Crime
A 19-year-old freshman maritime student named Kenneth Alcedo was found dead after what authorities believe was a brutal hazing by a fraternity at PNTC Colleges in Dasmariñas, Cavite. The driver of the car that dumped his body at a hospital has since surrendered to police. Last Sunday, a gray sedan
Crime
The Quezon City Police District pulled off a massive one-day operation on Saturday, February 27, arresting 36 wanted persons during its district-wide 'Warrant Day.' The haul included three Top Most Wanted Persons, 12 Most Wanted Persons, and 21 Other Wanted Persons nabbed across multiple police stations and specialized
Nation
Amnesty International has launched an urgent action calling on the Philippine government to immediately and unconditionally release journalist Frenchie Mae Cumpio, community worker Marielle Domequil, and human rights defender Alexander Philip 'Chakoy' Abinguna — members of the so-called 'Tacloban 5' who have been detained since February 2020.
Crime
The man behind the massive fire that gutted a residential area in Intramuros, Manila last February 25 has been formally charged with arson by the Bureau of Fire Protection. The blaze, which reached the fourth alarm, left two people dead, displaced 600 families, and caused an estimated P1.5 million
Crime
A Grade 9 student identified only as 'Alias Jonathan' was brutally beaten by multiple attackers right in front of a barangay hall in Sampaloc, Manila, on Thursday afternoon — and the motive? Selos. Jealousy over a love triangle that escalated into a violent assault caught on video. The incident
Crime
South Korean fugitive Lee Jingyu, who escaped from the Bureau of Immigration detention facility in Muntinlupa during the New Year celebrations in January 2026, has finally been recaptured after a nearly two-month manhunt. And to make things worse for him, authorities found ketamine in his possession at the time of
Crime
A Makati court has slapped an Asset Preservation Order on Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) founder Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, freezing 12 bank accounts, 37 real properties, and 25 vehicles — including two firetrucks, a fuel tanker, and a Cessna aircraft. The assets are now under the court's jurisdiction and
Crime
The massive four-alarm fire that ripped through Cabildo Street in Intramuros on Wednesday, destroying around 300 houses and displacing roughly 600 families, was allegedly started by a jealous man — according to the barangay chairman whose community was devastated. Barangay 655 Chairman Johnny Yacub told reporters that the suspect, driven by
Crime
The Bureau of Customs just pulled off one of its biggest enforcement operations ever — a coordinated 24-hour blitz across Western Mindanao that dismantled multiple smuggling networks and seized ₱634.9 million worth of contraband, from illicit cigarettes to secret manufacturing equipment. The operation started on February 24 when customs intelligence
Crime
The Philippine National Police reported a continued decline in crime statistics for January 2026, with focus crimes dropping 3.94% from the previous month — that's 106 fewer incidents nationwide, from 2,687 in December 2025 to 2,581 in January. PNP Chief P/Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr.
Crime
A barangay chairman was found dead inside his own bedroom with gunshot wounds to the mouth and stomach in San Joaquin, Iloilo — and the most chilling part is that the killing happened while his family was home, but nobody realized it until morning. The victim was identified as Richard Sapalo,
Crime
A motorcycle rider and his female passenger were victims of a terrifying acid attack in Cagayan de Oro when a riding-in-tandem allegedly doused them with a chemical substance while overtaking their motorcycle. In a report on '24 Oras' Thursday night, footage showed the male rider's jacket