Ex-councilor freed as CA junks drug possession rap

Former Caramoran councilor Zaldy Francisco Idanan has regained his freedom after more than three years of imprisonment after the Court of Appeals acquitted him of the crime of possession of…

Regional Most Wanted Person nabbed in Batangas after six months in hiding

After six months in hiding, one of the Bicol region’s Most Wanted Persons, a Virac resident accused of three counts of rape, has been arrested in Batangas province. Last Feb.…

Island’s No. 3 Most Wanted apprehended in Pampanga

A man ranked No. 3 in Catanduanes police’s Provincial Most Wanted Person list in connection with seven counts of rape and sexual abuse has been arrested in Pampanga province after…

CA acquits accused in Virac illegal drugs case, blames police’s procedural lapses

Procedural lapses by the police team prompted the Court of Appeals to reverse the conviction of a Virac resident arrested in an alleged buy-bust operation in 2021 and order his…

Police arrest 3 persons wanted for sex offenses

Three persons were apprehended by the Catanduanes police last week in connection with separate cases of sex-related offenses filed against them before the Regional Trial Court. In a post on…

CA rejects appeal in rape case but modifies jail term, damages

The Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of a man who raped his minor cousin and her adult but mentally disabled sister, reducing the amount of damages as well…