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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.…

Dead boy found in parked car

A 2-YEAR-OLD boy was found dead inside a parked car in Pasig City on Saturday afternoon. Abdul Rashid Balatanay was discovered by Macaria Gonda, the owner of the Toyota Altis,  around 5 p.m. as she opened the…

Driver shot dead by father in Lipa City

BATANGAS CITY, Philippines—A van driver was shot and killed by his father during a heated argument in their house in Lipa City in this province on Tuesday noon, police said. Supt. Barnard Danie Dasugo, Lipa City police…

Chase leads to arrest of car thief with ‘passion for crime’

POLICE arrested on Sunday a man believed to be behind around 20 car theft incidents in which the victims were taxi drivers tricked into leaving their vehicles unattended to do a favor for the suspect. Michael Urmeneta…

‘Killer, robber, rapist’ held for 5-city crime spree

Seven car thefts, seven robberies, three rapes and three homicides—including a gruesome death that recently shocked the local music industry. The police are pinning all these on Nitro Agustin Ison, a stocky 24-year-old with blond-streaked hair, who…

Traffic enforcer shot dead in Cebu City

CEBU CITY—A traffic enforcer here was shot dead by an unidentified assailant a few meters from his house on Urgello Street in Barangay (village) Sambag 2, Cebu City, Cebu past 8 p.m. on Saturday. Michael Garces, 40,…

Caloocan car theft suspect killed in ‘shootout’ with police

MANILA — Caloocan City’s eighth most wanted person was killed after he shot it out with policemen who were trying to arrest him on Sunday afternoon. Jason Ariño, a car theft suspect who was ordered arrested in…

‘Getaway car driver’ in judge’s slay falls

WHILE attending to his two ailing children at a hospital, a suspect in the November 2015 killing of a Bulacan court judge was arrested in the wee hours of Friday. A team from the Criminal Investigation and…

How to protect yourself on the road

MARCH is International Women’s month. Since Chicdriven is a women empowerment column (although we still welcome the other genders), I will be writing a series of women empowerment article starting with safety while driving.…

Noisy motorcycle leads to shooting, death in Koronadal

KORONADAL CITY, Philippines – A local village councilman shot and killed a motorist on Friday over a motorbike with an open pipe muffler that produced irritating noise. Supt. Barney Condes, Koronadal City police director, identified the victim…

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