Bangkok shooting: 2 people killed, teen suspect arrested

10/04/2023

BANGKOK — A teenage boy with a handgun opened fire inside a major shopping mall in the center of Thailand’s capital Tuesday afternoon, October 3, 2023, killing two people before being apprehended, authorities said. Police said a…

Man accused of killing nephew over land dispute in Alegria, Cebu

Paul Lauro 10/02/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 58-year-old man landed in jail after being accused of killing his own nephew over a land dispute in Alegria town southern Cebu on Sunday, October 1, 2023. Police in Alegria arrested the…

Cebu City police to probe alleged ‘injection attack’ on jeepney passengers

Emmariel Ares 09/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police here will be looking deeper into alleged “injection” attacks on jeepney passengers around Cebu City. This after a social media post went viral about a man allegedly using a needle and a…

Mexico gun attack: Police officer, journalist killed

Agence France Presse 09/26/2023

  Mexico City, Mexico — An armed attack on a group of off-duty police in northwestern Mexico killed an officer and a journalist who was speaking to them at the time, authorities said Monday, September 25, 2023. Three suspects…

Body of man found dumped in Camp 7, Minglanilla

Paul Lauro 09/18/2023

CEBU, Philippines— A body of a man was discovered at the side of the Toledo-Manipis Road in Sitio Telepuno, Barangay Camp 7, Minglanilla town, Cebu on Monday morning, September 18, 2023. The body was found in Camp…

Crime rate in Philippines declines by 7.8% from January to September

Jerome Aning 09/18/2023

The country’s overall crime rate decreased by 7.8 percent in nearly nine months, and more than 54,000 crime suspects were arrested, thanks to “aggressive and honest law enforcement operations,” the Philippine National Police said on Saturday. In…

Alleged abduction in Naga, Cebu: Suspect, a loan officer, arrested

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 09/15/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 42-year-old loan officer was arrested by police after he allegedly abducted a woman who was borrowing money from their office in South Poblacion, Naga City, Cebu on Thursday morning, September 14, 2023.…

Woman accused of scamming nabbed in Naga City, Cebu

Emmariel Ares 09/13/2023

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – A woman was arrested by authorities in Naga City, Cebu on Friday evening, September 8, 2023, for allegedly scamming more than one victim in her business investment fraud in rice trading. In…

Tejero shooting update: CCTV footage, witnesses key to finding gunman

Emmariel Ares 09/07/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Police here said that they are checking more CCTV footage as part of their follow-up investigation on the  shooting incident that claimed the lives of two persons in Barangay Tejero, Cebu City on…

E-warrant issued for arrest of Arnolfo Teves

Tetch Torres-Tupas 09/06/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Manila Regional Trial Court has issued an e-warrant of arrest against former Negros Oriental Rep. Arnolfo Teves and three others for the death of Governor Roel Degamo and nine others. Also covered by…

Manila court acquits Kerwin Espinosa, others over August 2016 drug raid

Tetch Torres-Tupas 09/04/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A Manila Regional Trial Court on Monday acquitted confessed drug dealer Kerwin Espinosa and several others for violating the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act (Republic Act 9165). This drug case was related to the August…

Ex-cop in road rage clip stripped of gun license

Abby Boiser, Frances Mangosing 08/29/2023

MANILA, Philippines — A dismissed police officer identified in a “road rage” video as the motorist who hit a cyclist on the head and brandished a gun at him has been stripped of his firearm license, the…

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