Either he didn’t have parking space or really needed cash that day. A man was arrested Thursday afternoon in Cubao, Quezon City, in an entrapment operation conducted by the police after he demanded a P30,000 “ransom” for the taxi cab he earlier stole.
Apparently displeased with the continued failure of the authorities to account for high-profile fugitives, President Aquino on Thursday raised the respective bounties for suspects wanted for various crimes.
Alleged New People’s Army rebels holding three mining company executives hostage following a raid on a mine site in Rosario, Agusan del Sur, are asking for P25 million in exchange for the hostages, the province’s vice governor said Friday.
Police warned the public against car thieves asking for ransom in exchange for the return of stolen vehicles, following the arrest of two suspects on Monday in Caloocan City. Senior Police Officer 4 Jonathan Regala, of the city’s anticarnapping unit, said Jojo Palattao and Nelson Selentaryo were arrested in an entrapment operation after they demanded [...]
Two “ukay-ukay” (used clothing) vendors were freed by their abductors on Sunday morning after allegedly paying ransom, the authorities said Monday.
BUTUAN CITY—The New People’s Army rebels holding captive the mayor of Lingig town in Surigao del Sur and his two security aides, have demanded for the suspension of the ongoing rescue operations, Surigao del Sur Gov. Johny Pimentel said. But Pimentel flatly rejected the rebels’ plea, saying the rescue bid was necessary to compel the [...]
ZAMBOANGA CITY—Negotiations were ongoing to secure the safe release of two Americans and their Filipino relative who were kidnapped here last week, a regional police official said on Monday. Chief Supt. Felicisimo Khu, head of the Directorate for Integrated Police Operations in Western Mindanao, refused to give details to reporters, but said Gerfa Lunsmann and [...]
The kidnapped crew of a fishing company in Zamboanga city, was released on Tuesday after the family of one of the victims reportedly paid for his freedom, said Director Felicisimo Khu Jr., head of the Philippine National Police Directorate for Integrated Police Operations (PNP-DIPO).
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines—Unidentified kidnappers in Basilan, one of Mindanao provinces where the Abu Sayyaf operates, had threatened to behead the 16-year-old boy they abducted in Lamitan City on May 19 unless ransom was paid, the family said. The kidnappers were demanding P2.5 million, the family of Nico Sebastian said. Sebastian went to the house of [...]
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines—Suspected Abu Sayyaf gunmen had threatened to behead the 16-year-old boy they abducted in Lamitan, Basilan on May 19 unless ransom was paid, the family said. The kidnappers were demanding P2.5 million, the family of Nico Sebastian said. Sebastian went to the house of a friend and failed to come home since. His [...]
