crime

Driver shot by parking area guard in Mandaluyong

A DRIVER working for a state-run corporation was shot and wounded by a security guard after an altercation over parking space in a Mandaluyong City building Wednesday night. The police said Miguel Villamor, 46, a driver working…

LTFRB: Driver used ‘colorum’ taxi in rape attempt in Antipolo

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Wednesday confirmed that the taxi driver who attempted to rape a young girl in Antipolo was driving a “colorum” vehicle, a radio report said. According to a Radyo…

American journalist robbed aboard taxi; cops nab, charge suspect

MANILA — American journalist Timothy A. O’Leary has been in and out of the country. And in his frequent trips to Manila — including those related to his work for the World Health Organization — he found…

Van rapist-robber worked for QC cop, lawyer bares

Wilfredo Lorenzo, the “colorum” van driver accused of raping and robbing several female passengers, had a policeman for an “employer.” This was according to Lorenzo’s own lawyer, who on Friday succeeded in having his client transferred from…

Killers’ bike was marked ‘Duterte’

A village chair from Caloocan City was killed Saturday morning while driving in Quezon City, in an ambush carried out by two men who rode a motorbike with a license plate that read “‘Duterte,” the police said.…

Victim No. 6 tags van robber-rapist

Another victim has come forward to pin Wilfredo Lorenzo, who is currently detained by the Quezon City police, on a string of rape and robbery complaints filed mostly by female taxi passengers. The sixth complainant, “Faith,” whacked…

Police kill 2 as QC buy-bust leads to car chase, ‘shootout’

Two men believed to be drug dealers were killed in a “shootout” with policemen in Quezon City around 3 a.m. on Tuesday. Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) agents had set up a meeting for a drug…

Probe of ‘extortionist’ Grab driver also bodes ill for operator, firm

, The app-based ride-hailing service Grab and a partner operator are in hot water after a unit was found to be operating illegally following an extortion complaint filed by a passenger against the driver. During a hearing…

Jeepney driver admits saying ‘sarap, pakapa’ to woman

MANILA — The jeepney driver accused of sexually harassing a female passenger in Quezon City last week, admitted in a hearing on Monday that he made lewd remarks about the woman but insisted that he never groped…

Duterte vows to solve first transport, crime crises

DAVAO CITY—Once he assumes power, incoming President Rodrigo Duterte will immediately tackle two critical problems that confront, if not hurt, Filipinos daily: crime and poor public transportation. “I have to declare a crisis in the war against…

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