The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has reminded travelers that bomb jokes are prohibited at all airports. “As we prepare for the Holy Week travel rush, please remember: Making bomb jokes or false bomb threats is a criminal offense under Presidential Decree 1727. The crime carries penalties of up to five (5) years […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Eighty-four public transportation drivers and two conductors tested positive for illegal drug use in Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s (PDEA) screening operations amid the Holy Week exodus. The 84 drivers who tested positive included 37 tricycle drivers, 19 jeepney drivers, 13 bus drivers, 11 UV express drivers, two motorcycle taxi riders and one […]
Read MoreAtleast three police officers in Davao Oriental have tested positive for illegal drug use during a random drug test. According to the Police Regional Office-Davao (PRO-11), these police officers have the rank of staff sergeant, corporal, and patrolman assigned at the Provincial Intelligence Unit and Provincial Mobile Force Company. Per policy, the three were placed […]
Read MoreLUCENA CITY — Three suspected big-time drug traffickers were arrested on Monday and Tuesday in buy-bust operations in Rizal and Laguna provinces. Anti-illegal drugs operatives seized more than P1 million worth of shabu (crystal meth) and an illegal firearm in the two operations, the Police Region 4A reported. Policemen in San Mateo, Rizal held “Jun,” […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Wednesday that the cyberlibel complaint filed by former Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV against former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque had been dismissed. Trillanes filed the complaint and separate complaints against other “pro-Duterte” individuals in May 2024 due to their “persistent online attacks and the dissemination of […]
Read MoreA fire broke out on the morning of Black Saturday at the candle-lighting area of the Antipolo Cathedral, prompting a temporary halt to candle offerings. According to a Super Radyo dzBB report on X, the fire started at around 7 a.m. in the candle station area where devotees traditionally light candles as part of their […]
Read MoreSYDNEY — A fisherman died after being swept off rocks near Sydney on Sunday, stretching the Easter weekend death toll of drownings to six as huge waves battered Australia’s east coast. Emergency services winched two people from the surf at Wattamolla Beach, but one of them couldn’t be revived, New South Wales Police said in […]
Read MoreThree suspects in the killing of Filipino-Chinese businessman Anson Que (also known as Anson Tan) and his driver, Armanie Pabillo, are now under the custody of the Philippine National Police, officials confirmed on Saturday. PNP Spokesperson and Police Regional Office III Director Brigadier General Jean Fajardo identified the suspects as Ricardo Austria David, Raymart Catequista, […]
Read MoreThe Leyte Provincial Police Office said that charges of illegal possession of firearms and violation of the election gun ban were filed against the seven policemen tagged in the shooting of Albuera mayoral candidate Kerwin Espinosa. Provincial director Police Colonel Dionisio Apas Jr. said that some of the 14 firearms they recovered from the policemen […]
Read MoreTACLOBAN CITY, Philippines — The Albuera municipal police has launched a manhunt for the gunman in the shooting of self-confessed drug lord and Albuera, Leyte mayoral candidate Kerwin Espinosa. The operation is in coordination with the Special Weapons and Tactics team.In a statement Friday, the Police Regional Office (PRO) 8 (Eastern Visayas) said they are […]
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