Woman used her baby to escape in prison Camarines Sur

Woman used her baby to escape prison Camarines Sur

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A 24-year-old woman used her baby to escape from prison in Goa Police Station, Goa, Camarines Sur, Saturday afternoon.

Authorities believe the suspect, Marcel Gimantog Marcial, a resident of Brgy. Hiwacloy is now hiding in the mountainous area.

According to the report, the suspect’s partner came with their (few months old) as the police were preparing to bring the suspect to the district jail of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology at around 4:30 pm.

The suspect pleaded with the guards to remove her handcuffs for a while so that she could her and feed her baby.

Out of pity and consideration, the police removed the handcuffs and gave the female prisoner five minutes to feed her baby.

However, when the guards turned their backs, the woman suddenly handed the baby to her partner and quickly ran up the mountainous area near the police station.

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5 robbers kill grocery store employee, merchandiser

5 robbers kill grocery store employee, merchandiser

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Five robbers shot and killed an employee and a security guard of a grocery store after they failed to open its cash register in Quezon City last weekend.

The victims were first reported to be injured but were later declared dead, according to reports.

According to the report, the robbers entered a grocery store in Brgy. Holy Spirit in Quezon City this Sunday night.

In the CCTV footage, the cashier immediately hid while the male merchandiser resisted, prompting the suspects to push him away.

The footage also showed the other robbers went directly to the cash register and threw a backpack. They tried to open the box but failed.

The two injured victims were rushed to the hospital while five suspects fled on three motorcycles.

According to the investigation, four of the robbers entered the grocery store while another served as a lookout.

The backpack was left near the box, where the suspects were supposed to put the money.

This is not the first time the grocery store has been robbed.

The police continue to conduct follow up operations to find the suspects.

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2 containers of pork products from China seized

2 containers of pork products from China seized

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Two containers of pork products from China were seized in the Port of Manila, according to a report by the Department of Agriculture yesterday.

It was learned that the containers were all misdeclared, allegedly containing tomato paste, according to Agriculture Secretary William Dar.

The shipment is consigned to Jeniti International Trading in Binondo, Manila.

The Bureau of Customs further assesses the value of the shipment, while the Bureau of Animal Industry will also evaluate the products if they are ASF positive.

Pork products from China are banned from entering the country because the country was one of the countries affected by the African Swine Fever.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is coming to the Philippines

Russian President Vladimir Putin is coming to the Philippines

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit the Philippines after being invited by President Rodrigo Duterte.

This was what Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev said yesterday in the news forum “In Focus.”

Khovaev said this was Putin’s first time traveling the country.

“President Duterte officially invited President Putin to visit the Philippines,” said Khovaev.

But Khovaev declined to provide further details on Putin’s upcoming visit to the Philippines.

Aside from Putin’s acceptance of the invitation, he also thanked Duterte.

“The invitation of President Duterte was accepted by President Putin with gratitude,” Khovaev said.

Khovaev hopes the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Philippines will happen soon.

Duterte has visited Russia twice since becoming President in 2016.

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Bulacan councilor's son dead while jet skiing in Pantabangan Dam

Bulacan councilor’s son dead while jet skiing in Pantabangan Dam

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A Bulacan councilor’s son, who was on vacation from the United States, was found dead three days after he was reported missing while jet skiing at Pantabangan Dam in Nueva Ecija.

According to the report, the fishermen found the floating body of the victim Tyron Anthony Villano, 38, the son of a San Jose Del Monte City councilor at about 5:15 a.m.

Villano appeared to have just returned home from America and was last seen alive Tuesday afternoon while enjoying a jet ski in the dam. An eyewitness said the victim had been engulfed by a large current of water and had never floated again.

As a result, authorities immediately conducted a search and rescue operation to find the Bulacan councilor’s son but failed to find the latter.

Ramsey Manalo Reyes, a member of the Bulacan Rescue team, said they used an underwater surveillance camera to locate the victim but failed to detect him.

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2 Africans, 1 Nigerian arrested in drug buy-bust

2 Africans, 1 Nigerian arrested in drug buy-bust

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Authorities arrested a Nigerian national and two Africans in separate drug buy-bust operations in Cavite and Ifugao.

A joint force of Philippine National Police and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested Nigerian national Leonard Ohaeri, 27, in Barangay Bayan Luma 4, Imus, Cavite, Wednesday morning. The suspect was from Lagos, Nigeria, and a resident of BF Resort, Las Piñas City.

Police confiscated 220 grams of shabu worth Php1,360,000.00 from Ohaeri.

Authorities arrested two North African nationals while transporting P700,000 worth of marijuana to a checkpoint in Lamut, Ifugao, yesterday.

Police identified the arrested suspects as Negash Abede Natnael, 24, and Saffi Mohamednur, 28, who were living in Pasay City and were all Eritrean nationals from Northeast, Africa.

According to the report, the suspects put the weeds inside a tubular package. The two came from Bontoc, Mountain Province, and were on the bus going to Cubao when an informant at the checkpoint reported them to the police.

It was learned that the Eritrean nationals were in the country to study. However, their student visas already expired.

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Doctor arrested for selling illegal drugs in Davao

Doctor arrested for selling illegal drugs in Davao

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Authorities arrested a doctor from a large hospital in Davao City for selling illegal drugs in Suazo St., Barangay 28-C, in the said city, Tuesday.

Police caught John Perrett Herrera, alias “John,” 33, a surgeon and resident doctor of Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC). He is a high-value target and is on the drug watchlist of the Directorate for Intelligence (DI).

According to the report of P/Maj. Michael Uyanguren of Davao City Police, police who disguised as a buyer, bought one sachet of suspected shabu worth P1,000 from the arrested doctor.

When the transaction became positive, the poseur buyer immediately alerted his colleagues and arrested the doctor.

Police also seized P10,000 worth of illegal drugs, a cellphone, syringe, and red Toyota Vios from the arrested doctor.

According to the police, most of the suspect’s patrons are members of the LGBT community. The doctor also sells drugs to people he meets through the social media application Grinder.

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