DAVAO CITY — A 33-year-old motorbike driver locally known as Habal-habal was arrested by the elements from Toril Police precinct Saturday night during teh buy-bust operations in Barangay Lizada. The police identified the suspect as a certain ‘Harold’, 33 years old, a resident of Toril. He was arrested after a law enforcer who pretended as […]
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Philippine crime rate drops by 7.84%-PNP
DAVAO CITY — The Philippine National Police on Saturday claimed that the crime rate in the country has dropped by 7.84 percent. No less than Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. on Saturday announced the overall crime rate in the country has dropped significantly citing the January 1 to Sept. 15, 2023 […]
P18M cocaine found inside airline passenger’s luggage
DAVAO CITY — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) stationed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport arrested a passenger after authorities found P18-million worth of cocaine concealed inside her luggage, the agency reported on Friday. The incident happened on August 24 at the terminal 3 from Addis Ababa via Ethiopian Airlines ET 664, according to the […]
19 Maguindanao del Sur barangay chiefs surrender loose firearms
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The ongoing campaign against the proliferation of loose firearms in Maguindanao del Sur witnessed a significant development on August 23, 2023. As part of the 1st Mechanized Brigade’s relentless efforts, 24 loose firearms were surrendered by local officials in the area. Chairpersons from 19 barangays in General Salipada K. Pendatun (GSKP) town handed […]
Minor molested by own pa, uncle and grandpa
DAVAO CITY — A biological father, an uncle and a grandpa have been accused of taking turns in molesting a 15-year-old girl in a remote village of Magpet town in North Cotabato. Of the three, the police who carried a warrant of arrest only arrested the 74-yar-old grandfather while the father and the unclude are […]
PRO-13 urges gun owners to turn over unregistred firearms
BUTUAN CITY – The chief of the Police Regional Office-13 (PRO-13) on Thursday called on gun owners in the region to surrender their firearms with expired registrations. This after the Accounting and Disposition of Firearms with Expired Registration (ADFER) reported that only 2,813 of the 6,381 firearms with lapsed registration are accounted for in the Caraga […]
5 dead, 2 injured when a Steel Bridge collapsed in Davao City
DAVAO CITY —- Five persons were killed while two others were severely injured when an unfinished steel bridge collapsed while a boom truck was traversing halfway, in a remote village of Kibakak, Barangay Malamba, Marilog District at around 3:30 Monday afternoon, July 24. The boom truck was loaded with construction workers. Four fatalities were fished […]
TF-Davao Foils Entry of P18-M Shabu to Davao
DAVAO CITY — Personnel of Task Force-Davao foiled the entry of P18-million worth of Shabu to the city Sunday afternoon, June 25 at the Sirawan Checkpoint. Army Colonel Darren Comia said the personnel manning the Sirawan Checkpoint foiled the entry of the illegal drugs and apprehended two suspects. The Sirawan checkpoint serves as the entry […]
Illegal drugs drug war still on in Davao Region
DAVAO CITY –— The war against illegal drugs in Davao region is still on, said Philippine National Police (PNP) XI Regional Director Police Brigadier General Alden Delvo. Delvo in a courtesy visit to Davao Oriental Governor N. Malanyaon at the Provincial Capitol on June 2, told the governor about the campaign of the police to […]
Ex-village chief gunned down in General Santos City
DAVAO CITY –— The former Barangay Captain of Fatima in General Santos City was gunned down early Thursday, June 8. Police identified the victim as Jing Jayoma. Initial police investigation showed that the victim went out early but upon reaching Prk 5, Brgy. Fatima, at around 5:30 in the morning the still unidentified riding in […]
Government hospital chef busted
DAVAO CITY – Anti-illegal drugs enforcement agency busted four suspected illegal drug peddlers in Kidapawan City recently and among them is a hospital cook. Aileen Lovitos, director of Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency region 12, identified the hospital cook as Ariel Mago Continedo, 49 years old, who works at Kidapawan City District Hospital, Arrested along with […]
Public school teacher killed in Cotabato province
KIDAPAWAN CITY , COTABATO PROVINCE— A public school teacher was killed while another teacher was critically wounded when unknown assailants aboard a motorbike shoot them at around 11:30 this morning in Pikit town. Police identified the fatality as Joel Reformado, 36, a school teacher of Dimalasak Elementary School while the wounded teacher was identified as […]
Davaoeña architect raped, choked-Forensics
DAVAO CITY — Architect Vlance Marie Bragas was raped and choked by her still unknown attackers, this was the result of the autopsy conducted by the Regional Forensic Unit XI showed. This developed as the Davao City Police Office has created a Special Investigation Task Group Bragas to focus on the case of the 28-year-old […]