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GMA Network
28-07-2025
- GMA Network
10 PDLs escape Batangas jail
Ten persons deprived of liberty (PDL) broke out of Batangas jail on Monday morning while they were being escorted to the public utility room, according to authorities. 'A prison guard was escorting the prisoners to the public utility room when one of the prisoners pointed an ice pick at him, took his service firearm and pointed at him, while other prisoners took advantage of the said situation,' the Police Regional Office 4A (PRO 4A) said. 'At that instance, the PDLs fled on foot towards the direction of Barangay Quilo, Ibaan, Batangas,' it added. In a separate statement, the Batangas provincial government said that there were eight PDLs who were able to escape. Governor Vilma Santos-Recto ordered a probe into the incident. Provincial Administrator Atty. Joel Montealto said the facility is a new provincial jail where 792 male PDLs were transferred last June 24. According to the provincial government, the security protocols in the facility are not yet in order. A hot pursuit operation is now being conducted, according to the police. —VAL, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
21-05-2025
- GMA Network
Explosives thrown into INC church in Quezon
A small fire broke out in an Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) church in Mauban, Quezon after a man threw explosives inside the building on Monday, the Police Regional Office 4A (PRO4A) said Wednesday. Based on a police report, the 40-year-old suspect entered the premises of the church carrying three bottles of Molotov cocktail. The church members tried to restrain the suspect but he still proceeded and destroyed a jalousie window and threw the explosives inside the building. Fire was seen inside and outside of the church but the members were able to extinguish it. The estimated cost of damage was P50,000. The suspect left the place and threatened that he would return and burn the church again, the police report said. Personnel from Mauban Municipal Police Station conducted a follow up operation that resulted in the arrest of Esteves. The suspect will face a complaint for destructive arson under the Revised Penal Code.—AOL, GMA Integrated News
