Raid on Ermita in Cebu City nets gambling machines, drugs, handgun, and three minors. Monday’s raid also drew another threat from Mayor Tomas Osmeña, this time against party ally Barangay Captain Felicisimo Rupinta for alleged failure to enforce gambling laws. (Sun.Star Cebu/Allan Defensor)
CEBU CITY -- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) 7 now has some leads to work in the probe on the vigilante killings in Cebu City.
Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Cebu City chapter Alex Tolentino turned over Monday a list of names possibly involved in the summary executions of about 175 people since December 2004.
MANILA -- Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. on Monday lashed out at the Arroyo administration "for trying to cover up its shameless lobbying" with the Supreme Court (SC) on the people's initiative petition.
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Unidentified gunmen killed five members of a family who are into farming, and wounded a child in an attack on a remote village in the southern province of Zamboanga Sibugay, officials said.
DAVAO CITY -- Heavy rains battered Davao del Norte over the weekend, causing flashfloods that affected at least 9,000 families in the province's three municipalities -- Carmen, Braulio E. Dujali, and Sto. Tomas.
