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401 skeletal remains recovered amid search for missing sabungeros — DOJ 1 Law Enforcement

401 skeletal remains recovered amid search for missing sabungeros — DOJ

Authorities have recovered a total of 401 pieces of skeletal remains from the Taal Lake during the search for the missing sabungeros, an official of the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday. “From July 10, 2025 up to present, based on the records of the PNP Forensic Group, there are 401 pieces of skeletal remains […]

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Israel hits Gaza hospital killing at least 15 people including journalists 1 Law Enforcement

Israel hits Gaza hospital, killing at least 15 people, including journalists

Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Gaza on Monday killed at least 15 people, including three journalists, one of whom worked for Reuters, Palestinian health officials said. Cameraman Hussam al-Masri, one of the journalists killed in the strikes according to the officials, was a contractor for Reuters. Photographer Hatem Khaled, who was also a Reuters […]

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Mandaue shabu buy-bust: Manicurist arrested, P17M drugs seized

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – A woman working as a manicurist was arrested on Friday night, August 22, 2025, after authorities seized approximately ₱17 million worth of suspected shabu in a joint buy-bust operation in Barangay Subangdaku, Mandaue City. Investigations revealed that she was capable of distributing at least 8 kilograms of illegal drugs each month, […]

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Don’t forget your humanity, Torre tells cops after leptospirosis death -PNP

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Nicolas Torre III told officers “not to forget their humanity” after a college student died of leptospirosis, which he contracted while wading through floodwaters to go to his father detained at a police station. The leptospirosis victim’s father, Jayson Dela Rosa, was arrested by police for […]

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Police arrested the second suspect in the theft of chairperson george garcia – COMELEC

MANILA, Philippines — Police arrested the second suspect in the theft of Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairperson George Garcia’s bag, the Southern Police District (SPD) said. According to the SPD, six individuals stole Garcia’s belongings while he was at a restaurant along Roxas Boulevard in Barangay 10, Pasay City on Tuesday afternoon. “The operation was […]

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Quiboloy camp Let PH courts decide on case ahead of US extradition 1 Law Enforcement

Quiboloy camp: Let PH courts decide on case ahead of US extradition

The legal team of Filipino religious leader Apollo Quiboloy on Thursday called on the Marcos administration to let Philippine courts decide on his criminal case before rendering a decision on the United States’ request for his extradition. In a message to reporters, lawyer Israelito Torreon said the Quiboloy camp recognizes that under the extradition treaty […]

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Father, stepmom indicted for death of girl, 7, in Pangasinan

MANILA, Philippines – The father and stepmother of a seven-year-old girl found dead along the shoreline of Dagupan City, Pangasinan have been indicted on charges of kidnapping with homicide. The Dagupan City prosecutor’s office indicted the couple on Monday following their arrest at their residence in Sison, Pangasinan on August 15 in connection with the […]

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LTO suspends license of driver who stuck dirty finger after cutting off motorist in viral video 1 Law Enforcement

LTO suspends license of driver who stuck dirty finger after cutting off motorist in viral video

The Land Transportation Office (LTO) has suspended for 90 days the driver’s license of the driver in the viral video online who stuck a dirty finger to the motorist he just cut off, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Tuesday.  The suspension came after the LTO also issued a show cause order against the […]

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Driver in viral counterflow incident in Bulacan suspended for 90 days 1 Law Enforcement

Driver in viral counterflow incident in Bulacan suspended for 90 days

The license of a pickup driver caught in a viral video counterflowing in Malolos, Bulacan has been suspended for 90 days, the Department of Transportation said Monday. In a show cause order, the Land Transportation Office (LTO) directed the registered owner of a Nissan Navara and the designated driver to explain the incident. The driver […]

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2 nabbed, P13.6-M shabu seized in Zamboanga drug sting

ZAMBOANGA CITY — Police arrested two high-value individuals (HVIs) and seized around PHP13.6 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust here Friday night. Lt. Col. Abell Laborte, officer-in-charge of the Philippine National Police – Drug Enforcement Group Special Operations Unit-Zamboanga Peninsula, reported that suspects alias “Ungod,” 45, and alias “Choy,” 23, residents of Barangay Baliwasan […]

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