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LIST: Hostage-taking incidents in the Philippines
What are the usual motives and outcomes? Rappler lists some of incidents.
Senate panels push for separate jail for heinous crime convicts
A total of 15 senators sign the committee report recommending 3 maximum penal institutions for heinous crime convicts – one each in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao
70-year-old businesswoman killed by riding-in-tandem in Cebu City
Police are still investigating the motive behind the shooting of Erlinda Garcia, a native of Aloguinsan town
Korean travel writer found dead in Antipolo
Rizal police identify the victim as 59-year-old Joo Yeong-wook, who arrived in the country on June 14
Is your city safe? Understanding PNP crime statistics
How can Naga City be 16th in crime volume, but 1st in crime rate? We explain why the Philippine National Police thinks so.
Crimes, except homicide, in the Philippines down by 21.8% in 2017
Data from the Philippine National Police show the volumes of all index crimes have dropped, except for homicide, from 2016 to 2017
Rape cases have gone up since PNP left drug war – Dela Rosa
'That's a glaring reality,' says PNP chief Ronald dela Rosa
Robberies at all-time low in 22 months – PNP
From 2,350 robberies in January 2016, the Philippine National Police records only 1,295 cases in October 2017 – a sharp 45% dip
Don't focus on one riding-in-tandem killing, says Dela Rosa
In the wake of the death of a 14-year-old boy due to suspected riding-in-tandem assailants, the PNP chief urges the public to look at the 'bigger picture'
13-year-old boy shot dead in Pasay
Jayross Brondial just came out of their house to sit outside when he was shot dead in broad daylight
Son who ate mother's entrails charged with parricide – Negros police
The suspect Roger Manaban says he had attempted to rape his mother then killed her and gouged out her eye and ate her innards Local police chief Nelson Lamoco however says Manaban s statements were inconsistent
Except for killings, all crimes drop in Duterte's 1st year
While all crimes drop by 9 8 killings rise by 22 75 during President Rodrigo Duterte s first year in office
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U.S. suspects North Korea behind $81M Bangladesh theft – report
The Wall Street Journal reports prosecutors were developing cases showing Chinese middlemen helped the North Korean government orchestrate the enormous theft from the Bangladesh central bank
Canadian shot by unknown suspect along EDSA
The man and his wife had stopped their vehicle because of heavy traffic when the suspect approached the vehicle and shot 55 year old Nanthakumaran Kumarasamy say police
LIVE: House votes on death penalty bill on 2nd reading
The House justice panel approved the measure seeking to reinstate the death penalty for heinous crimes in the Philippines Will it pass both houses?
LIVE: House debate on the death penalty bill
The House justice panel approved the measure seeking to reinstate the death penalty for heinous crimes in the Philippines Will it pass both houses?
Why the death penalty is unnecessary, anti-poor, error-prone
Crime is a more complex and nuanced issue than many of our politicians will care to admit
Koreans and crime in Angeles City
They have their own security desks CCTVs and a specially designated Korean police chief but why are some Koreans in Angeles City still victimized or involved in crimes?
Court orders arrest of cops, 5 others in Korean's murder
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II says the justice department is not yet considering Senior Police Officer 3 Ricky Sta Isabel as a possible state witness in the abduction and murder of Jee Ick Joo
DOJ indicts cops for kidnap, death of Korean businessman
The DOJ concludes that Jee Ick Joo was strangled to death while inside the Philippine National Police headquarters
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House death penalty bill: How they voted
UPDATED The House justice committee votes in favor of reimposing the death penalty for heinous crimes in the Philippines Who voted for and against the measure?
House to extend death penalty debates to January 2017
Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas says more supermajority congressmen would be amenable to reimposing the death penalty if only applied to drug related cases
Death penalty bill hurdles House committee
3rd UPDATE Leyte 3rd District Representative Vicente Veloso compares criminals who commit heinous crimes to Satan: Kung ang nasa harapan mo ay si Satanas na mismo oh my God Bigyan mo naman ang gobyerno ng option para patayin na yan
Dela Rosa on drug lords: Burn their houses, show your anger
The PNP chief urges surrendered drug pushers and users to vent their anger towards drug lords who he says have fattened their coffers at the expense of the poor
Inflation, jobs edge out crime as Filipinos’ top worries – poll
Filipinos want the new administration to give least priority to amending the Constitution according to a Pulse Asia survey conducted in early July
PNP chief says crime rate down amid war vs drugs
Pag nagpursigi ka sa drugs yung ibang crimes against property persons bababa rin yan Medyo humina na yung loob ng masasamang tao na gumawa ng kalokohan kasi hindi na sila nagshashabu says PNP chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa
'Pambobola,' says Roxas of Duterte's anti-crime promise
Administration standard bearer Mar Roxas wonders aloud how the mayor can end crime on a national scale in just months when Davao City itself is not crime free
Tawi-Tawi town mayor wounded in Zamboanga City shooting
Authorities are not ruling out politics even if Bongao Mayor Jasper Que an administration ally is not running for reelection
A look at the state of crime, drugs in the Philippines
Should crime and drugs be an election issue based on statistics?
Farm workers nabbed for killing American boss, Filipino wife
The workers do not resist arrest and admit they killed Kevin and Lolly Fleischauer at the couple s residence in Murcia town Negros Occidental say authorities
House hearing, sedition in SG, Roach on Mayweather history | The wRap
On Mamasapano: Troops refute each other’s testimonies Singapore charges a Filipino with sedition And Roach scores Mayweather’s history of domestic abuse
Japan man who paid for sex with 12,000 women in PH arrested
Yuhei Takashima had meticulously catalogued nearly 150 000 photographs of his exploits over a 27 year period in around 400 separate albums
PH seeks to block Ashley Madison adultery website
De Lima: The website is a platform that allows illegal acts to be eventually committed A ban may be enforced
Oplan 'Lambat-Sibat,' Gigya attack, cheating website | The wRap
The Philippine National Police reports a ‘downward trend’ in crime in the capital A hacker collective attacks a media integration platform affecting 80 news sites around the world The Philippines is the newest market for a cheating website
Suspect in Enzo Pastor slay accuse QC police of 'set-up'
Businessman Domingo Sandy de Guzman attends the preliminary hearings for the first time while the victim s wife Dalia Pastor fails to appear for the fifth time thus waiving her right to submit a counter affidavit
Suspect in slay of Cherry Pie Picache’s mom surrenders
The suspect surrenders to authorities a day after the arrest of another suspect Michael Flores but denies any involvement in the case
2 Swiss nationals shot dead in Misamis Oriental
Witnesses say the armed men who shot the victims wore no masks and simply walked away after the incident
Combating NCR crime: Weekly 'scorecards' for mayors
The weekly scorecards – a breakdown of crime incidents in each LGU – will help mayors create strategies to combat crime better says DILG chief Manuel Roxas II
Grace Poe chides no-show PNP chief at Senate hearing
Senator Grace Poe urges PNP Chief Alan Purisima to defend his own men before the Senate and the people by appearing at the Senate s public hearings
Napolcom eyes changes in probe on erring cops
The Napolcom wants to remove barriers that tend to discourage the public from filing complaints against erring cops
Gun-for-hire: ‘Enzo Pastor wanted De Guzman dead’
In his affidavit confessed gun for hire Alvin Nidua claims that slain racer Enzo Pastor had threatened to kill businessman Domingo de Guzman
Crime prevention: DILG to require CCTVs in nat'l chains
It cites crime statistics that showed high solution rates because of CCTV recordings
‘Martilyo’ gang at SM CDO mall?
Armed robbers use hammers and grips bought from a nearby hardware store to smash display cabinets at a jewelry shop inside the mall
Gunmen attack Sabah diving resort
The shooting on Mabul island is the latest in a spate of abductions in Malaysia s remote Sabah state
Aquino: ‘Good leads’ in PH car racer murder case
President Benigno Aquino III cites positive developments in 3 recent murder cases to dispel criticism of police performance
Ex-mayor behind death squad in Tagum - report
Former members of the reported death squad tell Human Rights Watch that the unsolved murders of hundreds of Tagum City residents including suspected petty thieves drug dealers and street children were ordered by former Mayor Rey Uy
NBI on Vhong Navarro: CCTV footage belies rape charges
CCTV footages obtained by the bureau supports Navarro s version of events – that Cornejo left him in her unit and returned with Cedric Lee
Spate of GenSan killings bother residents
The killings give the city a bad name businessmen say
