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Police continue search for car theft gang leader

The Valenzuela police are still looking for the suspected leader of a gang that steals vehicles, takes them apart and sells their spare parts. In a report filed with the Northern Police District, Valenzuela Police chief Senior…

Hunt on for man who rented warehouse used by car thieves

The Valenzuela police have started looking for a man who leased a warehouse in the city where stolen vehicles were stripped of their spare parts. In a report filed with the Northern Police District, Valenzuela police chief…

Driver hits man then dumps body in cemetery

MANILA, Philippines — The Caloocan police arrested on Friday a jeepney driver who allegedly ran over and killed a man whose body he later dumped in a cemetery. The suspect was identified as Ronaldo Verdadero, who lives…

New robbery tack weakens taxi passengers with drugs

MANILA, Philippines — The Eastern Police District (EPD) has once again reminded people to be careful when riding taxi cabs, after police arrested and charged a taxi driver who allegedly tried to drug a passenger in an…

INC medical mission paralyzes metropolis

The government came under fire on Monday for allowing the Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) to hold a medical mission in Metro Manila that snarled traffic across the metropolis, shuttered schools and forced the suspension of work in…

2 dead as fire engulfs gas station hit by truck

Two men were killed while two others were injured in a fire caused by a runaway dump truck that crashed into a gas station on MacArthur Highway in Valenzuela City on Tuesday morning. Supt. Mel Lagan, chief…