BI bars 2 sex offenders
MANILA, Philippines — Immigration officers prevented from entering the country an American and a German with links to the sexual abuse of children last Monday, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) said yesterday.
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Second Filipino freed from Hamas captivity
MANILA, Philippines — A second Filipino national was released from captivity in the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian militant group Hamas, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. announced Wednesday.
Hamas fighters to free more hostages
GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: Hamas fighters were set Sunday to release a third group of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a day after freeing captives, including a young woman snatched from a desert rave.
Attackers seize an Israel-linked tanker off Yemen in a third such assault during Israel-Hamas war
Attackers seized and later let go a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, authorities said. Yemen's internationally recognized government blamed the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels for the attack, which followed at least two other recent maritime attacks linked to the Israel-Hamas war.
Filipino hostage freed by Hamas to receive Israeli gov't support
MANILA, Philippines — The Filipino worker freed by the Palestinian militant group Hamas is set to receive social security benefits and regular stipends from the Israeli government, authorities said Sunday.
8 suspects in murder of kagawad, tanod face criminal raps
COTABATO CITY, Philippines — The police shall prosecute the eight detained suspects in the gun attack that killed a barangay kagawad and a tanod in Midsayap, North Cotabato for double murder and illegal possession of assault rifles.
8 suspects in Cotabato gun attack that killed kagawad, tanod arrested
COTABATO CITY — The police and military arrested in a joint operation on Thursday afternoon eight of at least 15 suspected gunmen who killed a newly-elected barangay councilor and a volunteer community watchman in Barangay Kudarangan in Midsayap, Cotabato before dawn the same day.
13 high-powered guns seized in Makati
MANILA, Philippines — Thirteen high-powered firearms were seized from a suspected illegal gun dealer in Makati City, police said on Saturday.