The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has sacked its deputy commander in Masbate amid its ongoing probe as to how a vehicle carrying over P170 million worth of illegal drugs slipped past inspection and boarded a passenger vessel. PCG commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan ordered the deputy commander’s removal as an administrative investigation is underway “to […]
Read MoreA 25-year-old motorcycle rider was arrested by the police on Thursday, Jan. 23, for multiple counts of estafa, the Makati City Police said. The suspect was identified as Adrian Marquez, tagged as the Top 3 Most Wanted Person under the station level of the Makati Police. He was arrested in Jesus Street, Pandacan, Manila. Based […]
Read More*MANILA*, Philippines — Two suspects, said to be a mother and her son, were caught allegedly possessing shabu (crystal meth) valued at P170 million at Pier 5 of Cebu City on Thursday, Jan. 23. 2025 The Police Regional Office 7 (PRO 7 in Central Visayas) reported that authorities were alerted on Wednesday late evening about […]
Read MoreLUCENA CITY — Two businessmen engaged in gold trading lost more than P613,000 in cash and mobile phones to three unidentified robbers in Cainta, Rizal, on Sunday, Jan. 19, according to a police report. The Region 4A police reported Monday that before the incident, the victims identified as Jezzel Marie Corullo and Eugenio Arcilla were […]
Read MoreThe House Quad Committee will resume hearings next week, with Chairperson Robert Ace Barbers announcing Sunday that the focus will be on alleged drug smuggling through ports. Barbers said the hearings are part of the committee’s ongoing investigation into drug smuggling and proliferation in Metro Manila. (We are waiting for a resource person to confirm […]
Read MoreThree minor students were nabbed after they were caught in possession of alleged marijuana at a high school in Balayan, Batangas, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported. In a report, the Balayan Municipal Police Station said the suspects were all 15 years old and residents of barangays Lanatan, Dalig, and Gimalas in Balayan. The municipal […]
Read MoreAuthorities confiscated 2.5 kilograms of shabu worth P17 million from a suspect arrested in a buy-bust operation in Mandaue City, Cebu, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said Friday. In a statement, the PDEA said the 22-year-old woman was arrested during the joint operation of its Regional Special Enforcement Team with the Mandaue City Police […]
Read MoreSM Megamall has dismissed the security guard who was seen in a viral video kicking a girl and destroying her sampaguita outside their establishment. “We regret and sympathize with the young girl who experienced an unfortunate incident outside our mall,” SM Megamall said in a statement on Thursday. “We have called the attention of the […]
Read MoreThe Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said 22 active police officers will be placed under restrictive custody after charges were filed against them over the supposed mishandling of the P6.7 billion drug haul in October 2022. In a press briefing, PNP spokesperson Police Brigadier General Jean Fajardo said PNP chief Police General Rommel Marbil […]
Read MoreThe China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel 5901, otherwise known as the “monster ship,” has replaced another Chinese vessel within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and positioned 97 nautical miles off the coast of Zambales, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. Despite this, the PCG said that its vessel, BRP Teresa Magbanua, blocked the attempts […]
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