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…

Three members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and a soldier were killed on Thursday after government troops raided a suspected bomb-making factory of the bandit group in Basilan, military reports said. Navy Captain Roy Vincent Trinidad, Joint Task Group Zambasulta chief, said combined troops from the 3rd Scout Ranger…

Twenty-one of the 72 bodies retrieved from the deadly fire that gutted a Valenzuela factory on Wednesday were buried temporarily last night, GMA News reported. According to the report aired this morning, coffins containing the remains of the victims were numbered for identification and retrieval for subsequent DNA testing. After…

The Abu Sayyaf Group on Thursday freed a teacher they abducted in Zamboanga Sibugay last March, a military report said. Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Joint Task Group Sulu (AFP-JTGS) commander Col. Allan Arrojado said the victim, Reynadeth Bagonoc-Silvano, 31, was released at 7:30 a.m. in downtown Jolo. Arrojado said…

PADPAO membership is not a mandatory requirement for private security agencies (PSAs) applying for license to operate (LTO), Supervisory Office for Security and Investigation Agencies (SOSIA) affirmed. SecurityMatters obtained a copy of the letter addressed to Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Florencio Abad in which SOSIA chief, PC/Supt.…

Firefighters have recovered over 70 bodies from the burnt rubber slipper factory in Valenzuela City, a Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) official confirmed. BFP regional director F/Sr. Supt. Sergio Soriano Jr. said that as of 1:40 p.m., fire officials have retrieved at least 72 bodies, most of which from the…

Four security guards have been slapped with administrative and criminal charges in relation to the Jolo Revilla shooting incident. Acting Muntinlupa police chief Senior Supt. Allan Nobleza said they have filed charges against three Asian Hospital and Medical Center (AHMC) guards and a security guard from the Ayala Alabang Village…