The crime rate in Metro Manila in February this year went down by 37 percent compared to the same period last year, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) said on Sunday, March 2. From 545 criminal incidents categorized under Eight Focus Crimes in February 2024, the cases of murder,...
After months of suspension, Winston Casio has been reinstated as the spokesperson of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) following the dismissal of a criminal case against him and after undergoing anger management therapy. PAOCC spokesman Winston Casio (MPC) In an interview in...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo police confiscated illegal drugs worth more than P13.1 million in the first 45 days of this year. The Iloilo Police Provincial Office said that 1,933.48 grams of shabu were seized from 61 suspected drug pushers from Jan. 1 to Feb. 15, 2025. SUSPECTED shabu valued at P2...
Philippine authorities continue to struggle against online scams due to supposed issues with the SIM Registration Act despite ongoing crackdowns, the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) recognized. Photo generated via Grok/X AI PAOCC Executive Director Undersecretary Gilbert...
Police arrested a 41-year-old man for allegedly beheading his 60-year-old father and dismembering his body inside their house in Barangay Madaum, Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Sunday morning, Jan. 19. THE bloodied suspect is loaded into a police patrol car after his arrest. (Dan Casinto FB)...
With the approval of the amendments to the Republic Act 11235, otherwise known as “Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act", there will be no more "doble plaka" (double plates) for motorcycles. Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino reported on Tuesday, Jan. 14, the approval of the bicameral conference...
BACOLOD CITY – The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office said that the crime rate in the province dropped 13.11 percent in 2024. NOCCPO sign (Glazyl Masculino) Police recorded 3,885 incidents from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024, 586 fewer than the 4,471 in 2023. The number of eight focus...
The crime rate in Bacolod City went up by 5.95 percent last year, police said. The Bacolod City Police Office said the number of crimes increased by 70 from 1,175 in 2023 to 1,245 in 2024. BCPO headquarters (FB) Index crimes, which include offenses against persons or property, remained at 170...
BACOLOD CITY – Mayor Albee Benitez has ordered the Bacolod City Police Office to investigate the murder of a five-year-old girl after she was reported missing since Dec. 21 in Barangay Handumanan here. Benitez said the city government has taken immediate action on the case which he considered as...
Part of the victim's clothing posted by the police as they appealed for information from anyone who may know the victim. (Photo from Bacoor CCPS/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – A man allegedly strangled his former live-in partner to death and disposed of her body by burning it in a vacant lot in...
CEBU CITY – With increased police visibility, fewer crimes were recorded in Central Visayas in the past week, the Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) reported. Police Brig. Gen. Roy Parena, officer-in-charge of PRO-7, said there were only 51 crime incidents recorded from Nov. 24...
BACOLOD CITY – The province of Negros Occidental recorded a 12.81 percent decrease in crimes with only 3,525 cases from Jan. 1 to Nov. 25. The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office said crimes went down by 518 from 4,043 cases during the same period in 2023. The number of eight focus crimes...
