SEIZED. A Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Caraga agent makes an inventory of the illegal drugs seized in a buy-bust operation in Trento, Agusan del Sur on Friday afternoon (June 10, 2022). A total of PHP1,651,000 worth of illegal drugs were confiscated in three separate operations in the region this month. (Photo courtesy of PDEA-13) BUTUAN CITY - Three separate operations this month have resulted in the seizure of PHP1,651,000 worth of illegal drugs in the Caraga Region. In its report on Saturday, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Caraga (PDEA-13) said two were arrested in a buy-bust conducted on Friday afternoon at Purok 3, Barangay Poblacion in Trento town, Agusan del Sur. PDEA-13 identified the suspects as Amicar Flores, 40, and Vivian Carreon, 47, who yielded five pieces of heat-sealed transparent plastic sachets containing shabu weighing around 50 grams. "The confiscated sachets of shabu have an estimated market value of PHP800,000," PDEA-13 said. On June 4, PDE
ANTI-SMUGGLING OPS. Operatives of the Zamboanga City police and Police and Bureau of Customs (BOC) seize Tuesday (June 7, 2022) some P2.9 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in separate anti-smuggling operations in Zamboanga City and Zamboanga Sibugay province. The confiscated items were deposited at the BOC rented warehouse in Zamboanga City for safekeeping. (Photo courtesy of Police Regional Office-9) ZAMBOANGA CITY - Authorities have arrested seven people and seized some PHP2.9 million worth of smuggled cigarettes in separate operations in Zamboanga Sibugay and this city, officials said Wednesday. Col. Albert Larubis, Zamboanga Sibugay police director, said suspects Akmad Isnain, 39, Muhaimen Muak, 29, Aljemar Abdurahim, 32, and Jerry Ibrahim Anduhol, 31, were caught in an intelligence-driven anti-smuggling operation around 3:20 a.m. Tuesday in Barangay Magdaup, Ipil municipality. Larubis said the suspects yielded some 35 master cases of assorted smuggled cigarettes worth PHP525,00
The Marshall Islands-flagged cargo vessel MV Happy Hiro. (Photo courtesy of PCG) MANILA -The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has filed complaints against four crewmembers of the cargo vessel, MV Happy Hiro, following their collision with a Filipino fishing boat in waters off Agutaya, Palawan on Saturday. In a virtual press conference on Wednesday, PCG Commandant Admiral Artemio Abu said the complaints were filed before the Antique Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday and included the charges of reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide, multiple injuries, and damage to property. "Apat yung sinama natin doon sa charges yung kapitan, second mate, at dalawang officers (We included four individuals in the charges the captain, second mate, and two officers)," Abu said. These include Meshay Amir, the MV Happy Hiro's Croatian crew master; Romanian second mate Bogdan George; Filipino officer Tyrone Maquiling, and another Filipino officer Mckinley Amante. After MV Happy Hi
The Marshall Islands-flagged cargo vessel MV Happy Hiro. (Photo courtesy of PCG) MANILA -The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has filed complaints against four crewmembers of the cargo vessel, MV Happy Hiro, following their collision with a Filipino fishing boat in waters off Agutaya, Palawan on Saturday. In a virtual press conference on Wednesday, PCG Commandant Admiral Artemio Abu said the complaints were filed before the Antique Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday and included the charges of reckless imprudence resulting in multiple homicide, multiple injuries, and damage to property. "Apat yung sinama natin doon sa charges yung kapitan, second mate, at dalawang officers (We included four individuals in the charges the captain, second mate, and two officers)," Abu said. These include Meshay Amir, the MV Happy Hiro's Croatian crew master; Romanian second mate Bogdan George; Filipino officer Tyrone Maquiling, and another Filipino officer Mckinley Amante. After MV Happy Hi
QC FIRE. A fire hits a residential building killing three children in Barangay Tatalon 1, Quezon City on Sunday (May 29, 2022). Three others were injured in the incident. (Screengrab from Londres video/via Noel Talacay/PTV) MANILA - Three children died and three others were hurt in a fire that hit a residential building in Quezon City on Sunday morning. According to the police report, the fire occurred around 4:15 a.m. on the third floor of a building along Kaliraya St. in Barangay Tatalon 1, Quezon City. The police said the children who perished were aged 9, 8, and 4. The children's parents and older sibling also suffered injuries and were brought to East Avenue Medical Center for treatment. The children's father told reporters that his wife was awakened by the thick smoke coming from a vacant room on the third floor that quickly spread to the living room. The father said he and his wife grabbed their four-month-old baby and crawled to the second level with their eldest child.