A fragmentation grenade exploded in front of a sari-sari store Thursday evening in the town of Aleosan in North Cotabato, hurting three people, police said. Senior Inspector Bernard Tayong, spokesperson of the North Cotabato Police Provincial Office said unidentified men tossed the grenade in front of the store of a…

Soldiers from the Army’s 25th Infantry Battalion arrested on Sunday a member of the New People’s Army (NPA) and seized a cache of weapons and explosives from the captured rebel. According to SecurityMatters sources, Eugenio Piamonte alias Nestor was apprehended inside his hideout in Barangay Casoon, Monkayo town in Compostela…

Authorities seized some P6 million worth of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) in a buy-bust operation in Iloilo on Tuesday. Joint operatives of the Iloilo Police Provincial Office (IPPO) and Iloilo Provincial Anti-Illegal Drugs Special Operations Task Group (PAIDSOTG) arrested suspects Dennis Paderog and Christopher Paderog during the entrapment operation at Ungka…

The Philippine Coast Guard arrested on Sunday 19 fishermen caught using “likom,” an illegal fishing method that makes use of hollowed tree trunks to drive fishes into nets. The fishermen were identified as Manuel Polistico, Archie Castillon, Carlos Galinato, Arnel Castillon, Benedicto Ali, Wengly Kambel, Ker Bulat-Ag, Apolinario Pakot, Jerom…

Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipina sentenced to death by an Indonesian court for drug trafficking in 2010, has been spared from her scheduled execution Wednesday morning, Jakarta Post reported. According to the report, the Indonesian government carried out the executions of eight other death row convicts despite ardent pleas from…

Maguindanao has been placed under state of calamity for the second time this year, this time due to drought. The provincial board approved the resolution placing the entire province under state of calamity as the dry spell has affected over 2,000 farmers in 36 municipalities. Reports said damages to agriculture…

A fire broke out at The Original Savory Restaurant, an iconic fried chicken eatery near Jones Bridge in Binondo, Manila before noon Thursday. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the blaze started at 11:02 a.m. and reached fifth alarm by 11:24 a.m. The fire spread to nearby building and…

Joint military and police operatives recovered three improvised explosive devices (IED) following an encounter with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Pilar, Sorsogon Sunday. Lt. Col. Perfecto Peñaredondo, chief of the the Army’s 2nd Infantry Battalion, said soldiers led by 2nd IB 1Lt. Joel Pedregosa were patrolling the area with…