3 arrested, including cop, for illegally selling firearms in Taguig
MANILA, Philippines — Three suspects, including a police officer, were arrested in an entrapment operation for illegally selling firearms, the Southern Police District (SPD) said on Wednesday. The operation was conducted by the SPD Special Operations Unit on Tuesday along Acacia Street, Cembo, Taguig City. READ: Retired cop busted for selling loose firearms It resulted in the apprehension of alias Bobby Lewis, a 28-year-old woman, alias John,...
2024-07-03T14:39:14Z
Death of top NPA commander in Sorsogon could lead to surrenders – Army
CASTILLA, SORSOGON, Philippines — The death of Jose Arnel Estiller, 57, who was regarded as the highest-ranking official of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Sorsogon, is expected to lead to the possible surrender of his comrades, a military officer said Wednesday, July 3. Brigadier General Ricky Laniog, commander of the 903rd Infantry Brigade, told Inquirer in an interview that after Estiller, also known as “Mando,” “Arnel,” and “Ariston,” was...
2024-07-03T14:24:12Z
E-bike driver shot in Cebu City, persons of interest identified
CEBU CITY, Philippines —An e-bike driver was shot by two assailants who began shooting out of nowhere in Sitio Cabancalan 2, Barangay Bulacao, Cebu City on Tuesday evening, July 2, 2024. Around 10:40 p.m. on Tuesday, the Inayawan Police Station received a call from a concerned citizen reporting a shooting near a bakery in the barangay. The victim, identified as a man known by the alias “Bryan,” of legal age and a resident of the barangay, earns...
2024-07-03T13:47:05Z