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Bureau of Fire Protection chief Fire Director Jesus Fernandez is now facing criminal and administrative charges at the Office of the Ombudsman over an alleged P14.752 million kickback scheme involving ambulance procurement. The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) filed the cases on Thursday, marking another high-profile
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The Philippine National Police has some surprisingly good numbers to share: focus crimes dropped by 25 percent in the first two months of 2026 compared to the same period last year. PNP Chief General Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. disclosed the figures during a press briefing at Camp Crame on Monday,
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A 19-year-old freshman maritime student is dead after what authorities say was a brutal fraternity initiation in Dasmariñas, Cavite. Kenneth Alcedo, a student of PNTC Colleges who dreamt of becoming a seaman to help his family, was brought to a hospital in General Trias City last Sunday — already lifeless upon
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Two men who were just trying to cross the street ended up dead on Marcos Highway in Antipolo City after being struck by a car. The tragic incident happened when the two friends were crossing the busy thoroughfare — and what happened next was a nightmare sequence of bad timing. According
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The Bureau of Customs isn't playing around anymore. Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno confirmed on Wednesday that 28 of the agency's own employees are now facing criminal and administrative charges — ranging from corruption and anti-graft violations to neglect of duty. It's one of the biggest internal
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A 19-year-old maritime freshman named Kenneth Alcedo is dead after what police say was a brutal hazing incident in Dasmariñas, Cavite. Autopsy results confirmed the cause of death: severe blunt force trauma to his lower extremities. The details are horrific. According to Cavite police provincial director Colonel Ariel Rebancos Red,
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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