(Eagle News) — A Puerto Galera councilor and his son were killed in what police said was an ambush on Tuesday. The police said the attack on Councilor Melchor Arago and his youngest son, Kenneth, took place around 4 p.m. Witnesses said the first to be shot by men on board a motorcycle was Arago’s son, who had gotten off their Honda CRV to open the gate of their house in Barangay Small Tabinay so the […]
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Puerto Galera councilor, son killed in ambush
(Eagle News) — A Puerto Galera councilor and his son were killed in what police said was an ambush on Tuesday. Councilor Melchor Arago and his teenager son were about to enter their home in Oriental Mindoro when the attack took place. The police have yet to determine the number of suspects, and the motive behind the attack. There are no other details available so far.
CPP founder Sison says President Duterte’s accusations vs him “baseless”
“He has to look after his mental health and consult with a professional psychiatrist,” Sison says (Eagle News) — The word war between President Rodrigo Duterte and his former professor, Jose Maria Sison, continued to heat up, with the communist leader denying Duterte’s accusations and taking a swipe at the President’s mental health. “I pity him and I am tempted just to let him go because what he says against me is patently baseless and […]
UPDATED: One dead, several others injured in ambush by suspected NPAs in North Cotabato
At least one person was dead and several others injured after government forces in a convoy clashed with suspected rebels in North Cotabato on Wednesday. The convoy composed mostly of members from the Presidential Security Group was on its way to Cagayan de Oro when they ran into a checkpoint manned by guerrillas, their commander Louie Dagoy told reporters. The fatality was identified as Benjamin Pandia, a member of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit. […]
Aguirre: NBI to release report on Martinez ambush
(Eagle News) –The National Bureau of Investigation is set to come out with a report on their investigation into the ambush of Lalaine Madrigal Martinez, even if the incident was not reported to the police. Justice Vitaliano Aguirre said the absence of a police report on her ambush in Makati on Friday does not mean that the incident did not take place. “Kita niyo naman, yung sasakyan may tama…Kasi ang pinagbabasehan lang niyo na porke hindi totoo yung ambush ay […]
Reporter, napaslang sa ambush
Isang mamahayag ang napatay sa isang ambush sa Balanga, Bataan.
Ambush-slaying in comval town
A town mayor in Compostella Valley died when his convoy was attacked.
