The 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 […]
Read MorePresident Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Saturday called for a peaceful resolution to the conflict between Thailand and Cambodia following deadly clashes along the disputed border that also resulted in the displacement of thousands of people. “The Philippines views with concern the ongoing conflict between our two fellow ASEAN Member States and urges them to resolve […]
Read MoreThe Philippine National Police (PNP) on Saturday said it has deployed an initial force of some 3,000 personnel in key areas of Quezon City, two days ahead of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s fourth State of the Nation Address. (We are ready. In fact, we have a skeletal deployment of PNP personnel for purposes of […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Acting Davao City Mayor Baste Duterte has flown to Singapore ahead of an upcoming charity boxing match against Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Nicolas Torre III, based on information provided by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). According to the NBI, Duterte departed from Davao International Airport to Singapore on Friday […]
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