DAVAO CITY (April 7) -- Authorities here intercepted an estimated ₱2.5 million worth of smuggled cigarettes at a police checkpoint along Libby Road in Barangay Bago Gallera, Davao City, late Sunday evening, further highlighting the persistence of cigarette smuggling operations in Mindanao. According to a report from the Davao City Police Office (DCPO), the cigarettes were … [Read more...] about P2.5M worth of smuggled cigarettes intercepted in Davao City
Police Files
2 Dead, 7 injured in Sultan Kudarat car collision
DAVAO CITY (April 6)-- Two people were killed and seven others were injured in a vehicular collision involving a car and a pickup truck along a highway in Barangay Impao, Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, on Friday afternoon. Isulan Municipal Station Chief Lt. Col. Julius Malcontento identified the fatalities as Aliyah Angel Macalapay, 8, and Charlie Mae Macalapay, 40. Both were … [Read more...] about 2 Dead, 7 injured in Sultan Kudarat car collision
Three Filipinos arrested in China are scholars, Not spies—NSC
Davao City (April 6) -The National Security Council (NSC) clarified on Saturday that the three Filipinos recently arrested by Chinese authorities on alleged espionage charges are ordinary scholars invited by the Chinese government and not spies as portrayed in Chinese media. In an official statement, NSC Assistant Director General and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said the … [Read more...] about Three Filipinos arrested in China are scholars, Not spies—NSC
Datu Odin Sinsuat to be placed under Comelec control after killings
DAVAO CITY ---Datu Odin Sinsuat in Maguindanao del Norte will be placed under the control of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for the May 12 midterm elections after the killing of its election officer and her husband. According to Comelec Chairperson George Garcia, the seven-man Comelec en banc unanimously approved the placing of Datu Odin Sinsuat under the poll body's … [Read more...] about Datu Odin Sinsuat to be placed under Comelec control after killings
CIDG seizes four container vans of alleged smuggled goods
DAVAO CITY --- The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) seized three 40-footer, 45-GI high-cube container vans brought out from the Port of Manila on April 3. The vans contained allegedly misdeclared, undervalued, and misclassified goods and were considered smuggling. The operation stemmed from a complaint lodged before the Office of the Special Envoy on … [Read more...] about CIDG seizes four container vans of alleged smuggled goods
