PNP, AFP, Muslim leaders vow to prevent terror in Central Visayas
In attaining peace, collaboration is key. With this in mind, Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), and Major General Raul del Rosario, commander...
View ArticleBato: No abusive cops in fight vs ‘state of lawless violence’
Philippine National Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said on Monday (Sept. 5) no police officer would abuse his or her authority under a state of lawless violence. President Duterte declared a...
View ArticleDavao City gov’t releases P4.5M cash aid for bomb victims
The local government of Davao City approved on Tuesday, the release of P4.5-million cash assistance for the victims of the deadly explosion. Through an urgent motion at the Davao City Council, a...
View ArticleLawmaker bares attempt to break into her car and plant bomb
A party-list congresswoman revealed on Tuesday, that unidentified persons tried to break into her car at the House of Representatives complex on Monday night in what she suspected to be an attempt to...
View Article3 Davao City schools get bomb threats
At least three schools here received bomb threats on Tuesday, sending a wave of panic among students, teachers and parents. The bomb threats came four days after a powerful blast ripped through the...
View ArticleTask Force Davao gets new commander after blast
The military-led Task Force Davao got a new commander after Mayor Sara Duterte batted for the relief of Col. Henry Robinson in the aftermath of the last Friday's deadly blast that killed 14 people and...
View ArticleGordon: Give Duterte power to suspend writ of habeas corpus
Sen. Richard Gordon on Thursday said the President should be granted the authority to suspend the writ of habeas corpus -- a move that would allow warrantless arrests -- to quell terrorism and illegal...
View ArticleDuterte to give P250K to kin of those killed, maimed in Davao blast
President Duterte announced on Monday night that he would give P250,000 in cash assistance to each of the families of the 15 people who died in the Sept. 2 bombing at a night market here. The...
View Article‘Attempted act of terror’
An improvised explosive device (IED) which the police said was similar to the one used in the Sept. 2 Davao City night market bombing was discovered near the US Embassy in Manila on Monday morning....
View ArticleNinth suspect in Davao City night market bombing nabbed
The ninth suspect in the Davao City night market bombing last September was arrested by authorities, the military said on Friday. The post Ninth suspect in Davao City night market bombing nabbed...
View ArticleCam footage shows killing of Maguindanao mayor in Manila
MANILA, Philippines — A mayor in Maguindanao pro¬vince, whose name appeared on President Rodrigo Duterte’s list of politicians allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade, was shot and killed by a...
View ArticleProtestant groups pray for gov’t ‘wisdom’ amid Davao blast
A Protestant ecumenical group said on Sunday, it has been praying to God to bestow wisdom upon the Philippine government, amid the "senseless and inhumane" bombing of a Davao City night market that...
View ArticleDuterte mulls hiring hatchet men, mercenaries to destroy Abu Sayyaf
President Rodrigo Duterte wants the fight with the Abu Sayyaf to end in the bandit group's annihilation that he is even willing to hire fearless hatchet men or mercenaries to make this happen,...
View ArticleNegros execs back Duterte move vs ‘state of lawlessness’
Negrense local executives condemned on Sunday the bombing in Davao City and expressed full support for President Duterte's moves to stop "lawless violence" all over the country. The bombing at the...
View ArticleDavao City bomb ‘similar’ to 2005 Ecoland IED – PNP chief
The bomb that went off at the night market along Roxas Ave. here on Friday – which killed 14 people and wounded 67 others – was “closely similar” to the explosive that went off at the Ecoland Terminal...
View ArticleDavao City gov’t extends medical, burial aid to bomb victims
The victims of Friday's deadly blast in Davao City will be given all the attention and assistance that they need, according to the city government. Jefry Tupas, the city information chief, said on...
View ArticlePNP, AFP, Muslim leaders vow to prevent terror in Central Visayas
In attaining peace, collaboration is key. With this in mind, Chief Supt. Noli Taliño, director of the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7), and Major General Raul del Rosario, commander of...
View ArticleTaguig court convicts Maute men who bombed Davao night market
MANILA, Philippines — A Taguig City Regional Trial Court (RTC) on Tuesday convicted 11 men behind the 2016 bombing of a night market in Davao City that killed 15 people and wounded 69 others. In a...
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