Authorities in the Philippines apprehended a man facing multiple rape charges in Bukidnon. The arrest, which took place earlier this week in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, concluded a manhunt for the suspect. Identified Suspect 45-year-old Jimmy Sotto Balaba, a resident of Malaybalay City, Bukidnon,
Barangay officials in Marapange, Kibawe reported the selling of counterfeit cigarettes in their area and, responding to the tip, local police conducted an operation and arrested a 62-year-old woman. Authorities seized a large amount of counterfeit cigarettes from the suspect, totaling 149 boxes and 18
Christopher Tingkayan, 23, was killed in a fierce gunfight with troops from the 8th Infantry ‘Dependable’ Battalion operating under the 403rd Infantry Brigade of the 4th Infantry (Diamond) Division, Philippine Army. According to reports, he [Tingkayan] was a high-ranking leader of the New People Army’s
The Sandiganbayan affirmed its earlier ruling against former Bukidnon Register of Deeds Atty. Manuel Felicia of finding him guilty of graft, sentencing him of up to 10 years imprisonment and denying the latter’s appeal. According to a Philippine News Agency article, in a decision dated
The Bukidnon Paglaum Party (BPP) has asked authorities to beef up security for candidates running for various positions this May 2022. This, amid alleged death threats issued against a few of the candidates running under the BPP banner. BPP President Manuel “Manoy” Zubiri, who’s running
Two unidentified male assailants shot to death a sugarcane planters association official at Purok 9, Zone 1, Brgy. North Poblacion, Maramag, Bukidnon. Acting Maramag Municipal Police Chief Lt. Col. Casan Ali said that the incident happened at around 9:30 AM on August 16. The victim
A joint team composed of local police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office 10 operatives seized suspected shabu weighing about one kilogram in a buy-bust operation at corner Fortich and Noble Streets in Brgy. 3, Talakag, Bukidnon. In his report, Talakag municipal police