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Southern Leyte cop faces homicide raps for 'mauling' suspect

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 19 08:58 PM

A police officer in Maasin City, Southern Leyte is facing a homicide case following the death of a person in their custody. Read more »

Man dies of pneumonia after HK police seize trousers in detention

Danny Mok, South China Morning Post
Posted at Oct 29 01:40 PM

A man died of pneumonia just days after Hong Kong police took his trousers as evidence but rejected replacement clothes from his family while he was in detention, the force’s watchdog has disclosed in a report. Read more »

Fil-Am's family files wrongful death lawsuit against Antioch police

Rommel Conclara | TFC News Antioch, California
Posted at Aug 11 05:14 PM

The family of a Fil-Am who died after being restrained by Antioch police while undergoing a mental health episode has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the police department. Read more »

Duterte lashes out at ICC over possible probe into PH drug war

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 10:30 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte again lashed out at the International Criminal Court for its possible probe into his bloody drug war. Read more »

Duterte calls ICC drug probe ‘bulls**t’, says he won’t defend self before ‘white people’

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Updated as of Jun 22 03:29 PM

Duterte said because Philippine "laws are different", "how are you supposed to get justice" at the ICC? Read more »

Duterte says he will ensure killer cop will go to prison for murder of old woman

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 08 10:22 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he will ensure that the police officer who shot dead a woman in Quezon City last week will go to prison. Read more »

Lungkot, galit bumuhos sa libing ng ginang na binaril ng pulis sa QC

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 08:39 PM

Inilibing na si Lilibeth Valdez, ang babaeng malapitang binaril ng pulis sa Quezon City noong Lunes.  Read more »

Lilybeth Valdez laid to rest

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 04 07:04 PM

Friends and relatives of shooting victim Lilibeth Valdez pay their last respects at the Bagbag Public Cemetery in Quezon City on Friday. Read more »

Lolang pinatay ng pulis sa QC, ililibing Biyernes ng hapon

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 04 06:29 AM

Hindi pa rin umano kinakausap ng pamilya ng namaril na pulis na si Police Master Sgt. Hensie Zinampan ang kaanak ng biktimang si Lilibeth Valdez.  Read more »

Mga pulis dapat regular na ipa-psychiatrist: eksperto

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 02 08:41 PM

Matapos ang walang habas na pamamaril ng isang pulis sa isang ginang sa Quezon City noong Lunes, inirekomenda ng isang eksperto na magkarooon ng regular na psychiatric assessment ang kapulisan sa kanilang hanay.    Read more »

Lolang pinatay ng pulis nakatakdang iburol Miyerkoles; CHR nag-iimbestiga na

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 02 07:25 AM

Sa maliit na bakanteng lote ibuburol si Lilibeth Valdez malapit sa kanilang bahay, ilang hakbang mula sa lugar kung saan siya pinatay sa Quezon City. Read more »

Cop shoots dead old woman in Quezon City

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 10:18 PM

A Philippine policeman is caught on video committing cold-blooded murder in a Quezon City suburb. Read more »

'Brazen, shocking': CHR launches probe into police shooting of woman in QC

Jeff Canoy, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 06:53 PM

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Tuesday it would conduct a motu proprio investigation into the murder of a woman in Quezon City at the hands of police officer, with the brutal killing caught on video and is now viral on social media.  Read more »

Cops professional 'by and large,' says Palace as another officer shoots neighbor dead

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 04:41 PM

The 220,000 officers of the Philippine National police men are "by and large professional", Malacañang said in defense of the organization on Tuesday, after another policeman killed his civilian neighbor over an alleged personal grudge.  Read more »

Lola patay sa QC matapos barilin ng lasing na pulis

Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 01 08:22 PM

Patay ang 52 anyos na lola na si Lilybeth Valdez matapos barilin ng lasing na pulis sa Sitio Ruby, Barangay Greater Fairview, nitong Lunes. Read more »

Ohio police kill Black teenage girl seen threatening others with knife

Rich McKay and Steve Gorman, Reuters
Posted at Apr 21 02:47 PM

Police in Columbus, Ohio, on Tuesday fatally shot a Black teenage girl they confronted as she lunged at two people with a knife, as seen in police video footage of the encounter, authorities said.   Read more »

Protests erupt after police shoot Black man in Minneapolis traffic stop

Nicholas Pfosi and Jonathan Allen, Reuters
Posted at Apr 12 07:08 PM

Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets as angry protests erupted in a Minneapolis suburb after a 20-year-old Black man was shot dead during a traffic stop. Read more »

George Floyd's cousin 'confident' as trial begins in Minneapolis

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 10 04:00 PM

After sitting through the first few juror selections, George Floyd's cousin said Tuesday she is feeling "optimistic" about the outcome of the trial of the police officer charged for killing her family member in a case that set off a surge of anti-racist activism throughout the United States. Read more »

Trial to begin for US policeman charged with George Floyd death

Joy Powell with Charlotte Plantive in Washington, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 07 10:01 AM

Nine months after George Floyd's death laid bare the racial wounds in the United States, the white policeman charged with murdering the 46-year-old Black man is going on trial.   Read more »

Thai police fire rubber bullets at protesters outside PM's residence

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 01 02:08 PM

Thai police shot rubber bullets and used water cannon and tear gas against pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok Sunday at a rally outside a military barracks housing the prime minister's residence. Read more »