Crime & Public Safety

Read more about the article Davao City to deploy 12,332 personnel for the 37th Kadayawan celebration
KADAYAWAN SECURITY DRY-RUN Don’t be surprised to see policemen lining up like this during the Kadayawan parades this weekend. Davao City police is deploying 600 personnel to secure the parade route for Kadayawan’s Indak-Indak (street dancing), who are seen here conducting a dry-run for their security positioning. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

Davao City to deploy 12,332 personnel for the 37th Kadayawan celebration

The city government plans to deploy a total of 12,332 personnel from the safety and security sector for this year’s celebration of Kadayawan sa Davao.

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Read more about the article P4M reward up for Oro politician’s son’s killers
CRIME SCENE. A police officer stands guard at the quarry site in Sitio Perico, Barangay Pagatpat where Roland Sherwin Uy, Barangay Carmen councilor and son of 1st District Rep. and mayoralty candidate Rolando Uy, and a caretaker (lying on the ground) were shot dead Thursday afternoon, November 11. (Jigger Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

P4M reward up for Oro politician’s son’s killers

A day after the mayor pledged the P2M reward, the Uy family offered another of P2 million in addition to the city government’s reward money.

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Read more about the article Makabayan wants House probe on drug raid of beach party

Makabayan wants House probe on drug raid of beach party

The progressive bloc filed House Resolution 2342, raising issue that there is an alleged cover-up as 17 persons who were in the party were detained while former Davao City Information Officer Jefry Tupas and others who attended the party were set free.

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Read more about the article Son of Cagayan de Oro congressman shot in quarry site
CRIME SCENE. A police officer stands guard at the quarry site in Sitio Perico, Barangay Pagatpat where Roland Sherwin Uy, Barangay Carmen councilor and son of 1st District Rep. and mayoralty candidate Rolando Uy, and a caretaker (lying on the ground) were shot dead Thursday afternoon, November 11. (Jigger Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Son of Cagayan de Oro congressman shot in quarry site

Investigators found Uy sitting on a reclining chair already lifeless. Pabalan’s body was sprawled on the ground surrounded by mounds of sand and gravel.

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Read more about the article PDEA to probe drug raid and involvement of ex-Davao city officer

PDEA to probe drug raid and involvement of ex-Davao city officer

Tupas will be "part of the investigation" ordered by PDEA Director General Wilkens Villanueva, said the PDEA Davao Regional Director Lovitos who was invited to the AFP-PNP Southern Mindanao online press conference on Wednesday.

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