ILOILO CITY – The five-minute response policy of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has been activated in this city after a successful simulation exercise. Police Brig. Gen. Josefino Ligan, Police Regional Office-6 head, and Police Col. Kim P. Legada, Iloilo City Police Office director, led the...
A 23-year-old man was arrested by the police after locking himself and his 3-year-old son inside a room of their house in Barangay Maybunga, Pasig City on Wednesday, July 9. According to Pasig City Police chief Col. Hendrix Mangaldan, the suspect 's mother requested police assistance after her...
A man allegedly dealing with family problems climbed an electric post along Quezon Boulevard in Quiapo, Manila, on Thursday night, July 10. According to barangay officials of Barangay 391, who were among the first responders, the man was making a scene before climbing the post at around 11 p.m....
CEBU CITY – In times of emergencies, police here will just be a button away. The Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) is planning to come up with an alert system in which “help box” devices will be mounted in public areas. Under the setup, the public will only have to press a button in case of...
A man was killed while two of his friends were wounded after two motorcycle-riding men fired upon them in Barangay Pio Del Pilar, Makati City, early Thursday morning, July 10. According to the Makati City Police, the 25-year-old fatality was invited by his buddies for a drinking session when the...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City’s strong "culture of security," where residents actively participate in maintaining peace, is a major factor in its ranking as the second safest city in the Philippines. Davao City Police Office (DCPO) spokesperson Police Capt. Hazel Tuazon said Wednesday that the...
ILOILO CITY – A police officer was found dead inside the Barotac Nuevo Municipal Police Station (MPS) in Barotac Nuevo town, Iloilo province on Wednesday, July 9. He was found by a colleague on the roof deck. The victim, 36, sustained a bullet wound. A 9mm pistol was found beside his body. “It...
A 29-year-old woman was hospitalized after being stabbed five times by a robber who took her cellphone while on her way home in Barangay San Juan, Taytay, Rizal on Monday, July 7. According to the Taytay Municipal Police, the victim was walking along Samagta Floodway when the suspect, identified as...
CEBU CITY – A policeman died in what authorities described as an accidental firing inside his house in Barangay Buhisan here on Tuesday morning, July 8. Police Corporal Edmund Danieles Agustin, 33, suffered a bullet wound in the abdomen. He was assigned to the Investigation and Detective...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Authorities arrested two men and seized a shipment of smuggled cigarettes worth P25 million in an operation in this city on Monday morning. Police Col. Fidel Fortaleza Jr., chief of the Zamboanga City Police Office (ZCPO), identified the suspects as Vicente Garcia, 33, driver;...
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) has filed criminal charges against a registered gun owner whose firearm was used in a robbery that resulted in the death of a police officer and injuries to two civilians in Barangay Commonwealth, Quezon City. Authorities said the 9mm pistol used in the crime...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Tacloban City Police Office is investigating the viral video of a police officer who allegedly poured rugby and solvent on two street children here. Police Major Shenna Layog, TCPO Station 2 chief, condemned and said they are taking immediate action to address the incident....
