Philippines! Kidnaper ng 14-anyos Chinese sa Taguig sangkot sa POGO, Suspects in abduction of Chinese teen linked to past kidnappings, Arestado ang isang 20 taong gulang na lalaki na itinuturing umanong “most wanted” sa Rizal matapos manghalay ng dalawang menor de edad sa mga nakalipas na taon, Immigration bureau to deport more POGO workers, BI nabs Sokor woman wanted for rental scam, Bangkay ng kalilibing na babae ninakaw raw mula sa nitso nawawala ang underwear, Patay ang isang 29-anyos na babae makaraang pagsasaksakin ng kanyang 35-anyos na live-in partner na nagsaksak din sa sarili at nagbigti sa kanilang bahay sa Lipa City noong Sabado ng gabi, BI arrested 180 foreign fugitives in 2024, Lalaki sa Davao inatake at sinakal ang 19-anyos na babae na kapuwa pasahero sa jeep, The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday said it has deported 121 foreign workers from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogos) in 2025 with more deportations expected in the coming weeks, PAOCC: P210M spent since 2023 for detained POGO workers billions in assets seized, ‘Reverse na’: BI says POGOs now recruiting Filipinos to work in scam hubs abroad, 9 na taong gulang, binaril sa dibdib ng tatay ng batang nakaaway niya, Naaresto ng pulisya ang 78 taong gulang na lalaki sa Antipolo Rizal matapos umanong gahasain ang sariling apo, Lalaki nagbantang ilalabas sex video ng ex-GF, Arestado ang anim na Korean nationals na pawang operator at 15 na Pinoy na Philippine Offshore Gaming ­Operator (POGO) sa isinagawang pagsalakay ng mga awtoridad sa basement ng isang kilalang hotel sa Pasay City 2025.2.10-2.27

2025.2.27 Suspects in abduction of Chinese teen linked to past kidnappings

The suspects in the kidnapping of a student from Taguig City have also been linked to other kidnapping cases, an official of the Philippine National Police said on Thursday.

PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Jean Fajardo said authorities have been pursuing the suspects for a long time.

“Yung suspects po natin ay kasama ng grupo na matagal na nating hinahabol dahil nainvolve na rin sila sa kidnapping,” Fajardo said in an interview on Teleradyo Serbisyo. “Ang nangyari dito Chinese-to-Chinese ito.”

Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla on Wednesday said the primary suspect in the abduction is also wanted for a shooting incident in a restaurant in Makati City last year.

A certain Wang Dan Yu, also known as Bao Long, was identified as the suspect in the fatal shooting of another Chinese in a hotpot restaurant in Makati City in October 2024.

“Kasama po siya [Bao Long] sa hinahabol natin at may identities na rin tayo ng kanilang conspirators pero we cannot give too much details because of our pursuit and followup operations,” Fajardo said.

The 14-year-old student had been missing since February 20 and was found on a roadside in Paranaque City on Tuesday evening.

The victim’s parents and the kidnappers had been conversing on WeChat, a messaging app popular among those from mainland China.

The kidnappers demanded a ransom of USD20 million, but Fajardo said no ransom was paid, reinforcing the PNP’s stance against any form of extortion.

“S20 million ang hinihingi. Nakipagusap ang pamilya pero per reports ng SILG, we have to really commend ang cooperation ng pamilya dahil if not for them, hindi natin ito mareresolve at marerescue ang bata. Walang ransom na binigay,” she noted.

The PNP is looking at the victim’s family’s previous connection with Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGOs).

“Based sa initial investigation ng AKG, ang pamilya ng bata ay involved sa POGO. Ito ang tinitignan nating anggulo na kapwa POGO operators o any relation to POGO,” Fajardo said.

“Ang tinitignan ay ang background ng bata. Sila ay engaged sa POGO dati kaya ito ang pinag-ugatan. It’s all about money talaga. Yung pattern na nakikita natin doon sa previous abductions involving the Chinese ay pera talaga pinag-ugatan,” she added.

The syndicate believed to responsible for the kidnapping consists of former POGO operators and their bodyguards, some of whom were previously affiliated with the PNP and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) but have gone absent without leave (AWOL). Remulla said authorities believe the syndicate is still in the country.

“Nakikita natin ngayon na ang mga dating involved sa POGO ay naghanap ng ibang pagkakakitaan nang biglang natigil ang kanilang operations. May mga outstanding na utang ito, so ito ang tinitignan nating pinag-uugatan na nagshishift sila—inaabduct nila ang mga may outstanding na utang sa kanila. Ito ang nakikita nating anggulo so far,” Fajardo explained.

She went on, “Kasama sa iniimbestigahan ang possibility na may connivance sa dating mga miyembro ng uniformed service. Nakikita natin ang precision paano kinuha ang bata, ang actions thereafter. Ika nga, may alam ang mga pagkilos nila. Tinitignan natin diyan ang mga AWOL na dating nasa uniformed service.”

POGOs were originally meant to service Chinese gamblers betting online and were touted as a good source of tax revenues. However, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the ban on POGOs last year over incidents of human trafficking, abuse, and torture in POGO facilities.

2025.2.27 Kidnaper ng 14-anyos Chinese sa Taguig sangkot sa POGO

Biktima pinutulan ng daliri

MANILA, Philippines — Ibinunyag ni Interior Secretary Jonvic Remulla na isang sindikato na sangkot sa operasyon ng Philippine Offshore Ga­ming Operator (POGO) dati ang nasa likod ng pagkidnap sa isang estudyante sa Taguig na pinutulan pa ng daliri.

Ayon kay Remulla, tiyak nilang sindikato ang nasa likod ng kidnapping na mga dating operator ng POGO at ginagamit ang mga dating miyem­bro ng AFP at PNP

bilang bodyguard na nag-AWOL sa serbisyo.

Matatandaan na ang estudyanteng 14-anyos Chinese mula sa isang international school sa Taguig City ay natagpuan sa kahabaan ng Macapagal Avenue sa Parañaque matapos itong dukutin noong Pebrero 20.
Sinabi naman ni Remulla na may kinalaman ang insidente sa POGO dahil ang pamilya ng biktima ay dating ope-­

rator ng POGO. Nagkaroon umano ng utang ang pamilya ng biktima sa kapwa Chinese.

Pinabulaanan naman ng Philippine National Police (PNP) ang ulat na nagkabayaran ng $20 milyon para sa kalayaan ng biktima. Pinaniniwalaang nasa bansa pa ang mga suspek.

Ayon kay PNP-PIO chief PCol. Randulf Tuano sa isinagawang press briefing kahapon

sa Camp Crame, na-rescue ang bata sa pagtutulungan ng PNP, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) at Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) dahil sa paggamit ng tactical lead at human intelligence. Inoobserbahan ang medical condition nito sa isang ospital.

Tiwala naman ang PNP na mahuhuli sa lalong madaling panahon ang mga suspek.

Kaagad naman dinala sa St. Luke’s Medical Center sa Bonifacio Global City para sa isang medical examination upang masuri ang kalagayan ng bata.

Kinukumpirma pa ng pulisya ang ulat na pinutulan ng daliri ang biktima.

Ibinunyag din ni Remulla na nasawi ang driver ng biktima at natagpuan sa ibang sasakyan.

2025.2.27 Immigration bureau to deport more POGO workers
MANILA — More arrested Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) workers will be deported in the coming days, according to the Bureau of Immigration (BI).
Immigration Commissioner Joel Viado said they have scheduled a new round of deportation in the coming days.
He did not specify the number to be deported, but noted that around 450 foreign nationals were arrested at the start of 2025.
“Kung wala ho silang lehitimong rason para nandito sa bansa, aarestuhin po at idi-deport. As a matter of fact, at the start of the year, meron ho kaming mga naaresto, around 450 at nakapag-deport po kami ng more than a hundred in two weeks time,” Viado said in a television interview.
“Mayroon pa po naka-schedule in the coming days na mass deportation po na mga nahuli ho doon,” he added.
The immigration chief noted that more than 22,000 POGO workers have “voluntarily departed” the country, while the movement of the remaining 11,000 are being monitored.
“It’s a whole-of-government approach gaya po ng mandato po na ibinigay sa atin ng Pangulo, ang mga iba-ibang agencies involved in this matter, PAOCC, PNP, NBI, BI, meron ho kaming mga pag-uusap constantly para ho matunton kung nasaan ho itong mga tao na pong ito,” Viado stated.

2025.2.27 Lalaking nanggahasa umano ng dalawang menor de edad, timbog!
Arestado ang isang 20 taong gulang na lalaki na itinuturing umanong “most wanted” sa Rizal, matapos manghalay ng dalawang menor de edad sa mga nakalipas na taon.
Ayon sa ulat ng Manila Bulletin noong Miyerkules, Pebrero 26, 2025, sa bisa ng warrant na inilabas ng Regional Trial Court (RTC), Fourth Judicial Region, Branch 72 sa Antipolo City, nasakote ang suspek sa kasagsagan ng manhunt operation na na ikinasa ng Tracker Team ng Antipolo Component City Police.
Batay umano sa naging imbestigasyon ng mga awtoridad, nanggaling ang reklamo sa huling biktima ng suspek na 13-anyos. Noong Oktubre 2024 raw nangyari ang panggagahasa ng suspek matapos makitulog sa kanilang bahay ang biktima.
“Natulog yung bata sa bahay nitong suspek, at doon nangyari yung rape. The next morning, nag-report itong bata sa kaniyang mga magulang, and yun nakapag-file ng kaso doon sa suspek,” ani Police Colonel Felipe Maraggun.
Depense umano ng suspek, magkarelasyon daw sila ng biktima at inaming may nangyayari umano sa kanilang dalawa.
Samantala, dagdag pa ng pulisya, minsan na rin umanong naaresto ang suspek noong 2020 matapos umanong undayan ng saksak ang isang 10 taong gulang na batang lalaki at saka hinalay.
Nasa kustodiya na ng Antipolo Component City Police Station ang suspek na nahaharap sa kasong statutory rape with no bail.

2025.2.23 LIVE-IN PARTNERS PATAY SA MURDER-SUICIDE
BATANGAS – Patay ang isang 29-anyos na babae makaraang pagsasaksakin ng kanyang 35-anyos na live-in partner na nagsaksak din sa sarili at nagbigti sa kanilang bahay sa Lipa City noong Sabado ng gabi.
Ayon sa report ng Lipa City Police, kapwa wala nang buhay nang idating sa ospital ang mga biktimang sina Crizelle Hernandez at Joel Ajito.
Lumabas sa imbestigasyon at batay sa pahayag ng mga nakarinig sa kaguluhan, nangyari ang insidente bandang alas-8:00 ng gabi sa kuwarto ng bahay ng magka-live-in sa Brgy. San Jose, Lipa City.
Nagkaroon umano ng mainitang pagtatalo ang dalawa na humantong sa ilang beses na pagsaksak ng lalaki sa babae gamit ang isang kutsilyo.
Pagkaraan ay nagsaksak din sa dibdib at tiyan ang lalaki saka nagbigti sa nylon cord na itinali sa grills ng kanilang double deck bed.
Patuloy pa ang imbestigasyon ng Lipa City Police sa insidente.

2025.2.20 9 na taong gulang, binaril sa dibdib ng tatay ng batang nakaaway niya
Sugatan ang isang siyam na taong gulang na bata matapos umano siyang barilin sa dibdib ng tatay ng kaniyang nakaaway na bata.
Batay sa ulat ng Unang Balita ng GMA network nitong Huwebes, Pebrero 20, 2025, nagsumbong umano ang kaaway ng biktima na kaniyang nakasuntukan.
Sa panayam din ng media kay Police Lieutenant Jose Tamingo ng Navotas Police, kasama umano ng suspek ang kaniyang barkada nang komprontahin ang batang biktima.
“Nagkaroon ng away ‘yung mga bata. Nagkaroon ng suntukan at tadyakan. Isang bata nagsumbong sa magulang, sa tatay actually at saka sa mga barkada ng tatay niya,” ani Tamingo.
Dagdag pa ni Tamingo, “Kinompronta yung dalawang bata. Bumunot ng baril yung magulang ng nakaaway nila. Tapos yung pangunahing witness natin tinutukan sa ulo. Tapos yumuko lang yung bata. Pumutok yung baril, ang tinamaan yung victim natin ngayon, tinamaan sa dibdib.”
Agad na nahuli sa manhunt sa operation ang mismong gun man matapos siyang ituro ng isang menor de edad na nauna niyang tutukan ng baril. Bigo namang matimbog ng pulisya ang dalawa pa niyang kasamahan.
Dumipensa rin ang suspek na aniya’y nadala lang umano siya ng galit nang makita ang kaniyang anak na umiiyak.
“Yung anak ko po umuwing umiiyak. Siyempre po bilang tatay, nabigla po ako. Pinuntahan ko nga po yung mga bata. Ang problema po, yun nga, medyo napasobra. Sobrang galit po. Hindi ko po inaasahan na gano’n ang mangyayari. Hindi ko po talaga sinasadya po yun. Hindi ko po talaga gusto,” anang suspek.
Nahaharap sa reklamong frustrated murder ang nahuling suspek habang nagpapagaling na sa ospital ang biktima.

2025.2.19 ‘Reverse na’: BI says POGOs now recruiting Filipinos to work in scam hubs abroad

MANILA — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday warned the public that illegal gambling syndicates are now luring Filipinos to work in scam hubs overseas.

This, after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. imposed a ban on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) in the country last year.

Intelligence reports showed that POGOs are funding some call center agents to act as “brand ambassadors” so that they could recruit their peers to work in illegal gambling hubs in other countries, BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval said.

Although POGO is a Philippine government term, Filipinos were already being recruited to — and rescued from — scam centers abroad even before President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced a ban on POGOs in July 2024.

POGOs were originally meant to service gamblers looking to circumvent a ban on gambling in China but are now used to describe scam centers.

“Since we banned it in the Philippines, we see similar operations in other Asian countries kaya reverse ang nangyayari. Ang mga kababayan natin ang nare-recruit palabas [ng bansa],” she said in a press conference in Malacañang.

“Very rampant siya sa social media… We are quite worried about this trend dahil hindi lang ito trend sa Pilipinas. It is something observed in other countries in the regions,” she added.

“Itong mga scam hubs na ito are expanding their reach and are trying to open similar operations as far as the Middle East.”

BPO workers recruited
POGOs would usually target young call center agents and other workers who are from the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, and would offer them a P50,000 monthly salary to work supposedly as customer service representatives abroad, Sandoval said.

“May recruitment inside BPOs… May kakuntsaba yung mga scam hubs abroad sa loob ng mga BPOs that recruit employees there para makalabas ng bansa,” she said.

“It is not real. Pagdating doon, it is a scam hub. Technically, miyembro na sila ng sindikato dahil kasama sila sa scammers,” she added.

POGOs would usually arrange for their new recruits to travel as tourists to Thailand, then take them across the border to Cambodia, Myanmar or Lao via land or sea routes, the Immigration official said.

“Kukunin yung kanilang passport, itatawid sila ng border… They would go to the jungle tapos may compound sa gitna ng gubat,” she said.

Sandoval urged Filipinos not to engage in such offers as those who fall into this trap are either tortured to meet their quotas or are required to pay a release fee amounting to around P400,000.

“It is a type of trafficking because it is debt bondage. May utang ka na agad bago ka pa makauwi ng Pilipinas,” she said.

Meantime, illegal gambling operators who remained in the Philippines despite the ban on POGOs are now operating in smaller groups, Sandoval said.

“Most of the illegal POGO operations are in smaller groups in gated communities like in condominiums, residences, yung hindi basta basta napapasok ng mga tao,” she said.

The Philippines has been coordinating with other Southeast Asian countries through intelligence sharing to curb the illegal recruitment and human trafficking schemes, the BI spokesperson said.

Last year, Marcos banned all POGOs in the Philippines after congressional investigations and multiple raids showed that the industry was linked to several criminal activities including torture, prostitution and human trafficking.

Since the ban took effect on January 1, 2025, only 11,000 of the 33,000 registered POGO workers have remained in the Philippines, according to data from the BI.

Of the 11,254 POGO workers who stayed in the Philippines, 121 have been deported, 518 have been arrested, while 45 other voluntarily surrendered.

2025.2.19 PAOCC: P210M spent since 2023 for detained POGO workers, billions in assets seized

MANILA — The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) on Wednesday said it has spent about P210 million in the past two years for the detention of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) workers arrested since the crackdown began in 2023.

The PAOCC spends about “P35 million every 4 months” for the food, water, electricity, security officials and administrative costs for POGO workers who are awaiting deportation, said spokesperson Winston Casio.

“Roughly two years na po so we may have spent already…P210 million to end this problem,” he told Palace reporters.

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) explained that the PAOCC had to shoulder some of its costs as their detention facility in Taguig could only house up to 100 foreign nationals for deportation.
“Ang PAOCC napakalaki ng tulong (has been a great help) in terms of housing them prior to deportation,” BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval said.

As of December 2024, the PAOCC has deported 2,121 foreign nationals working in illegal POGO hubs. Nearly 340 others are awaiting deportation, according to data from the agency.

“This does not include those who voluntarily left the country,” Casio said.

But, Casio said, PAOCC’s expenses have to be seen in the context of property seized in its operations.

“We could have already gained anywhere between P20 billion to P30 billion worth of real estate properties, tangible items, cars, name it,” he said.

He said that Anti-Money Laundering Council has already ordered market valuation of seized items and properties.

Among the seized properties from POGOs that are awaiting deposition are several high-value properties in Pasay City, a hotel in Cebu, mega compounds in Tarlac and Pampanga, as well as 134 seized vehicles, Casio said.

Most of the POGO-linked foreign nationals who were either deported or awaiting deportation are from Vietnam, China, Indonesia and Myanmar, data from the BI showed.

Immigration officials are also working with various embassies so that they could shoulder the repatriation flights of their respective nationals who were involved in illegal gambling operations here, the agency’s spokesperson said.

Last year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. banned all POGOs in the Philippines after congressional investigations and multiple raids showed that the industry was linked to several criminal activities including torture, prostitution and human trafficking.

Since the ban took effect on January 1, 2025, only 11,000 of the 33,000 registered POGO workers have remained in the Philippines, according to data from the BI.

Of the 11,254 POGO workers who stayed in the Philippines, 121 have been deported, 518 have been arrested, while 45 other voluntarily surrendered.

2025.2.19 6 Korean nationals, 15 Pinoy timbog sa guerilla POGO
MANILA, Philippines — Arestado ang anim na Korean nationals na pawang operator at 15 na Pinoy na Philippine Offshore Gaming ­Operator (POGO) sa isinagawang pagsalakay ng mga awtoridad sa basement ng isang kilalang hotel sa Pasay City, Lunes ng hapon.
Ipinatupad ang mission order ng pinagsanib na tauhan ng Bureau of Immigration sa pangu­nguna ni Intelligence Officer II Rendell Sy, Presidential Anti-Orga­nized Crime Commission (PAOCC) sa pangu­nguna ni Executive Director Usec. Gilbert Cruz, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group ng Southern Police District sa pangunguna ni PLt. Col. Elnor Melgarejo at Pasay City Police Station chief PCol. Sammuel Pabonita at PMajor Remedios Terte.
Naaktuhan ang mga POGO workers na mga Pinoy sa kanilang iligal na online gaming sa Basement Slot Office, DOWINN Casino, Heri­tage Hotel, sa EDSA Extension, Brgy.76, Pasay City, alas-5:30 ng hapon ng Pebrero 17. Nabatid na Korean group ang nagpapatakbo ng online gaming na target din ang kanilang mga kababayan. Bukod sa nasabing gaming operation, sangkot din umano sila sa game fixing at online scamming, batay sa mga nasaksihang transaksyon ng POGO workers sa kanilang computer.

2025.2.19 121 foreign Pogo workers deported in 2025, more to follow – BI
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday said it has deported 121 foreign workers from Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogos) in 2025, with more deportations expected in the coming weeks.
BI spokesperson Dana Sandoval announced during a Palace briefing that 518 arrests have been made since the December 31, 2024 deadline for the mandatory departure of Pogo foreign workers.
“So, in just seven weeks, we have caught 518 and deported 121. We still hope that there will be more batches of deportation in the next few weeks, upon release of their travel documents and receipt of their outbound tickets and clearances,” said Sandoval.
Sandoval said a batch of 150 Chinese Pogo workers is already set to be deported next week.
Meanwhile, Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) spokesperson Winston Casio, in the same press conference, said that as of December 2024, the BI, with their assistance, had identified 2,121 illegal foreign Pogo workers, not including those who voluntarily left the country.
He added that a total of 337 of these foreign nationals remain in PAOCC’s custodial facility.
“They are awaiting such deportation and repatriation in as much as we are also waiting for their legal documents, primarily their one-way travel documents, passports and/or NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) clearances,” he said.

2025.2.18 Lalaki nagbantang ilalabas sex video ng ex-GF, arestado
Kinasuhan ng paglabag sa Anti-Cyber Crime Act ang suspek na si “Vladymar”, binata at residente ng Barangay Tambayan Silangan, Catanauan, Quezon.
LOPEZ, Quezon, Philippines — Kulungan ang binagsakan ng isang 39-anyos na lalaki matapos na ireklamo ng pamba-blackmail ng kanyang dating kasintahang OFW kamakalawa ng gabi sa Barangay Bocboc sa bayang ito.
Kinasuhan ng paglabag sa Anti-Cyber Crime Act ang suspek na si “Vladymar”, binata at residente ng Barangay Tambayan Silangan, Catanauan, Quezon.
Ayon sa pulisya, tinatakot ng suspek ang biktimang si “Jovelyn “, 34,may asawa ng Mercedes, Camarines Norte na ikakalat ang mga hubad nitong larawan at umano’y sex video kapag hindi nakipagkita sa kanya.
Dahil sa takot ay pumayag ang biktima na makipagkita sa suspek sa Lopez, Quezon gayunman ay mabilis siyang nagsumbong sa Mercedes Police at pinagplanuhan ang gagawing pagdakip sa Nang magkita na ang dalawa sa kahabaan ng diversion road sa Barangay Bocboc, Lopez, Quezon bandang alas-6:50 ng gabi ay doon na inaresto ang suspek ng mga operatiba ng Lopez PNP, Camarines Norte Cyber Response team at 2nd PMFC Camarines Norte sa pamumuno ni PCapt. Edwin Mapula.
Nakuha buhat sa pag-iingat ng suspek ang dalawang cellphones na may kasamang sim cards.

2025.2.17 Lolo, suspek sa panghahalay sa sariling apo; tiyuhin ng biktima, sangkot din!
Naaresto ng pulisya ang 78 taong gulang na lalaki sa Antipolo, Rizal matapos umanong gahasain ang sariling apo.
Ayon sa ulat ng 24 Oras noong Linggo, Pebrero 16, 2025, maka-ilang ulit umanong hinalay ng suspek ang kaniyang 18-anyos na apo magmula pa noong ito ay 15 taong gulang pa lamang. Sangkot din umano ang tiyuhin ng biktima na napag-alamang pinagsasalitan daw ang panghahalay sa kanilang apo at pamangkin.
Sinubukan daw ng biktima na magsumbong sa kaniyang lola ngunit hindi raw nito pinakinggan ang apo, kung kaya’t sa malayong kamag-anak daw humingi ng tulong ang dalaga upang mahuli ang lolo at tiyuhin.
Depensa naman ng lolo ng biktima, pinagalitan daw niya ang biktima dahil sa umano’y nawawalang pera, kaya ito raw ang dahilan kung bakit maaaring ginawan daw siya nito ng mga alegasyon.
Samantala, tinutugis na ng pulisya ang tiyuhin ng biktima na kasalukuyan nang nagtatago.

2025.2.16 Bangkay ng kalilibing na babae, ninakaw raw mula sa nitso; nawawala ang underwear?
Isang bangkay ng bagong libing na 82-anyos na babae ang naiulat na ninakaw mula sa libingan nito sa isang public cemetery sa Albay.
Ayon sa ulat ng 91.5 Brigada News FM Legazpi City nitong Linggo, Pebrero 16, 2025, isang sepulturero ang nakakita sa butas na nitso ng biktima. Agad umano itong ini-report ng barangay ng San Isidro sa kapulisan.
Batay sa ulat ng pulisya, kabaong na lamang umano ang kanilang naatagpuan mula sa nito nitso ng biktima. Napag-alaman ding noong Sabado lamang, Pebrero 15 inilibing ang biktima.
Samantala, kinalaunan ay nahanap din ang mismong bangkay ng biktima na tinatayang nasa 100 metro ang layo mula sa kaniyang nitso. Lumalabas sa imbestigasyon na tila kinaladkad ng suspek ang naturang bangkay.
Nagtamo rin ng galos sa mukha ang bangkay ng biktima at natuklasang nawawala ang underwear nito.
Nasa funeraria na ang bangkay ng biktima at plano rin umano ng mga kaanak nito na isailalim siya sa autopsy.

2025.2.10 Lalaki sa Davao, inatake at sinakal ang 19-anyos na babae na kapuwa pasahero sa jeep
Nasakote ng pulisya ang isang 26 taong gulang na lalaki matapos nitong sakalin ang isang 19-anyos na babae at kapuwa pasahero sa loob ng jeep sa Bago Aplaya, Davao City nitong Lunes, Pebrero 10, 2025.
Ayon sa ulat ng Brigada PH, magkatabi ang suspek at biktima nang mangyari ang insidente. Bigla na lamang umanong sinakal ng suspek ang babae, sa hindi malamang dahilan.
Sa tulong ng ilang saksi, agad naman daw narespondehan ang biktima at nasukol ang suspek.
Lumalabas sa imbestigasyong problemado raw ang suspek dahil nagluluksa umano ito matapos ang naging pagpanaw ng kaniyang misis.
Samantala, nakaligtas naman sa naturang insidente ang biktima bagama’t labis umano ang trauma at takot na kaniyang inabot mula sa mga kamay ng suspek.
Nasa kustodiya na ng Ulas Police Substation ang suspek na nagtamo ng ilang galos matapos pagtulungan ng ilang rumespondeng saksi.

2025.2.10 Bureau of Immigration, Republic of the Philippines
BI arrested 180 foreign fugitives in 2024
The Bureau of Immigration (BI) said its operatives arrested last year a total of 180 foreign fugitives who are wanted for various crimes in their homelands.
In a report to Immigration Commissioner Joel Viado, the BI’s fugitive search unit (FSU) said the alien fugitives were captured in operations conducted by the unit’s operatives in various places nationwide where the said aliens have stayed while hiding in the country.
“Nearly all of them were already deported to their countries of origin where they are currently serving time in prison after being convicted for crimes they committed,” said BI-FSU acting chief Rendel Ryan Sy.
Viado commended the FSU for a job well done, as he noted that the total number of fugitives apprehended last year was significantly higher than the 128 outlaws arrested in 2023.
Viado reiterated that there will be no letup in the BI’s intensified campaign to run after wanted foreign criminals who have taken refuge here to evade prosecution for their crimes.
“As we have repeatedly declared, the Philippines is off limits to all foreign fugitives. This country is not a sanctuary for alien criminals,” the BI chief said. “The order of the President is clear–protect our nation from external threats,” he added.
The FSU said 74 Korean nationals account for the bulk of the arrested aliens, followed by 62 Chinese nationals, 12 Taiwanese, 11 Japanese, seven Americans, two Italians, and two Australians.
Also in the list is a Briton, a Canadian, a German, an Indian, an Indonesian, a Jordanian, a Kyrgystani, a Liberian, a Nigerian, and a Serbian.
Offenses committed by the aliens include economic crimes, investment scams, illegal gambling, money laundering, telecommunications fraud, robbery, and narcotics trading.
Among the notable arrests was the capture of six Japanese members of the notorious “Luffy” gang – Takayuki Kagashima, Sawada Masaya, Ueda Koji, Sjuzuki Seiji, Kiyohara Jun, Nagaura Hiroki – who are wanted for involvement in scams, extortion and fraud activities.
Also described as high profile arrests were those of Australian Gregor Johann Haas and Serbian Predrag Mirkovic, who are wanted for illegal drugs.
Indian-Nepalese Joginder Geong was also captured due to charges of murder, extortion and robbery.