A police intelligence officer was shot in Barangay Antipolo del Sur in Lipa City, Batangas, on Sunday night, Jan. 29. Police said the victim had the rank of master sergeant and assigned to the intelligence section of the Lipa City Police Station. Investigation said the victim stopped by the...
GLAN, SARANGANI -- Police filed parricide charges against a 45-year old father who gunned down his seven year-old son for not heeding his plea to behave while playing outside their house in Barangay Pangyan, this town on Monday, Jan. 23. Glan police chief Lt. Col. Giovanni Ladeo said the suspect,...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office 7 reported a significant drop in the crime rate in Central Visayas from Jan. 1 to 25. The PRO-7 said that 208 index crimes were recorded in the first 25 days of the year, 22.96 percent lower compared to 270 in the same period last year. The PRO-7 added that...
The government of Kuwait has expressed condolences and sympathies to the family of Jullebee Cabiles Ranara, the Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) who was found dead and burned in a desert in the said Middle Eastern country, as her family awaits the arrival of her remains to the Philippines. Department...
TACURONG CITY, Sultan Kudarat (PNA) – Authorities have launched a manhunt against motorcycle-riding gunmen who shot dead a barangay chairman in Lebak, this province, on Thursday evening, Jan. 26. MAP of Sultan Kudarat with the municipality of Lebak highlighted. Lt. Col. Julius Malcontento, Lebak...
ILOILO CITY -- A soldier wanted for killing a relative was arrested in Jamindan town, Capiz province on Monday, Jan. 23. Authorities identified the suspect as Staff Sergeant Jomarel Verde Vacaro, a member of the Philippine Army’s 12th Infantry Battalion (12 IB). The 35-year-old soldier was...
CAMP. GEN. MIGUEL MALVAR, Batangas City – Police apprehended 43 wanted persons and seized almost ₱612,000 worth of illegal drugs in a week-long anti-crime operation in Batangas. Col. Pedro D. Soliba, Batangas police director, said 102 drug suspects were arrested in 90 operations from...
Police arrested seven lawbreakers in anti-crime operations in Nueva Ecija on Sunday, Jan. 22. Col. Richard Caballero, acting Nueva Ecija police chief, said that two suspected drug pushers were arrested in buy-bust operations in the Science City of Muñoz and Santa Rosa City. A total of 0.35 grams...
CAVITE – Authorities collared three men who allegedly stole a motorcycle in the municipality of Mendez on Thursday, Jan. 19. Mendez Municipal Police Station (MPS) identified the suspects as Kim Alegre, 20; Joshua Alegre, 18; and Jerben Barsaga, 21. Based on initial investigation, the owner...
SARIAYA, Quezon – A 40-year-old laborer was gunned down and his companion was wounded by men onboard a motorcycle on Tuesday night, Jan. 17, in Barangay Manggalang Bantillan, here. Police identified the victim as Edgardo de Castro of Barangay Lutucan Malabag here. Investigation showed that...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the United States’ Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL) have agreed to strengthen their cooperation on maritime law enforcement and bilateral efforts to combat transnational organized crimes. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard / PCG This was...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – Two Senior High School students were injured when a fellow student stabbed them in front of the Cauayan City National High School main campus on Monday, Jan. 16. Police said the 13-year-old suspect was waiting for a tricycle outside the school when the two victims age...
