Motorcycle thief killed in Cavite shootout

IMUS CITY, Cavite – A suspected motorcycle thief died pre-dawn Wednesday while his companion escaped in a shootout with a police team on Palanas Road in Barangay Buhay Na Tubig,…

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100 undocumented workers intercepted

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) announced yesterday the interception of 100 undocumented Filipino workers in the Zamboanga International Seaport (ZIS). According to BI Commisioner Jaime Morente, female passengers were intercepted…

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CPP-NPA finance officer nabbed

CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – An alleged finance officer of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) was arrested at a police-military checkpoint at Purok…

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Kidnapped doctor still missing despite ransom

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Dr. Daniel Moreno, an internist physician and a resident of Jolo, Sulu, whom the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) kidnapped in Jolo on Feb. 4 is still missing.…

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Pastor shot dead in Negros Occidental

By GLAZYL MASCULINO   BACOLOD CITY - A pastor, who was suspected to be a military informant, was killed on Tuesday by four unidentified armed men at Sitio Pinus-an, Barangay Camindangan…

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445 Pinoys from ‘virus’ ship in Japan moved to Athletes’ Village

By ROY C. MABASA     After spending a tormenting 20-day restriction inside the COVID19-hit Diamond Princess off the port of Yokohama, some 445 Filipino crew members and passengers of…

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Man kills uncle, aunt after breakup with girlfriend

KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato – A drug surrenderee killed his uncle and aunt after he experienced depression following a breakup with his girlfriend. PLt. Col. Joefil Siason, Koronadal City Police…

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DoJ leaves ABS-CBN fate to Senate

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said it is now up to the Senate whether to allow ABS-CBN network to operate. He said he will no longer give the legal opinion sought…

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Faithful urged to write down confession on paper

Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID 19), the faithful in the Diocese of Caloocan may confess to a priest by writing their sins on paper. Caloocan Bishop Pablo David said…

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Leni: Filipinos can stand up vs ‘iron fist’

By Vice President and opposition leader Leni Robredo on Tuesday called on Filipinos to remember and relive the spirit of the 1986 EDSA People Power Revolution, which she said belongs…

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Duterte: Rise above petty political differences

As the nation marked the 34th anniversary of EDSA People Power Revolution, President Duterte has urged the nation to rise above “petty political differences” and continue to protect and defend…

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Police arrest 40 MILF rebels in Bukidnon

Police have prevented what could have been a wide-scale gunbattle in Bukidnon following the arrest of 40 alleged members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) who were supposed to…

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‘Unite against threat groups’

The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) joined the Filipino people on Tuesday in commemorating the 34th anniversary of the 1986 EDSA People…

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NCRPO admits error in ‘profiling’ memo

COTABATO CITY – The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) leadership has admitted error in the issuance of a memorandum that eventually caused public furor for its context being perceived…

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Man jumps off flyover in Bacolod

BACOLOD CITY – A man was injured after he jumped from the fly-over in Barangay Bata here on Sunday. Police withheld the name of the 38-year-old man from Talisay City,…

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