Day: May 5, 2025

Buluan: Police and military forces have launched a joint manhunt for suspects behind a grenade explosion outside the residence of Maguindanao del Sur vice-gubernatorial candidate Ustadz Hisham Nando in Buluan town on Sunday night. Lt. Dean Carlo Macusi, chief of the Buluan municipal police, said the blast occurred at around 9 p.m. near the gate of Nando’s residential compound in Barangay Poblacion. No one was hurt in the incident. According to Philippines News Agency, Nando and his family members or security personnel were unharmed. Macusi told reporters on Monday that investigators are reviewing footage from security cameras installed in the

Leyte: There is no more collection of ‘permit to campaign’ and ‘permit to win’ fees from the New People’s Army (NPA) in Leyte Island and some parts of Samar provinces ahead of the May 12, 2025 elections, the Philippine Army stated on Monday. One week before the national and local elections, there have been no NPA violent activities monitored by the military, including extortion attempts from local candidates, according to Army’s 802nd Infantry Brigade commander Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir. According to Philippines News Agency, in previous elections, the NPA, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, demanded

Butuan City: The Police Regional Office in the Caraga Region (PRO-13) launched a new mobile application on Monday designed to make crime reporting and police assistance more accessible to residents and tourists. The app, called AGAP Caraga, integrates location-based technology to allow users to report crimes, request police help, receive public safety alerts, and connect with the nearest police station in real time. According to Philippines News Agency, PRO-13 Director Brig. Gen. Christopher Abrahano stated during the launch that this initiative reflects PRO-13’s commitment to leveraging technology in the service of public safety. Abrahano said the platform is expected to

Baguio: The Commission on Election (Comelec) in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) announced on Monday that the deployment of automated counting machines (ACMs) and election paraphernalia to various precincts in the region is slated to commence on May 8. “We have been ordered to finish with the final testing and sealing (FTS) by May 7 so that we can already start to bring the election materials to the polling centers,” stated lawyer Julius Torres, regional director of Comelec-CAR, during a media interview. According to Philippines News Agency, the FTS of the ACMs in all provincial election offices is scheduled for

Davao City: More than PHP2.2 million worth of illegal drugs were confiscated in a series of operations conducted by the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) from April 27 to May 3, according to a report on Monday. According to Philippines News Agency, acting DCPO Director Col. Hansel Marantan stated that the weeklong anti-drug campaign involved 34 operations, leading to the arrest of 38 individuals. During these operations, authorities seized 297.4 grams of suspected shabu with a street value of PHP2.02 million and 488 grams of marijuana worth PHP58,566. Marantan emphasized the DCPO’s commitment to safeguarding the city and its residents