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The statue of Christ the King in Kabacan town, Cotabato province incurred three bullet marks – one just below the heart, on its waist, and its left knee after an unidentified gunman fired at it over the weekend. CONTRIBUTED/Rasty Manuel KIDAPAWAN CITY –– An unidentified man barged into a Catholic church in Kabacan, Cotabato province at past 6 a.m. on Saturday, March 6, and shot the statue of Christ the King thrice. The statue incurred three bullet marks – one just below the heart, on its waist, and its left knee, said Rasty Manuel, a Kabacan resident and Christ the King devotee, who posted the image of the damaged statue on his Facebook page. A witness saw the man, who appeared to be in his 40s, barge inside the parish church in Poblacion and yelled, “If you are really the powerful God, save yourself,” before firing three shots using a caliber-45 pistol at the statue in the middle of the altar. “God knows. God sees everything! Do not disrespect Him, nor challenge Him. Many ... » Learn More about Gunman shoots Christ the King statue in Cotabato province

Bangkok – Pro-democracy group “Free Youth” has announced another gathering this Saturday, March 6th, at the Ladprao intersection of the capital at around 5:00 P.M. before planning to march to the Criminal Court, claiming to seek true ‘justice’ and ‘democracy’. The next leaderless protest will be staged tomorrow after the majority of pro-democracy activists have democratically voted on the Free People’s social media platform. Another two pro-democracy protests will also be planned by ‘Progressive Red’ and the ‘Anti-dictatorship Vacation’ at the 11th Infantry Regiment and the Democracy Monument, respectively. Meanwhile, Bangkok police told the press that about 32 groups of crowd control police officers will be deployed to maintain peace and order at each protest site. The deployment of forces will be varied according to the situation and the number of demonstrators in each site, according to Bangkok police chief Pol Lt Gen Pakapong Pongpetra. The chief stated: “The biggest ... » Learn More about Total of 32 groups of crowd control police to be deployed at three pro-democracy protests around Bangkok tomorrow

Cybercrime: Hoax bomb threats were sent through emails. (INQUIRER FILE PHOTO) MANILA — Office work in at least four government agencies in Quezon City was disrupted following bomb threats on Tuesday afternoon that turned out to be merely scares. Employees of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Agrarian Reform, and Department of Education were evacuated and sent home early due to the threats. The Department of the Interior and Local Government also reportedly received a similar scare. Senior Insp. Noel Sublay, chief of the Explosive and Ordnance Division (EOD) of the Quezon City Police District, said the threat was sent through e-mail and was received in different office, corporate and individual e-mail addresses. The message, as read by Sublay to the Philippine Daily Inquirer, read: “Sa second floor ng office niyo, sa may steel cabinet, may apat na envelope-sized bombs na nakatago. Kahapon namin nilagay at sasabog ‘yan ngayon.” (On the second ... » Learn More about Bomb threats disrupt work in 4 QC-based gov’t offices

Demonstrators led by Jatupat 'Pai Dao Din' Boonpattarasaksa arrive at Democracy Monument after completing their 247.5-km anti-government march from Nakhon Ratchasima yesterday. Varuth Hirunyatheb Police are working to identify those who hijacked police vehicles and helped two detained anti-government protesters escape during the protests in Bangkok on Saturday evening. Royal Thai Police spokesman Pol Maj Gen Yingyos Thepjamnong said the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) hopes to identify the We Volunteer (WeVo) guards and anti-government protesters under the Restart Democracy (ReDem) banner who were involved in the incident. On Saturday, a crowd of WeVo guards and protesters blocked a convoy of police vehicles taking detained protesters from the protest site in front of Major Cineplex Ratchayothin. They managed to force open the lock on the police vans and free some protesters, including one of WeVo's leaders, Piyarat "Toto" Chonthep. Mr Piyarat was arrested along with several ... » Learn More about Police hunt for van attackers

Courtesy World March of Women – Philippines MANILA, Philippines — A feminist group in the country has accused the police of harassing women protesters holding a rally at the Plaza Miranda in Manila on International Women’s Day. According to a statement from the World March of Women (WMW)-Philippines, over 150 women protested at the Plaza Miranda on Monday morning but were stopped by the police. They added that those who participated in the demonstration were “harassed” by the police. “The police stopped the women from holding the protest march around the Plaza. At least two from Partido Manggagawa were slightly injured when police forcibly took their placards,” the group said. INQUIRER.net has sought comment from the police, but Philippine National Police spokesperson Brig. Gen. Ildebrandi Usana and Manila Police District director Brig. Gen. Leo Francisco said they have yet to receive a report on the protest. Lt. Col. John Guiagui, commander of the MPD Station 3, has yet to ... » Learn More about Women’s group cries police harassment during Plaza Miranda protest

Pattaya – The Chonburi Police Deputy Commander handed out free food to the needy in Pattaya over the past weekend for the second week in a row, with him and his other family members personally cooking and providing the meals. The food giveaway took place yesterday (March 7 th ) in front of the Pattaya City Police station around sunset and was led by Chonburi Police Deputy Commander Colonel Maykawit Praditphon and his family. The family had cooked food for the needy just days before and after strong public response and community gratitude came together again this weekend to help those in need. Hundreds of sets of home-cooked fresh food were made for those in need. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic and lack of foreign tourists due to borders still being closed without a mandatory quarantine, many people remain out of work or struggling to make ends meet in Pattaya. The Pattaya City Police and the Pattaya City Municipality Law Enforcement assisted in handing out ... » Learn More about Chonburi Police Deputy Commander and his family once again personally cooks food for the Pattaya needy

MANILA, Philippines—Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Debold Sinas on Monday (March 8) said its simultaneous operations in Southern Tagalog that led to the killing and arrest of several activists were “legitimate.” The police raids on Sunday (March 7) led to the killing of nine people in the provinces of Batangas, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal. At least 15 people had been arrested and four escaped. “It’s a legitimate operation because they are covered by search warrants,” Sinas said. “If you only knew how hard it its to secure search warrants then you would understand you have to justify to the judge and bring new witnesses,” he told reporters, speaking in Filipino. “Those are legitimate operations covered properly by the documents issued by the court,” he said. Security forces, he said, had search warrants for cases of illegal possession of firearms and explosives charges. Activist groups called for an investigation into the police operations, which they said were ... » Learn More about Sinas: Police raids that killed 9 activists ‘legitimate’

Pattaya- The Chonburi Police Deputy Commander set up a temporary cafeteria for the needy in Pattaya last night. The food giveaway yesterday (March 2 nd ) in front of the Pattaya City Police station was led by Chonburi Police Deputy Commander Colonel Maykawit Praditphon and his family. Food was cooked at the temporary cafeteria before being given to people near the beach. The food giveaway is designed to help needy and hungry people during the Covid – 19 pandemic. The Pattaya City Police and the Pattaya City Law Enforcement assisted in handing out free meals to the needy with hygienic measurements. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=–=–=–=–==- Don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter and get all our news delivered to you in one spam-free daily e-mail Click here! Help support The Pattaya News in 2021! Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , Google News , Instagram , Tiktok , Youtube , Pinterest , ... » Learn More about Police Deputy Commander cooks food for the Pattaya needy

Malacañang has vowed to investigate the killing of nine persons suspected to be communist rebels in separate police operations in Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal and Quezon (Calabarzon) last Sunday. Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. on Monday said the killings would be investigated because the victims were unarmed. The human rights group Karapatan identified five of the nine fatalities and three of the six people arrested during the police operations. The five were Emmanuel Asuncion, coordinator of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Cavite chapter; Chai Lemita-Evangelista and Ariel Evangelista, a couple who were leaders of a fisherfolk organization; and urban poor group Sikkad Montalban members Melvin Dasigao and Mark Lee Coros Bacasno. Karapatan said among those arrested were Esteban Mendoza, vice president of Olalia-Kilusang Mayo Uno; Elizabeth Camoral, Bayan-Laguna spokesperson; and Nimfa Lanzanas, Karapatan’s paralegal to political prisoners. The incident, which human ... » Learn More about Palace vows investigation of Calabarzon killings

Police have reported the gunman that opened fire at Wat Tha Makham in central Thailand’s Ratchaburi province has surrenders. The shooting claimed the life of a mayoral candidate and left six other people wounded. The gunman is the husband of the slain woman’s main competitor in this month’s municipal polls. He is also the dead woman’s brother-in-law. Wanchart Niamraksa, a council member of the Ratchaburi provincial administration organization (PAO), turned himself in at Ratchaburi’s Photharam district police station about noon. On March 1st, 2021 Wanchart opened fire on people attending a funeral in Ratchaburi province, leaving one dead and six other people injured. Police from Photharam station were alerted to the shooting at 8pm on Monday at Wat Thamakham in Sam Reun subdistrict of Ratchaburi. Six wounded, one dead They found six injured victims as well as several bullet casings of .22 and 11mm handguns in a sermon hall for a funeral. The injured people were ... » Learn More about Gunman Kills Mayoral Candidate and Injures 6 Others at Funeral