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  • Sunday Clashes: 3 ASG Bandits Killed in Basilan; Sub-leader Wounded in Sulu

    Three members of the Abu Sayyaf Group were killed in a clash in Tuburan, Basilan Sunday dawn, the military reported. Joint Task Group Basilan chief Col. Rolando Bautista said government troops were conducting an operation in Barangay Campo Dos in Lamitan City to get Abdul Hassan Tanadjalun alias “Bullet” when…

  • Abaya, Honrado, Two Others Face Administrative Raps for ‘Laglag-bala’ Scheme

    An administrative complaint has been filed against Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya, Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager Jose Angel Honrado and two other officials in connection with the “laglag-bala” extortion scheme victimizing travelers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano, Volunteers Against Crime…

  • Crime Group Member Killed, Three Arrested in Negros Occidental Shootout

    A member of an extremist crime group was killed, three others were arrested, and two were able to escape during a shootout with joint police and military operatives in Cauayan town, Negros Occidental, Wednesday. Police identified the fatality as Richanel Noble, 27, while the arrested suspects were identified as Edwin…

  • Two Chinese Diplomats Killed in Cebu City Shooting

    Two Chinese diplomats were shot dead while another was wounded in a shooting incident during a birthday luncheon at a restaurant in Cebu City Wednesday. The fatalities were identified as Consul Sun Shan and Consul Finance Officer Hui Li. The two were pronounced dead after being taken to two separate…

  • Abducted Agusan del Sur Mayor, Son Found Dead

    Loreto, Agusan del Sur Mayor Dario Otaza and his son Daryl, were found dead in Butuan City Tuesday, hours after they were abducted from their home by unidentified armed men who claimed to be NBI agents. The bodies of the two were discovered by residents in a coconut plantation in…

  • Five NPA Rebels Killed in Nasugbu Encounter

    Five members of the New People’s Army were killed in an encounter with the 730th Combat Group of the Philippine Air Force in Nasugbu, Batangas Wednesday afternoon. SecurityMatters sources said the troops were conducting combat patrol in response to reported presence of armed men in the area when they were…

  • Cop Shoots Bus Hostage-taker Dead in Manila

    An identified man who took his fellow bus passenger hostage was shot dead by a cop Thursday afternoon in Manila. According to reports, the man held hostage a female student of Technological University of the Philippines while they were aboard a southbound HM Transport Bus traversing Taft Avenue. Several witnesses,…

  • Security Operations As A Service

    Other than just being a manpower provider, security operations is a real component of the enterprise  it serves. In my little over ten years in the private security industry in the Philippines, I’ve learned a few things, such as that the security industry is much more like public safety than…