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Police officer shot dead on Edsa

MANILA, Philippines — A police officer aboard a motorcycle was shot dead along Edsa near Connecticut St. in Greenhills, San Juan on Tuesday afternoon, the San Juan City Police reported. Police identified the victim as Police Senior…

PNP tags Sytin’s brother as murder brains; gunman arrested

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday tagged the brother of businessman Dominic Sytin as the alleged mastermind in his murder, citing testimony from the alleged gunman who was arrested in Batangas on March…

Businessman, driver killed, woman injured in Edsa shooting

MANILA, Philippines — A businessman and his driver were killed and a female passenger was injured in a shooting incident on the southbound lane of Edsa near Reliance Street in Mandaluyong City Sunday afternoon. Two unidentified gunmen on…

‘Soon-to-be-tycoon’ and sports patron Dominic Sytin, 51

Dominic Sytin first gained prominence in early 2000 when he entered the used vehicle import scene, bringing in second-hand right-hand-drive cars, vans and sport utility vehicles through the Subic Freeport and converting them to left-hand-drive street-legal units.…

PNP releases artist’s sketch of gunman in businessman’s slay

Police released on Friday the artist sketch of the gunman in the killing of Dominic Sytin, a businessman shot dead near a hotel in Subic Bay Freeport. In the sketch released by the Central Luzon Police, the…

Businessman gunned down outside Subic hotel

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — An unidentified motocycle-riding gunman shot dead a businessman outside a hotel here on Wednesday night. Dominic Sytin was killed outside the Lighthouse Hotel at 7:49 p.m. Sytin was the founder and chief executive…

China’s Didi suspends ride-sharing service after murder

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said Sunday it would suspend its ride-sharing Hitch service after the rape and murder of a passenger, the second such killing this year. Police have arrested a 27-year-old man who worked as…

Caught in emergency? Use Grab in-app SOS button

Following the death of a Grab driver in Parañaque City last month, the management of the transport network vehicle service (TNVS) company advised all of its drivers and passengers to use the emergency feature in its application.…

Pasay police identifies suspect in Grab driver slay

The Pasay City Police has identified on Monday the suspect in the killing of Gerardo Maquidato Jr., a driver-partner of Grab, a Transport Network Vehicle Services (TNVS). Supt. Gene Licud, assistant chief of police for operations, said 25-year-old Narc…

Enzo Pastor slay: Dalia loses bid to void arrest warrant

Dalia Guerrero-Pastor has failed in her bid to stay the enforcement of the warrant for her arrest in connection with the June 2014 murder of her husband, car racing champion Ferdinand “Enzo” Pastor. The Court of Appeals…