2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (190+ words) Flood-prone stretches of Metro Manila’s busiest roads are set for drainage upgrades as the Department of Public Works and Highways moves to increase the capacity of street inlets to handle heavy rainfall. Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon said construction would…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (117+ words) Police arrested a 22-year-old woman in Pinamungajan, Cebu, on Wednesday over an alleged violation of the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act. The suspect was apprehended in Barangay Tanibag on Sept. 9 after officers from the Pinamungajan Municipal Police Station verified information about…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (190+ words) A 21-year-old man ranked second on Eastern Visayas’ most wanted list was arrested in Julita, Leyte, after police located him in his home barangay, authorities said. The suspect, identified only as alias “Zion,” was taken into custody in Barangay Dita…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (228+ words) A court-authorized search in this town uncovered two pistols, a hand grenade and about Php 204,000 worth of suspected shabu, leading to the arrest of a suspect, police said. Operatives searched a property in Barangay Pulang-Lupa on Sept. 4 and allegedly found…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (212+ words) A suspect ranked as the No. 1 most wanted person at the regional level was taken into custody in General Santos City after police located him in Barangay San Isidro, authorities said. The arrest was made along Nuñez Street on Sept....

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (233+ words) A 23-year-old man wanted in a rape case was arrested in Porac, Pampanga, after nearly three years of avoiding authorities, according to the Philippine National Police. The suspect, who carried a Php 130,000 reward, was located in Barangay Palat following weeks…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (248+ words) Police arrested three men and recovered several firearms, ammunition and a fragmentation grenade in separate operations in Samar, Iloilo and Capiz from Sept. 1 to 3. In Samar, authorities arrested a 38-year-old barangay chairman identified only as alias “Naldo” during the implementation…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (255+ words) A 31-year-old man facing sexual assault and statutory rape charges was arrested in Quezon City after police tracked him to Barangay Kamuning on Sept. 1. The suspect was ranked fourth on the National Capital Region’s most wanted list and second among…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (342+ words) Police seized more than Php 5.4 million worth of suspected shabu in a series of operations across Western Visayas within 24 hours, alongside firearms and equipment allegedly used in illegal fishing. The Police Regional Office 6 said its anti-drug operations from 6 a.m. Sunday to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (156+ words) Police arrested an alleged high-value drug suspect and seized about Php 1.02 million worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Bula, Camarines Sur. The 46-year-old suspect, identified only as alias “Neil,” was caught in Barangay Pawili on Saturday after…...