Topic page on {?keyword?} | ABS-CBN News

Duterte cancels PNP's procurement rights over 'overpriced' speed guns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 12:58 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte removes the procurement powers of the Philippine National Police for acquiring supposedly "overpriced" speed guns, but the country's police spokesperson downplays the issue. Read more »

8chan, message board for extremists, is back online

Kate Conger, The New York Times
Posted at Nov 05 10:05 AM

The anonymous message board began flickering back online Saturday and was fully visible and available Monday, three months after it had gone dark. Read more »

2 patay, 4 timbog sa buy-bust sa Caloocan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 09:40 PM

Nakipag-transaksiyon umano ang isa sa mga suspek sa poseur buyer, bago nito natunugang pulis pala ang kausap nito. Read more »

Pulis na 'gunrunner' umano timbog sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 08:54 PM

Lumalabas din na government-issued pa ang nasamsam na armas.  Read more »

2 umano’y intelligence staff ng NPA, arestado sa Butuan

Charmane Awitan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 12 11:41 PM

Inaresto ang mga suspek sa pamamagitan ng isang search warrant on loose firearms. Read more »

AFP says it lost weapons, ammunition following MILF chair's loose firearms claim

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 02:20 AM

MANILA (UPDATE)—The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) admitted Wednesday it had lost weapons and ammunition during firefights, following claims made by the interim chief minister of the Bangsamoro region that the military itself was the "main source" of loose firearms in Mindanao.  Read more »

2 gun runner patay sa engkuwentro sa Bulacan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 04:36 AM

MAYNILA—Patay ang 2 hinihinalang gun runner habang arestado ang isa nilang kasamahan sa engkuwentro laban sa mga pulis sa Santa Maria, Bulacan Martes ng madaling-araw. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: August 13, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 02:14 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Confiscated contraband

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 13 08:30 PM

Manila Police District (MPD) officers and employees prepare improvised firearms and illegal gambling machines confiscated from Baseco in Port Area in Manila through two weeks of operations. The guns and machines will be presented to Manila Mayor Isko Moreno at the City Hall on Tuesday. Police held a series of operations at the compound following Moreno's orders, with Sunday's raids leaving three suspects dead and 37 arrested on drug-related charges. Read more »

Walmart to keep selling guns despite recent shootings at its stores

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 11:18 AM

Despite 2 deadly shootings at its stores in less than a week, American retail giant Walmart has no plans to stop selling guns and ammunition, a spokesman said Sunday. Read more »

Gun megastore plan in New Zealand's Christchurch sparks backlash -media

Reuters
Posted at Jul 17 11:21 AM

WELLINGTON - New Zealand retailer Gun City, which sold weapons to the man accused of shootings at two Christchurch mosques that killed 51 people and injured dozens, has aroused concern with plans for a mega store in the South Island city, media said on Wednesday. Read more »

New Zealand launches gun buyback, amnesty plan

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 20 10:09 PM

The New Zealand government began on Thursday the country's first-ever firearms buyback in the wake of deadly mass shootings at two Christchurch mosques in March. Read more »

Lalaking nakipag-inuman patay sa pamamaril sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 08 08:01 PM

Nilapitan umano ng 2 naka-bonnet at isang nakasuot na sombrero ang biktima saka ito pinagbabaril sa Batasan Hills. Read more »

Lalaki huli sa pagbitbit ng 8 bala sa MRT

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 15 11:16 AM

Arestado ang isang lalaking nagbitbit umano ng walong bala sa MRT North Avenue Station sa Quezon City.  Read more »

Bolsonaro's decree allows millions of Brazilians to carry guns

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 09 11:35 PM

Truckers, lawyers and politicians are among millions of Brazilians eligible to carry loaded weapons in public under far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's decree relaxing gun laws that experts say is unconstitutional and will fuel deadly violence. Read more »

Duterte tells prosecutors to arm themselves amid killings

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 04 11:26 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday advised prosecutors to arm themselves amid killings of government lawyers during his administration. Read more »

Pamilya ng 'Negros 14' nanawagan ng hustisya

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 03 08:25 PM

Hinalughog din umano ng mga pulis ang bag ng kaanak ng isa sa mga biktima. Read more »

Lalaki timbog sa 'baril-palit-droga' sa Bacoor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 01 10:53 PM

Naaresto ang isang lalaki sa Bacoor City, Cavite na nagbebenta umano ng droga kapalit ng baril.  Read more »

'PH like wild, wild west': Lacson bats for revisiting gun laws

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 27 11:38 AM

Lawmakers should study tightening laws on firearm control, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Wednesday, likening the crime situation in the country to that of the "wild, wild west."    Read more »

New Zealand bans semi-automatic, assault rifles after mass shooting

Reuters
Posted at Mar 21 11:56 AM

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that military style semi-automatics and assault rifles will be banned under stronger new gun laws following the killing of 50 people in the country's worst mass shooting. Read more »