FILIPINO journalists remained at risk of getting killed and harassed under the government of President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., according to the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Read the full story.
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Police killed in ambush in Bayawan City
A POLICE officer was killed in an ambush by still unidentified suspect past 4:50 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2022 in Sitio Ipil-ipil, Barangay San Roque, Bayawan City in Negros Oriental.The victim was identified as Police Corporal Rey Ambo, of the 705th Mobile Company Regional Mobile Force Battalion Central Visayas.The Bayawan City police received a call […]
ICC asks Duterte gov’t to prove it’s really probing drug deaths
THE INTERNATIONAL Criminal Court’s (ICC) Office of the Prosecutor on Tuesday said it would ask the Philippine government to provide proof that it had investigated its war on drugs that has killed thousands, days after the tribunal suspended an initial probe. The Philippines must submit concrete proof that it is taking steps to hold human […]
Bolshoi Theater performer killed in accident on stage during opera
MOSCOW — A performer at Moscow’s renowned Bolshoi Theater was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage during an opera, the theater said. The Bolshoi, one of Russia’s most prestigious theaters, said the incident occurred during a set change in Sadko, an opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. “The opera was immediately stopped and […]
Barangay councilor killed in Carmen road accident
A BARANGAY councilor was killed after having been hit by a motorcycle at 5:40 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, in Brgy. Dawis Norte, Carmen town. Patrick Escoton, 44, a barangay councilor in that barangay, was declared dead on arrival when he was brought to a hospital in Danao. Jehan Basan Quinaquin, 27, who was […]
Duterte commends anti-drug authorities for operation that killed 4 Chinese
PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte has applauded law enforcement authorities for an anti-drug operation in Zambales in northern Philippines that yielded P3.4 billion worth of methamphetamine, while feeling sorry for the Chinese nationals killed in the drug bust. “I give you my snappy salute and congratulations. If the (illegal drugs) were distributed, it could have destroyed […]
Almost P4B shabu seized; 4 Chinese killed in drug busts
FOUR Chinese men, including one of the biggest shabu importers in the Philippines, were killed and P3.4 billion worth of shabu was seized in a drug bust that led to an armed encounter in Zambales Tuesday, September 7, 2021. Another operation in Bulacan a few hours later ended in the arrest of three other Chinese […]
TIMELINE: Lawyers/prosecutors killed in Cebu
AT LEAST eight lawyers were killed in Cebu since December 2016. The latest victim was human rights lawyer Rex Fernandez, who was gunned down Thursday, August 26, 2021, in Cebu City. Here’s a timeline of the killings involving Cebu lawyers/prosecutors. DECEMBER 22, 2016 GOERING PADERANGA Lawyer Goering Paderanga, 62, died on December 22, 2016 after […]
Court convicts cop for murder of mother and son in Tarlac province
A REGIONAL trial court in Tarlac on Thursday convicted a former policeman for the murder of a mother and her son last year. The court sentenced ex-Staff Sergeant Jonel Nuezca to a jail term of 40 years for each count of murder. It also ordered the convict to pay the heirs of Sonya and Frank […]
Malilong: Ninoy
I remember that day very well. It was a Sunday afternoon and, as usual, I was at the University of San Carlos (USC) gymnasium to watch the Cebu Amateur Athletic Association basketball tournament. Midway in the first game of the scheduled quadruple header, somebody behind us shouted excitedly in Bisaya that Aquino was killed, shot […]
2 killed in buy-bust at SRP lot in Cebu City
TWO men suspected of selling shabu in bulk were killed after exchanging fire with anti-illegal drug operatives at the South Road Properties (SRP) in Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City on Thursday night, July 8, 2021. Operatives of the Philippine National Police’s Drug Enforcement Group (DEG) Central Visayas recovered four kilos of shabu from the two men, […]
Myanmar , urgent need to restore stability
On February 1, the Myanmar military launched a coup d’etat, which plunged Myanmar into political, social, and economic turmoil. Since then, the people have launched large-scale public demonstrations, and strikes by public officials and employees in the public and private sectors have spread to most cities and even remote rural areas. Most areas in Myanmar […]
2 suspected rebels killed, 11 wanted persons caught
TWO men believed to be members of the New People’s Army (NPA) were killed, and 11 others were arrested in different operations conducted by the Regional Intelligence Unit (RIU) 7 throughout Central Visayas on the 53rd anniversary of the NPA, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, on Monday, March 29, 2021. […]