CEBU CITY – A man admitted stealing bottles of liquor to sustain his illegal drug addiction. Niño Rey Maglinis Cosido, a 21-year-old resident of Barangay Guadalupe, Cebu City, was arrested after taking two bottles of Johnnie Walker whisky from a supermarket on Tuesday morning, Aug. 19....
CEBU CITY – Two men were arrested for allegedly robbing a jeepney passenger in Barangay Lorega here on Sunday morning, Aug. 17. Police identified the suspects as Vinz Niel Rayna Canucat, 23, and Arjohn Pobadora Boles, 18. The suspects’ alleged cohort, Michael Villanueva Jr., remain at large....
Stressing that criminals have mastered new ways to do their schemes, President Marcos ordered the police force to put an end to crimes that exploit modern technology. "Inaabuso nila ang mga makabagong teknolohiya upang manloko, manlinlang, at mambiktima. Ito ang kailangan nating bantayan. Ito ang...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office reported an 18.66 percent increase in total crime volume in this highly-urbanized city from Jan. 1 to June 30. A total of 731 crime incidents were recorded in the first six months, from 616 during the same period in 2024, an increase of 115 cases....
SAN ANTONIO, Quezon – A businessman from Lipa City, Batangas was allegedly shot dead by his former employee in Rosario, Batangas on Monday. Police identified victim as Nelson Calalo, 36. Calalo’s body was found in his vehicle in Barangay Loob, this town, on Tuesday. The suspect Larry...
BUTUAN CITY – The Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office (SDSPPO) on Wednesday announced the arrest of one of the suspects in the killing of Bislig City broadcaster Edwin Segovia. SDSPPO Director Police Col. Jeffrey Lawrence Mauricio said the 40-year-old suspect is a farmer and a resident of...
CEBU CITY – A job-order worker of the Cebu City Hall was gunned down in what police suspected as a crime of passion in Barangay Suba here on Monday night, Aug. 4. Roldan Delima Minguito, 46, was shot at close range in the head inside his house past 8:15 p.m. Police said the victim had just...
BACOLOD CITY – A businessman was killed by a gunman who was neutralized in a shootout with responding policemen at the Barangay Dancalan public plaza in Ilog, Negros Occidental on Tuesday morning, Aug. 5. Police identified the victim as 50-year-old Pat, a resident of Barangay Dancalan, Ilog, and...
BUTUAN CITY – Police arrested a 19-year-old man for allegedly raping a 13-year-old student in Iligan City. The suspect, the second most wanted person on the regional level, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 1, on warrants for two counts of statutory rape dated July 25 with no bail recommended. Police...
NASUGBU, Batangas – A 43-year-old helper was stabbed to death by a 39-year-old construction worker during an altercation on Friday, Aug. 1, in Barangay Kaylaway, this town. Police said the victim, Arnel, and the suspect, Rolando, were having a drinking spree when an altercation erupted. Rolando...
BAGUIO CITY – A 35-year-old university instructor was arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 14-year-old Grade 10 student in this city on July 9. Police Col. Ruel Tagel, police chief here, said the victim was walking to school when an unknown vehicle stopped in front of her. The victim...
While Malacañang acknowledged that China has the right to issue a security alert for Chinese students who are considering studying in the Philippines, the Palace insisted that the country remains safe for foreign students. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said...
