Cop lands in jail after he shot and wounded 2 in Cavite
INQUIRER image MANILA, Philippines — A 50-year-old policeman was taken under police custody after he allegedly shot two people in Cavite during the New Year celebration. A police report on Wednesday identified the suspect as Staff Sergeant Rolando Luzana, who is assigned at Camp Crame Crime Laboratory Office. ADVERTISEMENT Police reported that Luzana had a […]
2 hurt in New Year revelry in Pagadian City
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur – The Department of Health in Zamboanga del Sur reported two injuries during New Year revelry here. DOH Surveillance Officer Wilfred Agtina told the Inquirer a certain Felmark Mag-aso, of Barangay Banale, suffered a head wound after lighting fireworks Tuesday evening as his family prepared to greet the incoming year. ADVERTISEMENT Mag-aso’s […]
NBI zeroes in on involvement of 2 groups in Mindanao explosions
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Director Dante Gierran. INQUIRER.net file photo / CATHY MIRANDA MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday said they are closely monitoring the alleged involvement of Dawlah Islamia Terrorist Group and Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) following separate explosions in Mindanao. “There were circumstances, even before the […]
Repeated littering at Rizal Park dismays EcoWaste Coalition
Photo from Facebook account of EcoWaste Coalition MANILA, Philippines — An environmental watchdog on Wednesday frowned at the “repeated” littering in Rizal Park in Manila during the New Year revelry. “The EcoWaste Coalition is gravely disappointed over the repeated trashing of Rizal Park by disrespectful revelers who left their discards behind instead of taking them […]
Poet T.S. Eliot letters to muse set to be unveiled 60 years after
In this Oct. 14, 2019, photo, letters between poet T.S. Eliot and longtime confidante Emily Hale are displayed in Princeton, N.J. Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020 marks the first day that students, researchers and scholars can go to the Ivy League school in New Jersey to see these letters that many are saying may reveal more […]
US troops fire tear gas at pro-Iran protesters in Iraq
Pro-Iranian militiamen and their supporters set a fire while U.S. soldiers fired tear gas during a sit-in in front of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020. U.S. troops fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse pro-Iran protesters who were gathered outside the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad for a second day […]
Group seeks probe on ‘human-rights abuses’ as martial law ends in Mindanao
Bayan Secretary-General Renato Reyes. INQUIRER.net file photo / NOY MORCOSO MANILA, Philippines – Militant group Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) has pushed for an independent, third party investigation on human-rights abuses allegedly perpetrated by state forces while Mindanao was under military rule. According to Bayan secretary-general Renato Reyes on Wednesday, the Commission on Human Rights should […]
Baguio cabbie faces assault rap vs cop in case caught on video
BAGUIO CITY—The Baguio police could file an assault case against a cabbie who was caught on video apparently trying to run over a police officer to elude a traffic citation ticket on Tuesday (Dec. 31). The video showed the taxicab moving forward several times appearing to chase the policeman, Patrolman Julius Walang, who blocked the […]
1 dead in road crashes in Isabela province
ECHAGUE, Isabela – A 29-year-old motorcycle rider died while nine others were hurt in two separate crashes on New Year’s Eve (Tuesday, Dec. 31) and on New Year’s Day (Wednesday, Jan. 1) in Isabela province, police said. At dawn on Jan. 1 in Echague town, Anthony Tagacay, 29, was killed after a collision with another […]
BFP records 41 fire incidents in NCR during New Year celebration
MANILA, Philippines — Forty-one fire incidents were recorded in Metro Manila during the New Year revelry, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said Wednesday. In a statement, BFP-National Capital Region said the fire incidents were recorded from Dec. 31 at 8 a.m. to Jan. 1. It was higher than last year’s 11 fire incidents. ADVERTISEMENT […]