(UPDATED) It turns out Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Police General Nicolas Torre III was not joking when he accepted the challenge of Davao City Acting Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte to a boxing match. Torre jogged around the PNP oval at Camp Crame in Quezon City amid heavy rain on...
A viral video showing acting Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte apparently training for an anticipated boxing charity match against Philippine National Police chief Police Gen. Nicolas Torre III is an old video, City Information Office head Harvey James Lanticse said. Lanticse said that Mayor...
Three women were nabbed by the Antipolo City Police for trespassing and using a fake death certificate to scam residents in Barangay San Isidro, Antipolo, Rizal on Thursday, July 17. According to the complainant, the three suspects went to her home to solicit for the alleged burial of a garbageman...
Two persons were arrested for stealing e-bikes in Barangay Salapan, San Juan City, early Thursday morning, July 17, the San Juan City Police said. The suspects were identified as alias Hanz, 23, and alias Mimay, 25, both residents of Tondo, Manila. Based on the police report, the two suspects...
Senator Pia Cayetano has called on the Senate to investigate the rising number of cases of babies being sold on social media platforms following police reports of syndicates exploiting vulnerable families online. “I am filing a Senate resolution to investigate not only the possible involvement of...
A man previously jailed for illegal possession of firearms in 2019 landed in prison anew after yielding P21.76 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Pinagbuhatan, Pasig City, on Wednesday, July 16. The suspect was identified as alias Nader, 25, a resident of Barangay...
The suspicious sacks retrieved from the bottom of Taal Lake where Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) divers were searching for the remains of 34 missing cockfight enthusiasts (sabungeros) were confirmed to have contained a mix of human and animal remains. No less than Philippine National Police (PNP)...
Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson has filed two bills that will strip government officials and employees of secrecy rights under the laws on bank deposits as well as foreign currency deposits. Lacson, in Senate Bill 38 titled "An Act Further Strengthening the Secrecy of Bank Deposits Law, Amending for...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero is pushing for the creation of a P20-billion trust fund under a law that would cover the comprehensive social benefits of all Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), and other uniformed personnel. In seeking approval of...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) resumed on Friday morning, July 11, its search and retrieval operations at Taal Lake in Batangas in hopes of finding the remains of the 34 missing cockfighters (sabungeros). Three dive teams composed of 13 members were deployed to separate dive points approximately...
The initial search and retrieval operation for the remains of 34 missing cockfighters (sabungeros) at Taal Lake in Batangas made its first major breakthrough on Thursday, July 10, when authorities discovered a sack filled with blackened remains believed to be bones. Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky,...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) rescued a one-month-old baby that was allegedly sold on Facebook by the infant’s guardian for P90,000, revealing what could be one of the darkest and most disturbing money-making modus operandi on the internet. The PNP Women and Children Protection Center...
