Satur Ocampo and several other leaders of the Communist Party of the Philippines – New People’s Army were arraigned Thursday morning at the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 32 for 15 counts of murder. Besides Ocampo, also arraigned were Benito and Wilma Tiamzon, Vicente Ladlad,  Randal Echaniz, Rafael Baylosis, and…

Five members of the Abu Sayyaf Group were killed in a foiled attempt to kidnap a businesswoman in Sulu, the military said. Joint Task Group Sulu chief Col. Allan Arrojado said seven bandits seized Guankim Lim Maujon, 48, from her seaside residence in Barangay Tampakam Laminusam, town of Siasi around…

The number of expired firearm licenses has ballooned to more than 400,000. Of these, 80, 901 units belong to the Juridical or Security Service, the Philippine National Police Firearms and Explosives Office (PNP-FEO) said. In an ABSCBN report, PNP-FEO chief S/Supt. Dennis Siervo said most gun owners complain that the…

All night flights to and from Clark International Airport have been cancelled due to a lightning strike Monday night. Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) President and Chief Executive Officer Emigdio Tanjuatco III said the airport’s navigational equipment was hit by lightning during a storm. As a result, the Civil Aviation…

Nineteen members of the New People’s Army (NPA) voluntarily surrendered to Mayor Dario Otaza of Loreto, Agusan del Sur, the local police, and military personnel from the the 26th Infantry Battalion, 4ID of the Philippine Army. According to police reports, the rebels surrendered in two batches. The first batch, composed…

International terrorist and bomb-making expert Abdul Basit Usman is dead, Malacañang confirmed Sunday evening. “Terror suspect Basit Usman was killed in a firefight in Guindulungan, Maguindanao at around noon today,” Palace spokesman Herminio Coloma Jr. said in a statement. But Coloma added that the Palace is still “awaiting the submission of…

Wanted international terrorist and bomb-making expert Abdul Basit Usman, one of the two high-value targets of the ill-fated Jan. 25 Mamasapano operation is dead, Interaksyon.com reported, citing military intelligence sources. In a story published today, the news portal reported that Usman and two comrades were killed in an encounter with…

The owner of the SUV whose driver and passenger were caught on CCTV camera harassing two traffic enforcers in Quezon City on Wednesday has been identified. The Quezon City Police District identified the suspect as Scott Ian L. Yu. Based on LTO records, Yu is the registered owner of the…