NASUGBU, Batangas – Police rescued an abducted Chinese national in Sitio Pintong Bato, Barangay Calayo, this town, on Wednesday morning, Feb. 4. Police withheld the identity of the victim. With the assistance of an interpreter, the victim revealed that he received a phone call from a Taiwanese...
BATANGAS CITY – Police Col. Marlon Rufo is the new Batangas Police Provincial Office director. Rufo replaced Police Col. Geovanny Emerick Sibalo. The turnover ceremony at the Batangas PPO headquarters was presided over by Police Brig. Gen. Melvin Napiloy, Police Regional Office 4-A deputy...
TUY, Batangas – The body of a suspected “salvage” or summary execution victim was found in Barangay Sabang, this town, on Monday. The victim 's face was covered by a sack when he was discovered by a resident at about 4:20 a.m. He had an injury in the right eyebrow. The victim was about...
MALVAR, Batangas – In a major step towards sustainable development, this town has partnered with the pioneering waste management firm Alterna Verde Corp. and local hauling expert Damascus Road Logistics Corp. to address the escalating challenge of municipal solid waste (MSW) management. The...
The suspect in the murder of a make-up artist was found dead inside the bathroom of the custodial facility of the Lobo Municipal Police Station in Lobo, Batangas on Sunday night, Feb. 1. Police said the suspect, Roy, failed to come out of the comfort room while his live-in partner Shelina was...
TANAUAN CITY, Batangas – A laborer was killed and his co-worker was injured after a wall collapsed in a construction site in Barangay Poblacion 4 here Tuesday afternoon. Police identified the victim as Manuel Corañes and the injured as Richard Corañes. The wall collapsed due to strong winds...
A motor yacht caught fire off Tingloy, Batangas on Tuesday morning, Jan. 27, the Philippine Coast Guard said (PCG). Seven crew members of motor yacht “M/Y Allusive” were rescued by concerned individuals after the vessel went up in flames while sailing in waters off Tingloy. Based on the initial...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 17-year-old missing girl was found dead in a grassy portion of Barangay Sico, this city, on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 22. Police identified the victim as Cris Enustascion. Investigation said the victim 's brother was walking home from school with his friend when they...
TAAL, Batangas – An 18-year-old student was stabbed to death by a fellow student during an altercation on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 20, in Barangay Poblacion Zone 2 here. Police identified the victim as Vin, 18. Investigation said that the victim was standing in front of Rizal College when the...
PADRE GARCIA, Batangas – A 49-year-old municipal government employee was shot dead by a vendor in Barangay Bukal here on Tuesday morning. Police identified the victim as Mike. Investigation said the victim was sitting on a motorcycle and talking to a companion when the suspect Ron, 38, arrived on...
SAN JOSE, Batangas – A 42-year-old woman was stabbed dead by her husband during a heated argument in Barangay Tugtug here on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 15. Police identified the victim as Christine, self-employed. Investigation said Christine had an argument with the suspect, Erick, 44, an egg...
A minor phreatomagmatic eruption occurred at Taal Volcano’s Main Crater on Friday evening, January 9, generating a 900-meter-high plume that drifted southwest, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said. Phivolcs reported that the event took place between 7:11 p.m. and...
