MANILA, Philippines, Nov 5, 2023 (AFP) – A radio broadcaster was fatally shot inside his studio in the Philippines on Sunday, police said, the latest in a long list of journalists killed in the country. Juan Jumalon, 57, was in his home-based studio on the southern island of Mindanao when a gunman shot him in the head, said Captain Deore Ragonio, police chief in Calamba municipality. Jumalon is the fourth journalist to be slain since […]
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NBI to conduct autopsy of ex-cop Nuezca who died at NBP hospital, says Bucor
BuCor says initial findings point to possible heart attack as cause of death of Nuezca who was convicted for fatally shooting mother-and-son neighbors in viral video (Eagle News) – A dismissed Paranaque police officer, who was convicted for killing a 52-year old woman and her son whom he was trying to arrest in December last year in Tarlac, had died while in jail, the Bureau of Corrections confirmed on Wednesday, Dec. 1. BuCor […]
DOJ chief Guevarra directs NBI to probe killing of suspended BuCor legal chief
(Eagle News) – The Department of Justice has asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the killing of the Bureau of Corrections former legal chief who was gunned down on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 19, in Muntinlupa City as he was about to fetch his young daughter at school. In Department Order No. 82 dated Feb. 19, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra directed the NBI to “conduct an investigation and case build-up on the […]
Guevarra orders NBI to probe killing of former Batangas Rep. Mendoza, two others
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate the killing of former 2nd District Batangas Rep. Edgar Mendoza and two others. Guevarra gave the order to investigate the killing of Mendoza, Ruel Ruiz, and bodyguard Nicanor Mendoza, whose bodies were charred beyond recognition in a burnt vehicle in Tiaong, Quezon early Thursday, in Department Order No. 12. Guevarra, who issued the order on Friday, Jan. 10, also […]
Suspect in killing of radio broadcaster in Negros Oriental surrenders
(Eagle News) — A suspect in the killing of a radio broadcaster in Negros Oriental has surrendered to authorities. Patrolman Roger Rubio of the 2nd Provincial Mobile Force Company gave himself up to his superior, Police Lt. Col. Judymar de Leon, around 6 p.m. on November 13. It was unclear what Rubio’s role was in the killing of Dindo Generoso. Apart from Rubio, authorities have suspects Teddy Salaw, Glen Corsame, and Tomasino Aledro in their […]
Court convicts Army reservist in 2016 Manila road rage shooting
(Eagle News)–A Manila regional trial court has convicted an Army reservist of the murder of a cyclist in a road rage incident in Manila in 2016. Manila Branch 14 Judge Buenaventura Albert J. Tenorio Jr. found Vhon Martin Tanto guilty beyond reasonable doubt of shooting and killing road rage victim Mark Vincent Garalde after an altercation between them, Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said. Tanto shot Garalde twice after a fistfight ensued when Tanto’s car […]
DFA checking if Filipinos among those killed, injured in Utrecht tram attack
(Eagle News)—The Department of Foreign Affairs is still checking whether Filipinos were among those killed or injured in the shooting in Utrecht, Netherlands. In a statement, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy in The Hague was currently coordinating with the Dutch police and the Dutch Foreign Ministry on developments. Ambassador Jaime Victor Ledda also told the DFA the embassy was contacting Filipino community members in Utrecht and advising them to take the necessary precautions. “The […]
DOJ orders Dennis Sytin, two others to answer murder, frustrated murder raps filed vs them
(Eagle News)—–A Department of Justice panel of prosecutors has ordered Dennis Sytin to answer the complaint filed against him and several others in connection with the death of his brother, businessman Dominic, and the injuries sustained by another. Apart from Sytin, also ordered to appear before the DOJ headquarters on April 1 were Edgardo Luib and Oliver Fuentes alias Ryan Rementilla. “You are hereby warned that failure on your part to comply with this subpoena shall […]
NBI: 17-year-old suspect in Christine Silawan slay in custody
(Eagle News)–A suspect in the killing of Christine Silawan, a 17-year-old boy, is now in custody, the National Bureau of Investigation said. No details are available so far. Silawan’s lifeless body was found in a vacant lot in Lapu-Lapu, Cebu last week. Police said she suffered multiple stab wounds, and her head had been skinned, exposing her skull. Her trachea, esophagus and others were also missing. Earlier, authorities announced the arrest of a man who […]
Daraga, Albay Mayor Baldo back in jail after spending days in hospital
(Eagle News)–Daraga, Albay Mayor Carlwyn Baldo, tagged by police as the mastermind in the killing of Rep. Rodel Batocabe, was transferred back to jail from the hospital on Monday, Feb. 4. Authorities said Baldo, who faces murder, frustrated murder and illegal possession of firearms charges, was now in the Legazpi City Jail following his stay at the UST-Legazpi Hospital for days. Baldo was taken to the hospital after he supposedly hyperventilated following his arrest. Apart from […]
Police release facial composite sketches of suspects in Malayao killing
(Eagle News) — Police on Friday, Feb. 1, released the composite sketches of three suspects in the killing of Randy Malayao. Malayao, a National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultant, was shot dead while he was sleeping on a bus bound for Nueva Vizcaya. Based on initial investigation, the gunman boarded the bus at a bus stop and shot him at close range. It was still unclear what the roles of the other two suspects […]
Two Nueva Vizcaya police officials relieved over “mishandled” evidence in Malayao killing
(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde has ordered the relief of top Nueva Vizcaya police officials over the alleged mishandling of evidence in the killing of Randy Malayao. In a statement on Friday, Feb. 1, PNP spokesperson Senior Supt. Bernard Banac said relieved were Senior Supt. Jeremias Aglugub, director of the Nueva Vizcaya Police Provincial Office, and Chief Insp. Geovanni Cejes, chief of the Aritao Municipal Police Station. Banac said Chief Supt. Jose Mario […]
