Police arrested two Vietnamese nationals and a Filipina for allegedly operating an unlicensed cosmetic treatment facility in Barangay Poblacion, Makati City, on Thursday. The Southern Police District’s Special Operations Unit (SPD-DSOU) conducted an entrapment operation at a spa along Salamanca Street after a week-long surveillance. The operation was set in motion when a police asset […]
Read MoreThe Department of Justice reported two skulls and other bones and additional pieces of clothing and undergarments from the retrieval operation of the Philippine Coast Guard in Taal Lake in the continuing search for the missing sabungeros. Clavano also said forensic pathologist Dr. Raquel Fortun and the University of the Philippines will be taking over […]
Read MoreMANILA — A 35-year-old Filipino tourist died from injuries after being hit by a taxi in Tsuen Wan West in Hong Kong on Tuesday, the Philippine Consulate General confirmed Wednesday. An 11-second video of the incident posted by local media showed the taxi suddenly crashing and pinning the victim against a column as he was […]
Read MoreThe Land Transportation Office (LTO) said on Tuesday that it has placed under alarm an SUV after its driver abandoned a motorcycle rider who was injured following a collision along Commonwealth Avenue in Quezon City last July 11. LTO chief Vigor Mendoza II said that the agency had issued a show-cause order against the owner […]
Read MoreBusinessman Atong Ang is ready to face the murder and serious illegal detention complaint filed against him by families of the missing sabungeros with the Department of Justice (DOJ), according to a report on Unang Balita on Monday. “We maintain my client’s innocence,” Atty. Gabriel Villareal, Ang’s legal counsel, said.Last week, the families filed a […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A complaint for murder and serious illegal detention has been filed against businessman Charlie “Atong” Ang before the Department of Justice (DOJ) in connection with the missing sabungeros (cockfighting enthusiasts). Also named in the complaint are members of the so-called “Alpha Group,” and some members of the Philippine National Police (PNP).Relatives of […]
Read MoreThe Philippine National Police on Thursday said the replacement of former Criminal Investigation and Detection Group chief Police Brigadier General Romeo Macapaz was not related to the case of missing sabungeros. (There is no truth that someone has requested Macapaz be removed from the CIDG.)“Again, it would be very, very unfair to say that there […]
Read MoreA man tagged as a high-value target (HVI) and his wife were arrested, along with their accomplice, during a buy-bust operation inside the couple’s house in Barangay Concepcion Uno, Marikina City on Tuesday, July 29, the Marikina City Police said. The suspects were identified as alias Albert, 45, and listed as an HVI wanted for […]
Read MoreThe Office of Public Counsel for Victims (OPCV) has urged the International Criminal Court (ICC) to reject the request of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s defense team to postpone a decision on its challenge to the Court’s jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed during his administration’s war on drugs. In its “Public Redacted Version of the Victims’ […]
Read MoreBATANGAS, Philippines — Authorities recaptured most of the inmates that escaped the Batangas Provincial Rehabilitation Center in Barangay Malainin, Ibaan, after a hot pursuit operation on Monday, July 28. Around 9:30 am: While jail guard PG1 Jhamil Ramirez Alcantara was escorting inmates to the facility’s public utility room, one of them threatened him with an […]
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