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...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) recorded a significant drop in the crime rate in Region 7. Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, chief of PRO-7, said the notable reduction in eight focus crimes highlighted the effectiveness of crime prevention strategies in the region....
Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan (Facebook) Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Brian Raymund Yamsuan is prodding the Philippine National Police (PNP) to expand its digitalized crime reporting system and other technological innovations to help...
The Philippines and Thailand will strengthen defense and security ties, particularly against transnational crimes, amid human trafficking incidents within Southeast Asia. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Thai Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa met in Bangkok on Friday, Oct. 18, to...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – The Police Regional Office-13 announced on Thursday, Oct. 17, an 11.51 percent drop in the number of eight focus crimes in the Caraga region. PRO 13-Regional Public Information Office chief Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer said they recorded 961...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for an increase of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission's (PAOCC) 2025 budget to sustain the agency’s efforts against Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs). “I commend the PAOCC for leading numerous raids against POGOS in the last few...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continues to advance the implementation of beneficial ownership policies to prevent the misuse of the corporate vehicle for illegal activities. Representatives from the SEC Information and Communications Technology Department and the Anti-Money...
ATIMONAN, Quezon – A 10-year-old girl was found dead on top of a sink in her neighbor’s apartment in Barangay Zone 1, this town, on Tuesday, September 10. Police identified the victim as Kenisha, a resident of Barangay Zone 1. Investigation said the victim visited and left her grandmother’s...
