At least 140 public schools are situated in barangays that sit atop the 100-kilometer West Valley Fault, the Department of Education (DepEd) said. In reaction to the warning issued by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on possible movement by the West Valley Fault that could trigger a 7.2-magnitude…

Twenty five members of the New People’s Army (NPA) operating in Mindanao surrendered to authorities Wednesday in Agusan del Sur, reports said. During surrender rites held in the town of Loreto, Mayor Otaza turned over custody of the returnees to the local police headed by Inspector Ruben Combo. The rebel…

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is looking into the disappearance of Engr. Evan Labonete and his business partner, Nicomedes Eguna, who went missing in January. But the country’s top investigating body is still facing a blank wall as to what transpired and who could be involved. At a press…

Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Region 7 arrested four men and recovered P1-million worth of shabu and several firearms in separate raids over the weekend. Arrested were Edgar Padillo, Ernesto Mamalia, Samuel Villanueva, and  Dexter Pasaje. Padillo and Mamalia were arrested by the team of Chief Insp.…

A security guard died on the spot after falling off the 16th floor of Victoria Towers condominium in Quezon City Tuesday dawn, police said. Quezon City Police District-Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit identified the victim as Malton Baldosa of Kaakibat Security Agency. According to reports, Zhan Kiram, a security guard…

A former police officer implicated in the 2011 Abu Sayyaf kidnapping of an Australian national was arrested by operatives of the Philippine National Police Anti-Kidnapping Group (PNP-AKG) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Friday in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, police said on Monday. Arrested was dismissed Senior Police Officer 2…

A Malaysian couple abducted by suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits Thursday night in Sandakan town in Sabah, Malaysia may have been transported to Sulu, military reports said. Thien Nyuk Fun, 50, owner of Ocean King Restaurant and tourist Bernard Then Ted Fen, 39, were abducted from the seaside restaurant around 7…

Joint operatives of the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC), National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), and Naval Intelligence Security Group on Thursday rescued a total of 68 people who were duped into working abroad following separate raids in two safehouses of a suspected illegal recruitment syndicate in Imus, Cavite. Sources from…