BACOLOD CITY – A 27-year-old woman and her three-year-old child were gunned down and three other family members were wounded in their house in Barangay Nabulao, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 22. Investigation said four victims were in the living room when two unidentified...
BACOLOD CITY – A 40-year-old man linked to a large-scale investment scam was gunned down in Barangay 2, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, April 21. Police Lt. Col. Jovil Sedel, Hinigaran police chief, identified the victim as Henjie Cuadra. Sedel said Cuadra and Barangay 2 Kagawad Novem...
CEBU CITY – Authorities are investigating the deaths of two children in Cebu province. In Pinamungahan town, a 10-year-old boy, Nathan Arante Benigay, allegedly died from food poisoning. In an interview by local radio dyHP, the boy 's mother Mercy said that she and her husband agreed to eat...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The mother of an Overseas Filipino Worker allegedly killed in Lebanon by her employer’s son is appealing for help from the national and local governments. Helen Zamoras, a former OFW and mother of the victim Honeylith Zamoras, is seeking help from the national government in...
ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan – A 58-year-old farmer drowned while swimming in the sea of Quezon Island here Tuesday. Investigation said the victim was drinking during an outing with his family at around 3:35 p.m. and decided to swim while his 27-year-old daughter was cooking in a cottage. His...
PAGBILAO, Quezon – Two persons were killed and 36 were injured when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine here on Monday night, April 20. Police identified the fatalities as Sonny, 34, of San Roque, Mercedes, Camarines Norte, and Ian, 31, of North Poblacion, Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte. They...
URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan – Six persons were killed in a fire in Zone 2, Barangay Nancayasan, this city, before dawn on Monday, April 20. The Bureau of Fire Protection-Urdaneta said the victims were three males and three females, including two 11-year-old girls. Two houses were destroyed – one...
COTABATO CITY – The military here has announced that a former leader of the Moro extremist group who yielded to the government last year died of cardiac arrest on Sunday afternoon in Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur, following a strafing incident at his house. Lt. Col. Ronald...
TACLOBAN CITY – A retiring police officer was electrocuted to death after touching a live wire in Purok 3, Barangay Libertad, Ormoc City, Saturday, April 18. Police identified the victim as Leo, 55, assigned to the Ormoc City Police Station 3. Initial investigation said that Leo was helping Rico,...
SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan – Two women were found dead with multiple stab wounds in Purok 1, Barangay Balaya, this city, on Thursday. The San Carlos City Police Station said a 45-year-old relative discovered the victims and informed police. One victim, a 43-year-old, was found inside a house...
INFANTA, Quezon – A 38-year-old man was mauled to death over an alleged illicit affair in Purok Lawaan, Poblacion Bantilan here on Thursday morning, April 16. Police identified the victim as Jonathan. Investigation said the suspect Jesson confronted the victim about his alleged illicit...
COTABATO CITY – Police in Marawi City have appealed to parents to watch their children closely following a drowning incident that claimed the lives of five children on Thursday. Police Col. Caesar Cabuhat, Lanao del Sur police director, issued the appeal hours after five of six...