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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1227321 |
Police authorities on Thursday arrested former Negros Oriental governor Pryde Henry Teves over his alleged involvement in terrorism activities.
In a report, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said Teves was nabbed in Barangay Taclobo, Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental at about 8:15 a.m.
The former governor is wanted by the Cebu City Regional Trial Court Branch 74 where he has been charged with violating the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012, with a bail of PHP200,000.
He was also listed as the top Most-Wanted Person at the provincial and regional levels.
In August, the Anti-Terrorism Council designated as terrorists Pryde Henry and his brother, former Negros Oriental congressman Arnolfo Teves Jr., over their alleged involvement in several murder incidents and harassment in the province in the past years when they were still in public office.
These incidents include the March 4, 2023 murder of former Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo and nine others.
Former Negros Oriental governor Pryde Henry Teves has been arrested over his alleged involvement in terrorism activities.
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| https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1227387 |
Criminal complaints have been filed against three police officers involved in the alleged hazing of a rookie in Isabela province, a ranking official of the Philippine National Police (PNP) said Friday.
PNP Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) chief Brig. Gen. Warren de Leon said the three unnamed police officers were slapped with complaints for violation of the Anti-Hazing law before the Isabela Provincial Prosecutors Office for allegedly mauling Pat. Jeremy Matthew Padilla on May 24.
"If they are found guilty of the Anti-Hazing law, they would be meted with reclusion perpetua. They can be jailed up to 30 years and they would also slapped with penalties. They would be fined PHP2 million for that offense," he added.
De Leon said the pre-charge investigation on the administrative complaint of grave misconduct against the three police officers has started.
Meanwhile, he said the officers' company commander would be investigated for administrative charges over the principle of command responsibility.
He was not included because based on the statement of the complainant, he reported the matter but there was no action taken," De Leon added.
He said they do not have evidence yet that the company commander witnessed the actual hazing so an administrative case would suffice for now.
Based on the report, the suspects allegedly punched Padilla in various parts of the body and hit him with a wooden paddle during an action drill in Barangay Macalauat in Angadanan town. The victim's face was also covered with a wet cloth.
Based on the medical report, the victim sustained multiple physical injuries secondary to mauling, including hematoma in the right upper quadrant of his abdomen; hematomas on the anterior and posterior aspects of his right thigh; hematoma on his left forearm; and abrasions on both knees.
Criminal complaints have been filed against three police officers involved in the alleged hazing of a rookie in Isabela province.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/6/21/pcg-member-shot-dead-in-lamitan-city |
A member of the Philippine Coast Guard was shot dead in Lamitan City, Basilan on Thursday.
Lamitan police chief Police Lt. Col. Arlan Delumpines identified the victim as Nurhan Birong, 26, a resident of Akbar town, Basilan.
Birong was assigned to the Ormoc City Coast Guard Station in Leyte province.
The victim was walking with his girlfriend on Sitio Calle Onse, Barangay Maligaya when he was shot thrice by one of two men onboard a motorcycle.
Biron was taken to the Lamitan City Hospital where he was declared dead.
Police are investigating the incident.
A member of the PCG has been assassinated.
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| https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/579939/barangay-councilor-from-pinamungajan-cebu-nabbed-for-drugs |
An active barangay councilor of Tutay, Pinamungajan, Cebu landed in jail after he was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest for drug charges in Aloguinsan town on Thursday morning, June 20, 2024.
The warrant was in connection with a case relating to illegal drugs that the barangay official was allegedly involved in.
The subject of the operation was identified as Rhaabe Yanong Norteza, of legal age, married, and an active councilor of Barangay Tutay in the municipality of Pinamungajan, southwestern Cebu.
Norteza reportedly previously served as a barangay chairman of his hometown before his current position.
Police, in a report, said that the suspect was spotted and apprehended in Barangay Poblacion, Aloguinsan town in southwestern Cebu at around 10:30 a.m. on Thursday.
The warrant of arrest against him was then served by personnel of the Aloguinsan Municipal Station Tracker team.
Norteza is facing charges for the possession of illegal drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia, which were filed against him by law enforcers in Pinamungajan town.
Meanwhile, his warrant of arrest was issued by the presiding judge of the Family Court Branch 59 of Toledo City, Cebu.
Norteza was then arrested and temporarily detained at the custodial facility of the Aloguinsan Municipal Station for a few hours.However, he was released by authorities on the very same day.
According to police, Norteza was able to get out of jail on Thursday evening after he posted a surety bail amounting to around P40,000.
A barangay councilor has been busted for drugs.
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| https://mb.com.ph/2024/6/21/cop-shoots-self-while-cleaning-gun |
A policemen accidentally shot himself while cleaning his service firearm in his barracks in this town on Tuesday, June 18.
Police identified the victim as Police Staff Sgt. Christian Dior Astoveza, a resident of Barangay Bacong Ilaya here.
Police Patrolman Ejay Loretizo found the body of the victim. A cleaning kit was found near the victim’s body.
Loretizo said he last saw Astoveza cleaning his service firearm.
Police are conducting further investigation.
A policemen accidentally shot himself while cleaning his gun.
Authorities nabbed a jail guard in a buy-bust operation on Friday, June 21, in Barangay Can-uguib, Abuyog, Leyte.The suspect was identified as Amir, 45, a high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade, and a resident of Abuyog.
Amir was arrested after he sold suspected shabu worth P500 to a poseur-buyer.
Recovered from the suspect were five small sachets containing shabu.
Amir yielded a total of 3.24 grams shabu worth P22,000.
He was brought to the Abuyog Municipal Police Station for documentation and processing.
The suspect was allegedly a supplier of illegal drugs in a jail facility in Abuyog.
He faces drug-related cases.
A jail guard has been busted for drugs.
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| https://www.philstar.com/nation/2024/06/23/2364998/barangay-exec-killed-cidg-bar-firearm-sale-bust |
Policeman seized four assault rifles and two pistols from a barangay chairman killed in an anti-gunrunning operation in Balabagan, Lanao del Sur on Saturday that turned haywire.
Brig. Gen. Prexy Tanggawohn, director of the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, on Sunday identified the slain gunrunner as Billy Jack Ogca, barangay chairman of Upper Itil in Balabagan, a seaside town in the second district of Lanao del Sur.
Ogca and four others were to sell three M16 rifles, an M14 rifle, and two .45 caliber pistols, piled inside their white Toyota Hilux pick-up truck, to agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region, but pulled out guns and opened fire when they sensed they were to be arrested, sparking a gunfight.
In a report to Tanggawohn, Police Lt. Col. Ariel Huesca, regional chief of CIDG-BAR, said four companions of Ogca, one of them clad in an Army uniform, managed to escape amid the commotion triggered by the shootout along a stretch of a highway in Barangay Upper Itil.
Tanggawohn said the CIDG-BAR is now in custody of the firearms seized during the supposed tradeoff between its agents and Ogca's group that went awry.
A barangay chairman has been killed in a police raid over his illegal guns.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1954397/pampanga-bamban-police-officials-relieved-after-unreported-killings-on-central-luzon |
The Pampanga province police director and Porac police chief were relieved from their posts following the alleged “unreported killings” of foreigners on top of the raided Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (Pogo) hub in the area, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Rommel Marbil said on Monday.
“There were killings there that were not adequately probed; it’s not normal for foreigners to die there, and they are now investigating why this is happening,” Marbil said in Filipino in a press conference.
He also bared that several police officials in Bamban were discharged for the same reason, and since both raided Pogo hubs were in Region 3, the Central Luzon police director is under investigation.
“We are looking into those who were directly involved: the provincial director and the municipality’s chief of police … We are also investigating the regional director regarding these reports that are not appropriately addressed, he added in Filipino.
The Pampanga province police director and Porac police chief were relieved from their posts over unreported killings of foreigners related to POGOs.
A retired member of the Philippine Army was arrested for threatening traffic enforcers with a gun after being issued traffic citation tickets on Tuesday, June 25.
Police Regional Office 4A identified the suspect as alias Ulysses.
According to the police report, the suspect was flagged down by two Carmona Traffic Management Office (CARTMO) enforcers along J.M. Loyola St. for reckless driving and disregarding traffic signs.
“He threatened the two CARTMO enforcers by shouting at them while pulling out from his bag one caliber .45 pistol,” Carmona Municipal Police Station (MPS) Chief of Police Lt. Col. Jefferson Ison told the Manila Bulletin.
“Other than the unlicensed firearm and ammunition, upon searching of his bag and body, we found an improvised toother, one empty plastic sachet with a small amount of suspected shabu residues and rolled foil.”
Alias Uly is now under the custody of Carmona MPS and is facing charges for threat and violation of the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.
A retired member of the Philippine Army was arrested for threatening traffic enforcers with a gun after being issued traffic citation tickets.
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| https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1953781/bamban-mayor-charged-with-human-trafficking |
The investigation arm of the Philippine National Police and an interagency body focused on combating organized crime have filed a nonbailable qualified human trafficking charge against Mayor Alice Guo of Bamban, Tarlac, over her alleged ties with an illegal Philippine offshore gaming operator (Pogo) hub in her town.
The PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) and the Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) submitted the complaint to the Department of Justice (DOJ) early Friday morning, carrying two cardboard storage boxes that contained evidence against the suspended local official and 13 other respondents.
Based on a document shown to reporters, Guo, also referred to as “Guo Hua Ping,” and the other respondents were charged with violation of Republic Act No. 9208, or the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act, as amended by Republic Act No. 10364 and further amended by Republic Act No. 11862.
Guo was linked to an alleged “grand conspiracy to commit labor trafficking” of around 500 foreign Pogo workers who were rescued during a raid on the compound on March 13.
Bamban Mayor Alice Guo has been charged with human trafficking.
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