NEWS ROUNDUP
Baghdadi’s death ‘severe blow’ The Department of National Defense and Armed Forces of the Philippines yesterday renewed their commitment to defeat Daesh-inspired terrorist groups in the country following the death…
PMA cadet from Ilocos Sur dies of cancer
A third year cadet of the Philippine Military Academy from Candon City, Ilocos Sur died of esophageal cancer yesterday at the Armed Forces of the Philippines Medical Center in Quezon…
‘Bossing’, 74, caught with P1-M shabu
A 74-year-old man yielded over P1 million worth of suspected shabu during a drug bust at Barangay 168, Deparo, Caloocan City, Sunday morning. Police said the suspect --…
Gamboa denies favoritism in PNP
Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa, officer-in-charge of the Philippine National Police (PNP), denied on Monday that there is favoritism in the appointment for juicy positions in the organization. “There is…
Couple, 2-year-old son die in QC fire
A couple and their two-year-old son died in a fire that razed a residential area in Barangay Pasong Putik, Quezon City, early Monday. Bureau of Fire Protection-Quezon City (BFP-QC)…
Cayetano ‘open’ to serving full term as House speaker
Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano says he's "open" to serving as House Speaker for the entirety of the 18th Congress and claimed he's mentally set to serve only 15 months…
CoC called ‘unavoidable’ topic at ASEAN summit
The proposed Code of Conduct in the South China Sea will be an "unavoidable" topic that will be discussed in the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Thailand…
DoH confirms 3rd polio case in PH
More than a month after a polio outbreak was declared in the Philippines due to two confirmed cases, a third case of the disease was confirmed by the Department of…
‘Bawal Bastos’ law IRR signed
The implementing rules and regulations of the Safe Streets and Public Spaces Act or Republic Act No. 11313 – also known as the “Bawal Bastos Act” – were signed yesterday,…
Cebu City police deny hand in Navarro killing
CEBU CITY – The Cebu City Police Office yesterday maintained that they did their best to secure Clarin, Misamis Occidental Mayor David Navarro only that their best still turned out…
Oil firms reduce prices
Motorists are in for another slight treat this week as the prices of gasoline at the pumps will be down by P0.45 to P0.60 per liter and diesel by P0.10…
The tip, the raid, the reveal: The takedown of al-Baghdadi
By ASSOCIATED PRESS The helicopters flew low and fast into the night, ferrying U.S. special forces to a compound where Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was hiding in Syria.…
Ex-cop falls in buy-bust in Bacolod
BACOLOD CITY – A former policeman was arrested in a buy-bust operation inside a pension house in Barangay 32 here last Saturday. Arrested was former Police Corporal Christian Ian Dingcong,…
Masterpiece found in French kitchen fetches $26.6 million
An old painting found in the kitchen of an elderly French woman, who considered it an icon of little importance, has made her a multimillionaire. The work, a masterpiece attributed…
Aussie police get shoot-to-kill power in vehicle terror attacks
Police in part of Australia were given shoot-to-kill powers on Monday (Oct 28), to stop drivers who deliberately plough into pedestrians. Eight people have been killed and more than 45…
5 drug suspects yield P13.6-M shabu in Zamboanga City
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) arrested on Sunday morning five alleged drug dealers and confiscated from them some P13.6 million worth of shabu…
