Vice Mayor Ampatuan hurt in Maguindanao ambush

Cathrine Gonzales - INQUIRER.net 12/24/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The vice mayor of Shariff Aguak town in Maguindanao province and his companions were injured in an ambush along the national highway on Tuesday afternoon, a police official said. Vice Mayor Akmad Mitra Ampatuan…

Nephew of slain Kalamtukan brgy chief tagged in killing; cops told get suspects dead or alive

Florence Baesa 12/16/2019

DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippipnes — A Police tracker team has identified the alleged brains behind the ambush of Barangay Kalamtukan chief and his companions after a 28-year-old farmer was arrested at past 4 p.m. on December 15 in…

De Leon: At least 10 men behind Bayawan ambush

Alven Marie A. Timtim 12/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Policemen in Negros Oriental are looking for at least 10 men who are believed to be behind the ambush which killed two individuals and wounded two others in Bawayan City on Saturday night,…

Fatal search for phone signal: Brgy chief, teenager killed; 1 wounded in Negros Oriental ambush

Florence Baesa 12/15/2019

DUMAGUETE CITY, Philippines — A search for an area to get a mobile phone signal in Barangay Kalamtukan, Bayawan City, Negros Oriental proved fatal for a barangay captain and a 16-year-old boy after several armed men sprayed…

Cop, 3-year-old boy killed, 8 others wounded in NPA ambush in Samar

Froilan Gallardo 12/13/2019

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines— A policeman and a three-year-old boy were killed while eight other police officers and residents were wounded when New People’s Army rebels ambushed a police patrol in Borongan, Samar on Friday afternoon,…

Valencia Police find pickup truck used by suspects in ambush-slay of radio blocktimer

Florence Baesa 11/11/2019

Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental—The abandoned pick-up truck used by the other suspects in the murder of blocktimer Dindo Generoso was found on a vacant lot in an interior portion of West Balabag, Valencia here.  READ: Radio blocktimer…

Presidential Taskforce on Media Security to provide legal support to family of slain Dumaguete broadcaster

Irene R. Sino Cruz 11/11/2019

CEBU CITY—The Presidential Taskforce on Media Security (PTfoMS) will extend legal assistance to the family of slain broadcaster Dindo Generoso. This was confirmed in an emailed statement from Secretary Martin Andanar, who co-chairs the task force. “We…

New LNB national president promises to address San Fernando town’s leadership vacuum

Rosalie Abatayo 11/04/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —— The position of the Liga ng mga Barangay (LNB) president in San Fernando town has remained unfilled since the death of former Councilor Ricardo “Nonoy” Reluya Jr. in January 2019. Former LNB  national…

NBI willing to coordinate with the CHR but…

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Lawyer Tomas Enrile, the director of the National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7), said they are willing to coordinate with the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on the investigation of the ambush-slay of…

NBI-7 to begin probe on Navarro’s death

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 10/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines—The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) will begin its investigation on the ambush-slay of Clarin, Misamis Occidental Mayor David Navarro, who was ambushed in Cebu City last October 25, 2019. The NBI…

Man shot dead inside SUV in Cebu City

Alven Marie A. Timtim 09/22/2019

(Updated) Cebu City, Philippines—A  man was shot dead on board a white Mitsubishi Montero Sport SUV along Juan Luna Avenue extension at the North Reclamation Area in Cebu City on Sunday night, September 22, 2019.  Police Staff…

‘Loot’ in translation? Duterte didn’t order ambush, says Panelo

Leila B. Salaverria 09/19/2019

  MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte did not order a hit on former Mayor Vicente Loot of Daanbantayan, Cebu, he was just not that proficient in Filipino, according to Malacañang. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the…

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