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Teen shot by road rage killer lucky not to be paralyzed

THE BULLET that hit 18-year-old Rosell Bondoc’s left kidney, sending her to the hospital, missed her spine by a mere 2 centimeters. “When I saw it, I thought to myself, thank God, it didn’t hit the spinal…

Filipina killed as a car crashes into home during prayer meeting

LOS ANGELES – A 72-year-old Filipino grandmother of eight was killed on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), July 28, when a car crashed into a house in Gardena, California, where she and other devout Catholics held a prayer…

Quiapo road rage killer sorry: He rejected biker’s handshake

“Nagdilim lang talaga paningin ko (I just snapped).” This was how Vhon Martin Tanto, black-eyed and handcuffed, summed up the moment that suddenly changed the course of his life—and ended that of Mark Vincent Garalde, the man…

Army to investigate reservist tagged in fatal road rage incident

(Updated) The Philippine Army will launch an investigation on the reported reservist from their ranks who allegedly killed a bicycle rider in Quiapo on Monday night. Army chief Lt. Gen. Eduardo Ano confirmed on Wednesday that the suspect is an…

Car of suspect in Quiapo road rage shooting found in N. Vizcaya

The vehicle used by an Army reservist suspected in the shooting and death of a bicycle rider after engaging him in a fistfight in Quiapo, Manila was found in Nueva Vizcaya, police said. READ: Driver shoots biker dead…

‘Dead or alive’: Hunt on for Army reservist tagged in biker’s slay

The police and the Army are looking for Vhon Tanto, allegedly the pistol-packing motorist who  shot a man dead after engaging him in a fistfight Monday night in Quiapo, Manila. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified Tanto,…

Checkpoint cops kill duo in Las Piñas

A CHECKPOINT inspection early Friday morning in Las Piñas City ended in a “shootout” where two men on a motorcycle were killed by the police, who said the fatalities were later found to be carrying packets of…

Plans for self-driving cars have pitfall: the human brain

WASHINGTON  — Experts say the development of self-driving cars over the coming decade depends on an unreliable assumption by many automakers: that the humans in them will be ready to step in and take control if the…

Pasay ambush leaves 2 dead, 2 wounded

Motorcycle-riding gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying members of a Filipino-Chinese household as it traversed Macapagal Avenue, Pasay City, on Tuesday night, killing two of the four people inside. The attack resulted in the death of…

Malaysian woman dies after airbag ruptures in crash

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A Malaysian woman has died after the airbag in her Honda City ruptured in a minor collision, a safety official said Monday. The incident Sunday came days after Honda Malaysia announced an additional…

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