Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers hailed on Thursday, Feb. 27 the Philippine National Police-Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) for...
One of the four leaders of a syndicate behind the kidnapping of a student in a Taguig City exclusive school was able to escape in a police operation in Central Luzon as authorities began aggressive pursuit against those responsible in the abduction. At the same time, Department of the Interior and...
ILOILO CITY – Police said no kidnapping of children were recorded in this province and city. POLICE Colonels Bayani Razalan (left) and Kim Legada, chiefs of the Iloilo Provincial Police Office (IPPO) and Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO), during a meeting. (Tara Yap) “Allegations of...
CEBU CITY – What was initially thought as a kidnapping case here turned out to be a man going berserk in a fit of jealousy. POLICE block a vehicle allegedly carrying a kidnap victim in Cebu City on Sunday night, Feb. 9. (Screengrab from FB Live) The incident that went viral on social media...
A businessman and his employee were abducted by five suspected kidnappers in San Fabian, Pangasinan on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Police identified the victims as businessman William, 59, businessman, and caretaker Arturo, 55. Investigation said the victims were abducted by the suspects during a...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office denied that a 23-year-old woman was kidnapped in Barangay Banago here on Wednesday night, Jan. 22. SCREENGRAB of a viral video on social media shows a woman allegedly being kidnapped and taken into a red car in Barangay Banago, Bacolod City on...
CAVITE – A Chinese woman was kidnapped in General Trias City on Wednesday, Jan. 22. A report from the Police Regional Office 4A said the victim is a 33-year-old resident of Barangay Navarro. Initial investigation showed that the victim was inside her residence along with her house helper and...
LEMERY, Batangas – A 40-year-old Korean engaged in bitcoin trading was rescued in Barangay Mayasang here on Saturday, Jan. 18, days after he was allegedly kidnapped by the buyer of his sports car in Makati City. Police identified the victim as Taehwa Kim. Investigation said the victim met...
The vehicle used to kidnap Chinese victim alias Xie was recovered in Cavite on Jan. 13 (Photo from Cavite PPO/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Authorities rescued a Chinese victim of kidnap-for-ransom and apprehended her abductor on Monday, Jan. 13. A police report stated that the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police arrested on Monday, Jan. 7, the alleged mastermind in the kidnapping of American Elliot Eastman last Oct. 17. EASTMAN The suspect was identified as Jackaira Jamaani, 35, from Sibuco municipality, Zamboanga Sibugay province. He was arrested on a warrant for...
The US Embassy in Manila said Friday, Dec. 6, that it is coordinating with Philippine authorities amid the possible death of American vlogger who was kidnapped south of the country. The embassy said it is aware of reports that the Philippine National Police (PNP) has presumed that Elliot Eastman...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Three notorious kidnappers were killed in an encounter in Barangay Salipyasin, Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay at dawn on Tuesday, Nov. 12. A SUSPECTED kidnapper was killed in a gunbattle in Kabasalan, Zamboanga Sibugay on Nov. 12. One of the suspects was Murid Ahod, the eighth...