MANILA, Philippines — A man allegedly shot his ex-partner dead in Quezon Province in what police are now investigating as a “crime of passion,” the Philippine National Police (PNP) said. The suspect reportedly killed the victim at his workplace, a clothing shop in Lucena City, on Thursday morning, PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Randulf Tuaño said […]
Read MoreTUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan — At least P4.5 million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized in two separate police operations in Cagayan and Nueva Vizcaya provinces on February 26, police said on Friday. Police seized 5,576 reams of cigarettes worth P4.46-million through a search operation by virtue of court-issued warrants, Police Major Sharon Mallillin, Cagayan Valley […]
Read MoreMANILA – A Taiwanese national tagged as the mastermind behind the dismemberment of a body found inside a drum in Binondo, Manila on Feb. 15 was arrested Thursday in Parañaque City. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Maj. Gen. Anthony Aberin said the suspect was arrested around 1:30 p.m. at a hotel along Seaside […]
Read MoreCAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — The Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) has launched a manhunt for two persons of interest (POIs) in connection with the killing of Bhea Yna Balus, a 22-year-old working student whose body was discovered in a boarding house last week. “Our investigators are working in close coordination, tirelessly pursuing […]
Read MoreMore than P138 million worth of alleged smuggled and counterfeit cigarettes were seized in a series of operations at warehouses in Cebu City on Thursday, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday. In a statement, the PNP said police and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) personnel confiscated a total of 135,936 packs of assorted tobacco […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — A murder suspect was killed in a reported shootout with police in Del Gallego, Camarines Sur, prompting authorities to place the four responding officers under restrictive custody over a homicide complaint, the town’s top cop said on Tuesday. The officers were transporting the murder suspect, along with a rape suspect, back to […]
Read MoreBAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines — A 33-year-old tricycle driver gave himself up to the police on Friday, Feb. 13, and admitted to killing a 19-year-old girl and burning her body to conceal the crime in Barangay Maddiangat in Quezon town, Nueva Vizcaya. The suspect, identified by the police only as Ernie, is also a caretaker […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — Allegedly smuggled cigarettes worth P47.5 million were found in two unattended trucks at a lot in Tarlac City, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Tuesday. Police arrested four individuals last Sunday in connection with the cigarettes and mounted an operation targeting their suspected supplier in Sitio Pag-asa, Sinipit, Barangay Tibag on […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police Women and Children’s Protection Center (PNP WCPC) said it was considering filing cases against the management of social media sites amid the rise in online baby-selling. In a press briefing in Camp Crame on Monday, WCPC Chief Brig. Gen. Maria Sheila Portento flagged an “alarming” increase in cases […]
Read MoreMANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) will investigate and go after the persons behind the alleged death threat against Cebu Governor Pam Baricuatro. The Police Regional Office-7 and the Cebu Police Provincial Office have been directed to intensify intelligence monitoring after Baricuatro bared an alleged PHP2.5 million bounty on her life, “We have already […]
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