National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) anti-narcotics agents arrested two suspected suppliers of “rape drug” gamma-hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) during a raid on two condominium units in Mandaluyong City before dawn on Tuesday. Members of the NBI – Reaction Arrest and Interdiction Division (RAID) apprehended Nigerian national Ashimiyu Balugun and Filipina model…

Seeking to address pressing issues pertaining to cybercrimes, governments across the globe are gearing up to protect themselves from cyber attempts on their critical infrastructure. Now on its third year, Cyber Intelligence Asia will be taking place at the heart of the Philippine capital, Manila, on April 21-24, 2015 at…

A new leader has taken the place of deceased Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) founder Ameril Umbra Kato. Sheik Ismail Abubakar, former BIFF vice chief of staff and the group’s vice chairman for political affairs, has replaced Kato, BIFF spokesperson Abu Misry Mama said. Despite the military’s pronouncement of the BIFF’s ‘gradual…

At least six people, including three Filipinos, are being held captive by some 80 members of separatist group Abu Sayyaf, a military official said Monday. Believed to be still in custody of the Abu Sayyaf are Dutch national Ewold Horn, Filipino-Chinese Yahung Chen, Joshua Bani from Tawi-Tawi, Korean national Nwi…

Military and police officials are verifying reports that wanted Filipino bomb expert Abdul Basit Usman has been sighted in Basilan. Various reports said that Usman, who has a US$1-million bounty on his head, was spotted with 10 armed men, four of whom were foreign-looking, in an area where rogue group…

Alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles was found guilty of serious illegal detention and sentenced to life imprisonment. Judge Elmo Alameda of Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150 sentenced Napoles to life imprisonment and ordered her to pay P100,000 for the serious illegal detention case filed by her cousin…

Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighter founder Ustadz Ameril Umbra Kato is dead. The confirmation came from Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal following reports that Kato died before dawn on Tuesday. Several reports reaching SecurityMatters said Kato died of cardiac arrest at around 2 a.m. in his hideout…

Melinda Magsino, a 41-year-old former Philippine Daily Inquirer correspondent was shot dead at noontime Monday, police said. According to an Inquirer.net report, initial investigation revealed that Magsino was walking along a street in Purok 2, Barangay Balagtas at around 12:10 p.m. when an unidentified gunman aboard a motorcycle shot her.…