BACOLOD CITY – A farmer was hacked to death by two sugarcane workers or “sacadas” in Purok Ipil-Ipil, Barangay Calapi, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Sept. 11. POLICE cordon the nipa hut of farmer Alex Estrada in Barangay Calapi, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental after he was killed...
LAGUNA – A laborer accused of rape was arrested in a manhunt operation in Barangay Parian, Calamba City on Sunday, Sept. 11. Calamba City Police Station (CPS) identified the accused as Mike Alfuente Pranada, 20. Authorities nabbed Pranada by virtue of an arrest warrant without bail issued by...
The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) clarified on Friday night, Sept. 9, that the alleged kidnapping of a Chinese national by his compatriots was not the same incident that was caught on CCTV, the footage of which has gone viral. 'NOT KIDNAPPING BUT ROBBERY' -- A 30-second CCTV footage...
An alleged Korean syndicate boss and his cohort were arrested by joint police and immigration detectives in Paranaque City on Thursday evening, Sept. 8, for telephone fraud, the Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said. Juyeon Lee (Photo by PNP-CIDG)...
BAGUIO CITY – The family and relatives of Juliet Bajar Hesim, who was killed and buried in a garage in Barangay Alfonso Tabora in this city, are hoping justice will finally be served now that two of the suspects in the murder have surrendered to the police. Photo via Zaldy Comanda "I hope that...
ILOILO CITY -- An off-duty policeman was arrested for stealing a motorcycle owned by a barangay captain in Pototan, Iloilo on Wednesday, Sept. 7. CORPORAL Darrel Sablon Dumaraog. (PRO-6) The suspect was identified as 39-year-old Corporal Darrel Sablon Dumaraog of Negros Occidental and assigned to...
BACOLOD CITY – The Roselyn Jean Pelle Command-Northern Negros Guerilla Front of the New People’s Army (RJPC-NPA) has claimed responsibility over the killing of a barangay captain and two other persons –Renato Estrebillo, Rodel Nobleza, and Barangay Lalong Captain Benjamin Javoc – in...
CAVITE – Authorities arrested on Monday, Sept. 5, three in-house patients who robbed a rehabilitation center in Barangay Capipisa, Tanza, Cavite on Sept. 2. Police Regional Office 4A identified the suspects as Francis Maximo, a resident of Las Piñas City; Angelo Punongbayan, a resident of...
CATANAUAN, Quezon – A 55-year-old barangay councilor was shot dead while manning his store on Saturday, Sept. 3, in Barangay Ajos in this town. Police identified the victim as Ramil Advincula, councilor of Barangay Ajos. Investigation said Advincula was inside his store at 6:50 p.m. when an...
TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay councilor and a farmer were wounded in a shooting incident on Thursday, Sept. 1, in the interior town of Matuguinao, Samar. Police identified the victims as Jovito dela Cruz, 56, farmer; and Margie Diaz, barangay councilor, residents of Barangay Salvacion. Initial...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Xavier University (XU)-Ateneo de Cagayan on Thursday, Sept. 1, temporarily switched to full online classes starting 4:30 p.m. until Sept. 9 due to alarming criminal cases here. “Face-to-face/onsite sessions for these classes will resume based on the objective...
CEBU CITY – A lawyer and her 19-year-old son were wounded after they were attacked by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in Mandaue City on Thursday night, Sept. 1. Karen Quiñanola-Gonzales, 43, and her son Jeremy Keith were on their way home aboard a Honda sedan when they were waylaid on Hernan...
