DELFIN ALBANO, Isabela — An alleged leader of a crime group operating in northern Isabela was killed while two of his members were arrested in an operation in nearby Barumbun, Santo Tomas town on Thursday, April 16, after shooting a farmer in this town, police said. Delfin Albano and Santo Tomas police, along with the […]
Read MoreLUCENA CITY — A suspected high-value drug trafficker was arrested on Saturday in a buy-bust operation in Cainta, Rizal, resulting in the seizure of more than P2.7 million worth of shabu (crystal meth). The Rizal Police Provincial Office said local anti-narcotics operatives collared the suspect, identified as “Has,” at 11:15 p.m. after he allegedly sold […]
Read MoreMANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested three high-value drug personalities and confiscated PHP48 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust in Zamboanga City on Friday. “The illegal drugs, along with buy-bust money and other non-drug items, were recovered at the scene of the transaction,” the PNP […]
Read MoreMANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) has placed all units in the Bangsamoro region on heightened alert to preempt any retaliatory attacks after 10 suspected members of the local Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) were killed in a Lanao del Sur encounter on Friday. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. directed local police forces […]
Read MoreTACLOBAN CITY – A rebel was killed and several firearms were recovered after a series of armed encounters with members of the New People’s Army (NPA) across Samar Island this week, the Philippine Army reported on Saturday. On Friday, the 46th Infantry Battalion (IB) engaged NPA members belonging to the Yakal platoon of the Eastern […]
Read MoreZAMBOANGA CITY – The Police Regional Office-9 (PRO-9) has seized around PHP3.8 million worth of suspected shabu since April 1, maintaining strong operational momentum in its anti-drug campaign across the Zamboanga Peninsula. Brig. Gen. Edwin Quilates, PRO-9 director, reported Friday that operatives conducted 63 anti-illegal drug operations over the past 17 days, resulting in the […]
Read MoreMANILA – Four suspected kidnappers, including two dismissed police officers, were killed in a rescue operation involving a 78-year-old businessman in Parañaque City on Wednesday night. The victim was safely rescued following an operation led by the Philippine National Police-Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG), The victim, an Indian national who had been naturalized as a Filipino citizen, […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Two individuals were arrested by the Philippine National Police – Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) on Thursday in San Mateo, Rizal for traffic violations and transporting undocumented diesel. The authorities also said that the 46 year-old driver from Camarines Sur and an 18 year-old from Valenzuela City failed to provide valid driver’s license […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A man allegedly bit two police officers while he was being arrested for supposedly causing a disturbance in Marikina City, the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) reported. The two police officers, who were patrolmen, were deployed to a home along Dao Street in Barangay Marikina Heights after receiving a call from […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — An Interpol red notice has been issued against fugitive tycoon Atong Ang, Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla said Businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang, accompanied by his lawyer Lorna Kapunan, files criminal charges before the Mandaluyong City Prosecutor’s Office on July 3, 2025 against Julie “Dondon” Patidongan and Alan Bantiles for accusations related to the […]
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