A 25‑year‑old man died after allegedly shooting himself while practicing at a firing range inside Makati Square, Barangay San Isidro, on Wednesday afternoon, July 29. The victim, identified as Kianz, was rushed to Makati Medical Center but was declared dead on arrival around 6 p.m. from a...
A 38-year-old teacher was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in Barangay Poblacion, Santa Maria, Bulacan, early Thursday, July 30. Police said the victim, Stephen Angelo Enriquez, known to colleagues and students as “Sir Gelo,” was attacked outside his home around 3 a.m. His sister told...
TACLOBAN CITY – Families of the three high school students who were killed in the shooting at San Jose National High School here last month received new houses from the National Housing Authority on Wednesday. Recipients were the parents of Chris Lorenz Fabian, Ayeesa Nicole Dazo, and Joyancee...
Malacañang has rejected Vice President Sara Duterte 's assertion that recent incidents of school violence showed weak leadership in the Marcos administration, saying the government acted immediately following the deadly shooting at a public high school in Tacloban City. In a press briefing on...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 32-year-old woman was gunned down by a caretaker in Purok 4, Barangay Pinagkawitan, this city, on Monday night, July 27. Police identified the victim as Rhenz Elieth Barette Bruzon. Investigation said a heated argument erupted between the suspect, Leo, 41, and the victim...
TACLOBAN CITY – One of the parents of the fatalities in the shooting at San Jose High School here is dissatisfied with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. 's fifth State-of-the-Nation Address on Monday. The President offered condolences to the families of three high school students who were...
President Marcos has called on all sectors of society to work together to protect Filipino children from the harmful effects of fake news, pornography, violent content, and toxic social media, saying these have contributed to worsening mental health issues, teenage pregnancies, HIV/AIDS cases, and...
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan – Police are looking at the possibility that the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Harryvel Belo here over the weekend may have been a case of mistaken identity. The victim 's mother, Cherry, an Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) from Malaysia, said this in an interview with...
A bulletproof vest saved the life of a 56-year-old businessman who was shot and wounded in an ambush in Sitio Balete, Purok 1, Barangay San Isidro, Lipa City, Batangas, on Sunday morning, July 26. Police identified the victim as Teodolo. Investigation said Teodolo was driving his truck when two...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – A 39-year-old man from Bantay, Ilocos Sur, was gunned down by motorcycle-riding gunmen here on Sunday, July 26. Police said the victim was riding a tricycle with a companion in Barangay VI (Pagpandayan) when he was shot in the head. The suspects fled and the victim was...
The 24-year-old son of an Overseas Filipino Worker in Malaysia was shot dead in Barangay Barang, Malasiqui, Pangasinan, on Saturday afternoon, July 25. The 47-year-old OFW aired a frantic appeal for help from authorities following the incident. She said she received the heartbreaking news from one...
Top officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and their counterparts in Southeast Asia have discussed preventive measures against mass school shootings following the incident in Tacloban City early this month that left three students dead and 20 others wounded. And one of that measures,...