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A robbery-massacre occurred at the branch of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) inside the Laguna Industrial Science Park in Barangay Pulo of Cabuyao, Laguna. [ 5 ] The crime occurred prior to the scheduled 9am opening of the outlet with customers alerting the police after the bank did not open as scheduled.
The whole Philippines and the world was shocked on March 17, 1957, when a Douglas C-47 crashed at Mount Manunggal in Cebu. One of the casualties was President Ramon Magsaysay. Officially, it was an accident due to mechanical problems. However, some claim that it was sabotage.
Kuratong Baleleng is an organized crime syndicate in the Philippines that was once an anti-communist, vigilante group. [2] [3] Considered to be one of the largest syndicates in the country, Kuratong Baleleng received nationwide attention due to their alleged end in a shootout with the Philippine National Police in May 1995 in Quezon City.
On May 2, 2008, the Supreme Court of the Philippines approved Diokno's appeal, thereby reopening the case to prosecute implicated officers. [15] [16] On November 12, 2003, Judge Ma. Theresa Yadao of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 81. She junked the murder case against Lacson and other police officials for lack of probable cause.
Chief Senior Supt. Isagani Nerez believed that the group was also involved in the recent gunbattle in Parañaque, as well as an armored van robbery in the University of the Philippines. [ 16 ] In 2009, the Waray-Ozamiz Gang robbed a Malaysian national named William Yeo, who owned a moneychanger shop in Ermita, Manila .
Mount Apo: The highest peak in the country is said to be inhabited by supernatural beings, including a white deer that is said to assist lost hikers. [85] Palm Drive: A short road in Buhangin district whose south end is to the west of the SSS Bajada branch and Southern Philippines Medical Center. Believers claim it is haunted by a brown lady ...
Jones Bridge Massacre (Task Force Clabio) is a 1989 Filipino crime action film based on an ambush on the Jones Bridge on June 8, 1989, in which two policemen were killed. [1] [2] Directed by Ben "M7" Yalung, the film stars Lito Lapid, Jackie Aquino, Eddie Garcia, Paquito Diaz, Berting Labra, Ruel Vernal, Robert Talabis, Rez Cortez, King Gutierrez and Edwin Reyes.
A drawing illustrating snatch thieves stealing a purse from a woman via motorbike. These types of mopeds are typically used by snatch thieves. Snatch theft is a criminal act, common in Southeast Asia, South America, and Southern Europe, [citation needed] of forcefully stealing a pedestrian's personal property by employing rob-and-run tactics.