ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Department of Public Works and Highways engineer was killed when his car rammed a backhoe in a road construction site here last Saturday, Sept. 27. Police identified the victim as Engr. Farad Abduraup. Investigation disclosed that Fahad was driving his vehicle at high speed on...
A 41-year-old motorcycle rider died in a collision with an Asian Utility Vehicle (AUV) in Cainta, Rizal, early Sunday, Sept. 28. According to the Cainta Municipal Police Station (Cainta MPS), the incident occurred at around 1:10 a.m. and was reported to them at around 3 a.m. by the Barangay Public...
TACLOBAN CITY – A woman died after a coconut tree fell on a house in Purok 3, Barangay Malajog, Tinambacan District, Calbayog City, during the onslaught of severe tropical storm "Opong" Friday. A report filed by the Calbayog City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) Rescue Team...
A 20-year-old man died after being accidentally hit on the head by a garbage truck 's support bar while throwing trash in Tanay, Rizal, on Tuesday morning, Sept. 23. According to the Tanay Municipal Police Station (Tanay MPS), the victim, identified as Jeffsy, went to the oval of Southville 10...
REAL, Quezon - Forty-one passengers were rescued after a passenger ship ran aground near the Port of Real in Barangay Ungos here on Tuesday morning, Sept. 23. The roll-on, roll-off vessel carrying 41 passengers and seven rolling cargoes was about to depart from the port bound for Polillo Island...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – A driver and two of his passengers were killed and nine others were injured in head-on collision between a truck and bus in Barangay Bued, Calasiao, Pangasinan, on Thursday night, Sept. 18. Investigation said the truck attempted to overtake a motorcycle but encroached on...
TACLOBAN CITY – Three people waiting in line were injured when an electric jeepney crashed in a mall terminal here on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Police said an electric jeepney driven by Lito, 50, reportedly accelerated forward while parked at the terminal and hit the victims – Riza, 33; Kaye, and Mae....
BAGGAO, Cagayan – A 48-year-old doctor was killed in an accident here on Monday night, Sept. 15. Police identified the victim as Nixon Cabucana. Investigation said the victim failed to notice a narrow bridge due to heavy rain while driving a white pickup truck towards Tuguegarao City,...
MULANAY, Quezon – A 52-year-old day-care worker was electrocuted to death in Barangay Matataja here on Saturday evening, Sept. 13. Police identified the victim as Joyce. Investigation said the victim was hanging her laundry when the clothesline touched a live wire. The victim was electrocuted and...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) recognized the exemplary performance and bravery of an anti-drug operative injured in a road accident during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mansilingan here on Thursday, Sept. 11. Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay,...
TIAONG, Quezon – A 28-year-old driver was pinned to death by an airbag that deployed under a truck in Barangay Lalig here before dawn on Friday. Police identified the victim as Ron. Investigation said Ron’s truck experienced mechanical issue with the airbag and parked on the road shoulder to...
BACOLOD CITY – Two policemen and a drug pusher were injured after they were hit by a car during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mansilingan here on Thursday night, Sept. 11. Police Major Elmer Bonilla, head of Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU), withheld the names of the two anti-drug operatives,...