Photos courtesy of Netflix PH Retrofitting the comic book series to fit into an animated format, Netflix’s Trese follows Alexandra Trese as the arbiter of balance between humans and the supernatural denizens of Metro Manila. Aided by both human characters like Captain Guerrero of the Philippine Police force and supernatural…
Choking back her tears, Llore Pasco still wonders if she did enough to protect her sons, Crisanto, a father of four and a security guard, and Juan Carlos, a bachelor and part-time electric bill collector and former janitor.
It has been more than four years since the brothers went missing from their village in Metro Manila on May 11, 2017. That morning, Crisanto had left early to apply for a security guard’s licence, never to return. By noon, Llore’s family started to grow anxious when they realised Juan Carlos was not to be found either.
Their worry turned to shock and grief after learning on television the following day that the brothers had died. Reports said they were killed in a police operation following an alleged robbery not far from where they lived in Quezon City, part of the Philippines’ sprawling capital.
Malaysia police report shoot-out with Philippine militant group
Malaysia police report shoot-out with Philippine militant group
Kuala Lumpur, May 18 (Prensa Latina) Malaysian authorities on Tuesday reported a shoot-out on the island of Borneo, where five alleged members of the Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf were killed.
According to the official report, the police were attacked by armed men with guns and machetes on Monday as they entered a settlement near the town of Beaufort, in the state of Sabah, and fired back.
Sabah Police Commissioner Hazani Ghazali noted in a statement that the attackers were believed to be from the Abu Sayyaf group, who are self-proclaimed Islamic militants whose stronghold is in the Muslim-majority southern Philippines.
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