Front 53 of the New People’s Army (NPA) operating in North Cotabato and Bukidnon provinces admitted killing a former comrade who returned to the government’s fold in 1986. In a statement Wednesday, the NPA said Larry Embac, known as Commander Bartol, was executed for disloyalty to the organization. Embac, 49,…

National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Carmelo Valmoria has ordered a manhunt for seven of the eight policemen tagged in the P1.2-million EDSA “hulidap” incident after the suspects escaped while under restrictive custody of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD). NCRPO chief Director Carmelo Valmoria ordered the arrest…

The old Internal Affairs Service (IAS) building inside Camp Crame in Quezon City was gutted by an hour-long fire Sunday night, leaving one wounded. The fire started around 7 p.m. and reached the third alarm minutes before it was declared under control past 8 p.m., the Quezon City Fire Department…

A photo of a policeman helping an elderly woman pay her medical bills has gone viral and earned praise from netizens. Celine Anne Giguera Hugo posted two photos of a police officer seen assisting an old woman on her Facebook account. Hugo narrated that she saw the policeman, identified as…

A 15-year-old boy toying with a guy accidentally shot his 16-year-old friend in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte, police said. Police Regional Office 13 (PRO 13) spokesperson Supt. Martin M. Gamba said the shooting incident happened in front of Blind Spot Internet Café in Barangay Union, Dapa town. Initial investigation…

The Metro Bataan Development Authority (MBDA) has installed at least 52 closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in 22 strategic locations along the Bataan highway as part of the security preparations for the Asia-Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) meeting in Bagac next week. In a report, MBDA general manager Carlos Pizarro Jr.…

A village guard allegedly shot a 17-year-old janitor dead in a subdivision in Iloilo City Monday night. The guard, identified as John Noel Calaor, however, maintained that the shooting incident was an accident. In a statement, Calaor narrated that he was putting down his handgun when it suddenly went off,…

A top ranking CPP-NPA leader was arrested Monday evening in Bacoor, Cavite by combined elements of the Philippine Army and the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG). Adelberto Silva alias “Oca/Rigor,” was collared by authorities by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by Regional Trial Court…