BUTUAN CITY – A 14-year-old student is recovering from a bullet wound he sustained while grappling for a gun with the security guard of an elementary school in Lantapan town, Bukidnon province recently. “The 14-year-old boy was immediately rushed to Bukidnon Provincial Hospital for medical...
BACOLOD CITY – A 59-year-old man was gunned down outside a church on Circumferential Road in Barangay Taculing here on Sunday, Aug. 24. Police Capt. Rosalino Pugoy Jr., head of Police Station 6, identified the victim as Efren, a resident of Barangay Granada in this city. Pugoy said that the...
A college student was shot and wounded by a fellow student outside the University of Abra main campus in Barangay Poblacion, Lagangilang, Abra, on Friday afternoon, Aug. 22. The victim as Prince Albert Barbosa, 18, from Dolores, Abra. Initial investigation said the suspect, Jave Talaga Bragas, 24,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A member of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) and his female companion were shot dead in Barangay Chinese Pier, Jolo, Sulu on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Police identified the militiaman as Pacolanan Medalle Jr., a resident of Barangay Anuling, Patikul, Sulu....
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — False reports of active shooters at Villanova University and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Thursday led to panic and temporary lockdowns at the two campuses as they kicked off their fall semesters. In Pennsylvania someone called 911 at about 4:30 p.m....
A woman was killed by an unidentified suspect on Lope De Vega Street in Barangay 312, Sta. Cruz, Manila early Thursday morning, Aug. 21. According to the Manila Police District (MPD), the woman was shot dead by the suspect at around 1 a.m. The woman was shot twice in the head, killing her...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A 41-year-old woman onboard a tricycle was shot dead in Barangay Looc, this town, on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Police identified the victim as Cherry. Investigation said the suspects riding a motorcycle suddenly appeared and fired at the victim. She died on the spot. Follow-up...
The Manila Police District (MPD) on Wednesday, Aug. 20, confirmed that a Japanese mastermind known as "Boss" ordered the killing of two Japanese nationals in Malate, Manila on Aug. 15. According to the police, the arrested suspects, brothers Abel and Albert, revealed that they were ordered by a...
Two individuals tagged in a shooting incident in Barangay 739, Malate, Manila on Aug. 16, were successfully arrested by the Manila Police District (MPD), Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso said. Domagoso presented the suspects identified as alias Edwin and alias Hero at the city hall...
Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno“ Domagoso presented the two suspects in the fatal shooting of two Japanese nationals in front of a hotel in Malate, Manila, on Aug. 15, following their arrest. During a media briefing at the City Hall on Tuesday, Aug. 19, Domagoso identified the suspects...
The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Tuesday, Aug. 19, assured the public of closer coordination with law enforcement agencies following the fatal shooting of two Japanese nationals in Manila, saying visitor safety remains a top priority. In a statement, the DOT said it has been in constant contact...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A man was shot by his cousin here last Sunday allegedly due to a long-standing personal dispute among family members. The victim, identified as Roland Miguel Campo, was allegedly shot by his cousins Ian and Daniel Perez. Campo was riding his motorcycle in an intersection in...