NBI, PAOCC seize P3B in radioactive steel products in Pampanga
Authorities seized over P3 billion worth of radioactive and structurally substandard steel products in a Pampanga mill raid, rescuing hundreds of workers from…
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Taguig creek yields suitcase, woman’s body
Authorities are investigating the discovery of an unidentified woman’s body inside a suitcase in Taguig City, with forensic examinations underway as police…
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VACC pushes death penalty for plunder anew
The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption renews its push to restore the death penalty for plunder, arguing that large-scale corruption is economic sabotage.…
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PNP pledges high-visibility patrols
The Philippine National Police reported a 20.6% decline in focus crimes under the DILG’s Safer Cities Initiative, while vowing to intensify anti-criminality…
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Parents of 8-year-old boy who died after school deworming seek NBI probe, justice
Parents of an 8-year-old boy who died days after a school deworming activity in Trece Martires City, Cavite, are seeking an NBI investigation into his death,…
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Malabon ‘paihi’ raid nets 105K liters diesel
PNP-CIDG busted an alleged illegal fuel-siphoning operation in Malabon, arresting four suspects and confiscating 105,000 liters of diesel, tugboats, and…
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Focus crimes down 30% in June — PNP
The Philippine National Police reported a 30.43-percent decline in focus crimes nationwide in June, citing intensified law enforcement operations, increased…
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NorMin pushes safer communities, kids
Northern Mindanao reported a 12% drop in focus crimes and a sharp decline in online child exploitation cases in the first half of 2026, alongside strengthened…
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That juvenile gap
The Tacloban tragedy reveals that the current law treats juveniles as a monolith, ignoring how online echo chambers, radicalization, and ready access to…
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When is a child a killer?
How that must burn, Rod. How it must eat you alive in whatever dark corner they’ve stuck you. You were so close. Fifteen.
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NCRPO: Metro Manila focus crimes down 43% in one week
Metro Manila’s eight focus crimes dropped 43% in one week as NCRPO intensified anti-crime operations, seizing over P13.47 million in illegal drugs, arresting…
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‘Summer Capital’ crime ticks up 3%
Crime in Baguio City rose by 3% in the first five months of 2026, with theft and robbery driving the increase. Local police are ramping up security measures,…
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Passing off guilt
Do we now all truly, sincerely believe that children as young as 10-years-old are monsters born to commit crimes, even casually kill? Where did that monstrous…
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Ilocos Norte crime drops 13%
Crime incidents in Ilocos Norte fell by 13 percent in the first five months of 2026, driven by intensified police operations, anti-crime campaigns, and…
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PAOCC nabs Korean, Japanese fugitives in Metro Manila
PAOCC arrests two foreign fugitives in Metro Manila, nabbing South Korean fraud suspect Kim Sihun and alleged Japanese Luffy Group leader Hideharu Inoue. Learn…
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Crime and punishment
Rather than viewing troubled youth through a punitive lens, we should consider how we can support them in overcoming their challenges.
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Minors my a**
A Tacloban school shooting involving two minors has reignited debate on juvenile culpability, premeditated youth violence, and the limits of the “children as…
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