korean national staying in the...
A 56-year-old man is facing criminal charges after he allegedly threatened to kill a Land Transportation Office (LTO) assistant secretary during an altercation inside the agency’s main office on East Avenue in Quezon City at 2:45 p.m. on June 29. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) filed...
Mayor Ruffy Biazon has ordered the Muntinlupa police to intensify security in Barangay Alabang after the arrest of a man seen in a viral video assaulting jeepney passengers on June 24. Police said the suspect was apprehended at Carzo Compound in Alabang on June 25, a day after the incident....
Three suspects were arrested after allegedly ganging up on a Quezon City Police District (QCPD) officer who caught them vandalizing a fence along Eulogio Rodriguez Avenue in Quezon City. The incident occurred in the early morning of May 29 when a Police Station 12 officer of the QCPD confronted...
The DNA Analysis Laboratory of the Natural Sciences Research Institute (NSRI) at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman and Manila HealthTek Inc. have signed a commercial licensing agreement for the production of a locally developed sexual assault investigation kit designed to support the...
A 22-year-old man armed with "sumpak" (improvised shotgun) was arrested after causing fear in the community and attacking police officers in Barangay Gulod, Novaliches, Quezon City on May 6. Operatives of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) responded at around 7:03 p.m. after receiving an E911...
Police are preparing charges against a 50-year-old man for violating Republic Act 9262, the Anti-Violence Against Women and Children Act, after he allegedly assaulted his former partner inside a boutique in Barangay Bahay Toro, Quezon City on Tuesday, May 5. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD)...
Pop star Katy Perry has strongly denied sexual assault allegations made by actress Ruby Rose , calling the claims “categorically false” and “dangerous, reckless lies.” The controversy erupted after Rose publicly alleged that Perry assaulted her during a night out at a Melbourne nightclub...
ILOILO CITY – Barangay Captain Gemma Calzado of Kasing-Kasing in Molo District here was arrested for physically assaulting a Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) kagawad or a youth village councilor. Calzado injured SK Kagawad Lorence Galvez with a stainless steel broom handle on Monday night, April 6....
