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Carjackers preying on Grab drivers caught

Four men accused of stealing the vehicles of three Grab drivers were arrested in Pandacan, Manila, on Sunday. Senior Insp. Fernildo de Castro, head of the Manila Police District’s anticar theft unit, identified the suspects as John…

Drunk driver allowed to post bail, explained his panic

The Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office has recommended bail of P30,000 for the release of a drunk driver who tried to flee after ramming his vehicle into a UV Express van on Commonwealth Avenue on Tuesday night. At…

Fake car agents flee with cop’s P180,000

A member of the Philippine National Police’s elite Special Action Force (SAF) was duped by two women who posed as a car firm’s employees and took off with his P180,000 down payment. PO2 Jhon Paul Lim filed…

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…

Good Samaritan Grab driver shot in back of his head by lone carjacker

A Grab driver who went viral months ago for helping out a sick passenger was killed by a gunman who pretended to be a passenger, bringing with him the car’s victim on his escape. Gerardo Maquidato Jr.,…

Cops on motorbikes vs hoodlums on motorbikes

Hoodlums who attack in pairs aboard motorcycles, colloquially known as “riding in tandem,” may soon meet their match in Quezon City cops. The city’s police force has received 150 new motorbikes from the local government to patrol…

HPG back on Edsa to help ease holiday traffic

Almost a year after it was pulled out of Edsa, the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) of the Philippine National Police was redeployed on the country’s busiest thoroughfare to ease congestion as the holiday season nears. Transport Undersecretary…

Metro Manila’s 9th most wanted nabbed for drunk driving

By sheer luck, the police captured a high-value government target, the alleged head of a criminal gang operating in parts of Metro Manila and Rizal province, after he figured in a crash while driving drunk. A report…

‘Basag-kotse,’ alm-asking minor in Parañaque ‘rescued’ by cops

Got change? A minor in Parañaque who threw rocks at motorists who refused to give alms got the “change” he needed – courtesy of policemen. The 15-year-old minor was rescued by members of Tambo police precinct at…

MMDA not keen on traffic-easing measures for holiday season

Patience will be a must this holiday season for shoppers. As policemen stepped up their visibility in malls with the start of the “ber” months, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) asked the public to schedule their…

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