3 gunrunning suspects sued
THE Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Davao del Sur filed charges Thursday before the Provincial Prosecutor's Office against three suspects, including the alleged leader, for gunrunning.
Charged with violation of the Republic Act 8294, otherwise known as Codifying the...
Holcim launches CSR projects to mark 100th anniversary
HOLCIM Philippines Inc. held outreach activities in communities it had worked with to mark the company's 100th anniversary on May 24.
Joseph Bernal, Holcim Davao plant manager, said around 300 of their employees launched several corporate social responsibility projects (CSR) in Barangays...
Man in multiple rape endorsed to Mati court
THE Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Davao Region on Monday turned over a man accused of rape before a court in Mati City, Davao Oriental.
Senior Superintendent Albert Ignatius Ferro, CIDG regional chief, identified the suspect as Magdalino Lamang, a driver and resident...
Farmers told: Air grievances to police
POLICE dared the Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas-Southern Mindanao Region (KMP-SMR) to address its sentiments on the death of a comrade before the Davao City Police Office (DCPO), instead of holding rallies on the streets.
Superintendent Dionisio Abude, chief of the Talomo police station...
Landmine mibusikad
DUHA ka mga sundalo samtang usa ka sibilyan ang naangol dihang mibusikad ang landmine alas 9:00 sa buntag kagahapon didto sa Sitio Maripon, Barangay Paradise Embac, Paquibato District, siyudad sa Davao.
Kini ang gipahibalo ni Major Jake Obligado, commanding officer sa Civil Military...
6th most wanted in Davao nabbed
THE Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) arrested on Tuesday one of the most wanted persons in Davao Region at Times Beach, Barangay 76-A in Davao City.
Senior Superintendent Albert Ignatius D. Ferro, CIDG regional chief, identified the suspect as Aquino Hervas Jr., alias...
Village exec tags own husband in radioman's slay
A BARANGAY executive in Davao Oriental is blaming her husband for the killing of radio broadcaster Nestor Libaton.
Libaton, 47, a radio announcer for the Catholic-run station DxHM in Mati City, was shot dead by unidentified assailants on May 8.
It strengthens an earlier...
5 men nabbed for stealing rubber sandals
POLICE arrested five suspects for stealing rubber sandals from El Camino Ventures located in Lapu-Lapu Street, Agdao, Davao City on Monday.
Senior Inspector Ronald Lao, chief of the Sta. Ana Police Station, identified the suspects as John Mike Golion, Bradly Inso, Gabriel Puno, Jonthan...
P40M lost in fire incidents in Davao
SOME P40 million worth of properties were lost in fire incidents in Davao City this month, the Davao City Fire District reported Monday.
Fire Chief Inspector Carlos Dueñas, fire district marshal, said four fire incidents happened in the city this month, with Deco Arts on Quimpo Blvd....
Color coding, new IDs for trikes, motorcyclists
THE Davao City Government has started the color-coding scheme and identification system for drivers of tricycles and motorcycles in an effort to control criminalities in the metropolis.
Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said such regulation is for the public to identify even from afar...
Military chief positive of GRP-NDF peace talks
AN OFFICIAL of the Army's 10th Infantry Division (ID) said he is confident there is still a chance to achieve the goals of the peace negotiations between the Government of the Philippines and National Democratic Front (GPH-NDF).
In Tuesday's Armed Forces of the Philippines/Philippine...
Hubby tagged in bizwoman's slay
IT WASN’T a robbery but a case of spousal battle for a property that left a 79-year-old storeowner dead in Toril, Monday.
Police arrested the dead woman’s husband and the suspect who confessed to the crime.
Rosario Albat Gonzales was found dead by her daughter, Geraldine Gonzales-...
Davao tourism officer, power coop exec robbed
DAVAO CITY – Unidentified robbers ran off P488,000 worth of valuables and cash from the houses of a tourism official and an executive of a power cooperative in separate incidents last Sunday inside upscale subdivisions.
Robbers struck first the house of Jason Magnaye, chief of the Davao...
Meat hauler shot dead
A MEAT hauler was shot dead by two male suspects on board a motorcycle in Purok 4, Macleod, Toril, Davao City Saturday morning.
Toril Police Chief Dionisio Escobañez identified the victim as William Anobong Lucas, 54, resident of Della Compound, Lipadas, Barangay Daliao, Toril, Davao City...
Landmines seized at Pantukan checkpoint
AUTHORITIES seized 12 pieces of improvised landmines and arrested a suspect at a checkpoint along the national highway in Barangay Kingking in Pantukan, Compostela Valley on Wednesday.
Major Ma. Christina Rosa Manuel, executive officer of Civil Military Operation (CMO) Battalion of the...
Police hunt robbery suspect who raped maid
POLICE are hunting down a man who allegedly raped a housemaid in a robbery incident at Dacoville Subdivision in Dumoy, Talomo District, Davao City, Saturday evening.
Superintendent Dionisio Abude, Talomo police chief, said there is only a lone suspect in the incident, not four as earlier...
Enforce laws, ordinances, village officials told
DAVAO City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte urged officials of all the city's 182 barangays to enforce the laws or ordinances in their areas of responsibility to reduce crime incidents.
In a general assembly at the Royal Mandaya Hotel on Monday, Duterte issued instructions anew to barangay...
Househelp believed to have thrown fetus
POLICE are trying to identify the mother who threw a seven-month fetus found in a compost pit in GSIS Heights in Matina last Tuesday.
In a phone interview, Superintendent Dionisio Abude, chief of the Talomo Police Station, identified the suspect as one Leonora O. Pipino, 24, a resident...
Burglars strike in Emily Homes
A TOTAL of P237,200 worth of valuable items, jewelry, and cash were stolen from two houses in separate burglary incidents in Cabantian, Davao City on Tuesday afternoon.
The first incident happened at around 2:10 p.m. at a house in Phase 3 Block 8, Lot 5, Emily Homes in Cabantian, owned by...
Police office gets praise from vice mayor
VICE Mayor Rodrigo Duterte lauded Monday the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) for a job well done, after an ex-convict was killed in a shootout at Purok 6, Nograles Avenue, Barangay 76-A Bucana.
Superintendent Antonio E. Rivera, chief of the San Pedro Police Station, identified the suspect...
Ex-con killed in police shootout
DAVAO City Vice Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte lauded Monday the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) over the neutralization of a suspected gun-for-hire who was killed in a shootout with policemen on Sunday.
"I congratulate the police for a job well done. Right after the incident pinuntahan ko agad...
Vice mayor: No sense in war over Scarborough
DAVAO CITY -- Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte sees no sense in waging war against China over the contested Panatag or Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
In his television program Sunday, Duterte said whether the Philippines is an ally of the United States, warfare should never be a...
Task force ordered: Strengthen drive vs terror
THE Philippine Army (PA) chief ordered Tuesday Task Force Davao (TFD) to strengthen its campaign against anti-terrorist and continue the implementation of the Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP) Bayanihan in its area of responsibility.
Lieutenant General Emmanuel Bautista, PA chief,...
Murder raps filed vs suspect in Layao slay
THE Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Davao Region filed murder charges on Tuesday against one of the suspects in the killing of barangay captain Aljun Narciso Layao before the City Prosecutor’s Office.
Charged was one Petronilio Aquino Demicilio, of Barangay Baganihan in...
Nanghulga nasikpaw
USA ka tawo nga nanghulga sa biyuda ni Kapitan Aldion Layao ang nasikop sa mga otoridad alas 11:00 sa buntag kagahapon didto sa Barangay Lacson, Calinan District, siyudad sa Davao.
Ang suspek gidudahang nalambigit sa pagpatay kang Layao, apan wa pa gikumpirma sa otoridad sanglit padayon...
