DAVAO CITY -- Police Corporal Alfrad Dawatan Sabas was riding a Mindanao Star bus heading towards Digos City at around 2:30 a.m. on Friday, December 28, 2024. While the bus was traveling along the national highway in Barangay Batasan, Makilala, North Cotabato, gunfire suddenly erupted inside the vehicle. A security guard, identified as Reynaldo Bigno Jr., a resident of … [Read more...] about Police shot a security guard inside a bus; and shot two other police at a checkpoint
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Police arrest one of four bank robbery suspects
DAVAO CITY --- On Christmas Day, members of the Compostela police, arrested one of the four suspects involved in the Monkayo robbery-gold heist in Polomolok, South Cotabato. The incident, which resulted in the theft of over PHP 3,600,000 from Mabuhay Enterprises, has been described as a well-orchestrated operation. Police Lieutenant Colonel Jessar Vagilidad identified … [Read more...] about Police arrest one of four bank robbery suspects
Bukidnon town mayor issued warrant of arrest for statutory rape
DAVAO CITY —The Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 9 in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, has issued a warrant of arrest against Pangantucan town Mayor Miguel Silva Jr. for charges of sexual assault and statutory rape. The warrant, signed by RTC Branch 9 Presiding Judge Ma. Theresa Aban Cammanong, was issued on December 10, 2024, as confirmed by documents obtained by Newsline … [Read more...] about Bukidnon town mayor issued warrant of arrest for statutory rape
Another round of smuggled cigarettes intercepted at Sirawan Checkpoint
DAVAO CITY --- Authorities at the Task Force DavaoSirawan Checkpoint intercepted another shipment of smuggled cigarettes aboard a public utility vehicle (PUV) past noon on December 25, adding to a series of recent seizures in Davao City. The suspect, identified as Mohammad from Zamboanga City, was arrested after failing to present any documentation for the … [Read more...] about Another round of smuggled cigarettes intercepted at Sirawan Checkpoint
DILG mobilizes 78,000 personnel to ensure peaceful yuletide season
DAVAO CITY—To ensure safe and smooth Christmas and New Year celebrations, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has mobilized 78,000 personnel from the Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP). DILG Secretary Jonvic Remulla emphasized the government’s commitment to maintaining … [Read more...] about DILG mobilizes 78,000 personnel to ensure peaceful yuletide season