ILOILO CITY – Federico Caballero, a recipient of the 2000 Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (National Living Treasure) award from Calinog town, Iloilo province, died on Saturday, August 17, at the age of 88. Family members confirmed the death of Caballero, a cultural bearer of the Suludnon and Panay...
A construction worker plunged to his death after he was electrocuted on the third floor of a building under construction at the public market in Camalaniugan, Cagayan on Thursday, August 15. A LABORER plunged to his death in Camalaniugan, Cagayan on Thursday, August 15. (Cagayan PIO) Police...
CEBU CITY – Two siblings died in a fire that hit their house in Tagbilaran City, Bohol on Wednesday night, August 14. FIREFIGHTERS conduct mopping-up operations following a fire in Tagbilaran City, Bohol where two siblings died on Wednesday night, August 14. (Contributed photo) Jessabel Lasco, 3,...
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – A preschool child drowned on a river in Barangay 5, San Ramon, Vintar, Ilocos Norte, on Wednesday, August 14. Police said the four-year-old victim was from Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. Investigation said the boy and his family went to the Bislak River for lunch. The boy’s...
MARCOS, Ilocos Norte – A 61-year-old farmer was allegedly hacked to death by his nephew during a drinking spree in Barangay Escoda here on Tuesday night, August 13. Police Chief Master Sgt. Leonardo Battulayan, Marcos deputy chief of police, identified the victim as Florendo Lorenzo....
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – Police arrested in Mandaluyong City on Monday, August 12, a 25-year-old man who allegedly robbed a popular convenience store here and killed its manager on Friday morning, August 9. POLICE have arrested the suspect (right) in the murder of a convenience store...
BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office reported that a 68-year-old man died of dengue, the second suspected fatality here from the viral disease this year. Dr. Grace Tan, head of the CHO Environment and Sanitation Division, said on Wednesday, August 14, that the elderly patient was a resident of...
CEBU CITY – A pregnant scavenger died after giving birth to a premature baby on a sidewalk here on Wednesday morning, August 14. A PREGNANT scavenger died after giving birth to a premature baby girl on Wednesday morning, August 14, on General Maxilom Ave., Cebu City. (Contributed photo) Mary Ann...
BACOLOD CITY – A 15-year-old Grade 10 student was found dead in a sugarcane plantation in Hacienda San Roque, Barangay Cubay, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, August 14, two weeks after she was reported missing by her family here. Police withheld the name of the victim, a Grade 10...
BACOLOD CITY – A school watchman was allegedly stabbed to death by three minors in Purok Kalubihan, Barangay Rizal, Silay City, Negros Occidental before dawn on Tuesday, August 13. The victim was identified as Abner Lanosnia, 49, of Barangay Rizal. A SCHOOL watchman was allegedly...
ILOILO CITY – Another deadly road accident occurred in Panay Island when a 10-wheel truck encountered mechanical trouble and crashed into a crowded area, killing a street sweeper and injuring 10 people in Ivisan, Capiz on Tuesday, August 13. A 10-WHEEL truck encountered mechanical trouble...
ILOILO CITY – Two children died and 20 persons were injured in a jeepney crash on a mountain road in Barangay Cagay, Calinog town, Iloilo province on Tuesday morning, August 13. TWO children were killed and 20 others were injured in a jeepney crash in Calinog town, Iloilo province on Tuesday,...
