BACOLOD CITY – A 24-year-old Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) councilor was charged with murder on Monday, July 14, four days after his alleged involvement in a random shooting spree that killed one person and wounded two others in Silay City, Negros Occidental on July 10. Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony...
CEBU CITY – A man believed to be high on illegal drugs hacked and killed his father in their home in Barangay Sudlon 1 here. Police said the incident happened on Friday night, July 11, but it was just last Sunday, July 13, that the suspect identified as Jojo Overnario was arrested. The suspect...
BACOLOD CITY – A 50-year-old farmer was allegedly fatally stabbed by his younger brother in Purok Pakighi-usa, Barangay Pinowayan, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on Friday, July 11. Police Major Ryan Villasario, Don Salvador Benedicto police chief, said the victim identified as Arnel...
BACOLOD CITY – A 52-year-old electric bike (e-bike) driver wounded in a random shooting incident in Silay City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, July 10, passed away in a hospital on Saturday, July 12. Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca, Silay police chief, confirmed on Sunday, July 13, the death...
CEBU CITY – The president of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation in Argao town, southern Cebu province was arrested after fatally shooting his love rival inside a restobar on Friday night. The suspect was identified as Mark Alphonsus Villamora and as president of the SK Federation, sits as...
Police have arrested another suspect in the murder of University of the Philippines Manila student Sophia Coquilla in Tagum City on July 9. The 15-year-old suspect was apprehended in a follow-up operation on July 10 at 12:05 a.m. in Purok Lemonsito, Barangay Mankilam, Tagum City. Lawmen had earlier...
The University of the Philippines (UP) on Friday, July 11, strongly condemned the brutal killing of UP Diliman student Sophia Coquilla, who was found murdered in her home in Tagum City. In an official statement, the university expressed profound sorrow over the tragic loss of Coquilla, who was...
SAN ANDRES, Quezon – A 60-year-old farmer was hacked dead by his 37-year-old son during an altercation in Sitio Libirin Gamay, Barangay Tala, this town, on Thursday night, July 10. Police identified the victim as Roger Burga. Investigation said the victim and son Allan had a drinking session in...
COTABATO CITY – Police tracker teams are pursuing an armed suspect who fatally shot a farmer and wounded his wife early Thursday in Parang, Maguindanao del Norte. Police Major Blayn Lomas-e, chief of the Parang municipal police station, identified the slain farmer as Samuel Lamis of Purok Panay,...
A 19-year-old University of the Philippines Manila student was robbed and killed by four individuals in Barangay La Filipina, Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Wednesday, July 9. Police identified the victim as Sophia Coquilla, who was on vacation when she was slain. She sustained 38 stab wounds in...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – A 39-year-old man stabbed his grandmother to death then himself in Barangay Alacan here on Monday, July 7. Police identified the victim as Soledad, 80. Soledad sustained multiple stab wounds in the chest inflicted by her grandson, Teodoro. The suspect fled and was later...
BUTUAN CITY – Police have arrested two men wanted for the murder of a 24-year-old male pageant contender in Cagayan de Oro City two years ago. The suspects were arrested on July 3 in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, police said in a statement Monday. The suspects aged 35, a nurse, and 37, a...
