CEBU CITY – A 54-year-old resident in Minglanilla town, Cebu province got the shock of his life when he found a puppy clutching a severed head of an infant in its jaws. Jody Obcial thought that it was just a doll’s head that the dog was clutching when he spotted the animal on a road in Barangay...
SINILOAN, Laguna – Two persons died and five others were injured when a dump truck rammed a nipa hut on Monday afternoon in Barangay Mayatba, this town. Police identified the victim as Karen and Rain, 16. Investigation said dump truck driver Alexander lost control of the vehicle and crashed into...
BUGUEY, Cagayan – A 77-year-old man was hacked to death by a former soldier in Barangay Mala Weste, Buguey, Cagayan on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 4. Police identified the victim as Dencio. Investigation said the suspect Juan allegedly hacked the victim using an approximately 18-inch bolo multiple...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A truck driver was shot dead in this city on Sunday night, Jan. 4. Police identified the victim as Muktasul Macrohon of Barangay Ayala Ecozone. Investigation said the victim was driving his truck to Cebu province when an unidentified man riding a motorcycle appeared. The gunman...
GREGORIO DEL PILAR, Ilocos Sur – A farmer allegedly stabbed his brother to death during a Christmas Day altercation in Barangay Alfonso here, police said Monday. Police Capt. Floro DR Cosning Jr., acting chief of the Gregorio del Pilar Municipal Police Station, identified the victim as Rudy, 29....
BACOLOD CITY – The 33-year-old son of the chairman of Barangay Isio, Cauayan, Negros Occidental was arrested following the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old laborer on New Year’s Day due to firecrackers. Police Lt. Col. Norberto Barniso, Cauayan police chief, said two groups were revving...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – A 45-year-old farmer was allegedly punched by his neighbor to death during an altercation over a noisy motorcycle during New Year’s Eve in Barangay Maananteng, Solsona, Ilocos Norte. Police Capt. Randy Damo, chief of police of Solsona, identified the victim as Ben....
A 43-year-old laborer was killed by a lightning strike in Purok Toril, Barangay Jonob Jonob, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on New Year 's Day. Police Capt. Lindsey Caraballe, deputy chief of the Escalante City Police Station, said the victim was preparing milk for his child when he was...
TIAONG, Quezon – A 42-year-old Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) was gunned down and her friend, also an OFW, was wounded on New Year’s Day in Sitio Usiw in Barangay Ayusan 1, this town. Police identified the fatality as Julie, single. The victim was driving a motorcycle and was about to fetch...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A woman and her son were killed in a road crash in Barangay La Paz here on New Year 's Day. Investigation showed that 33-year-old driver Jaak Hassan Alih was driving a pickup vehicle with more than 10 people on board and navigating a descending portion of a hill when a brake...
A 57-year-old man was gunned down by his younger brother at their residence in Sitio Nagtupacan, Barangay Bangbangar, Bangued, Abra on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1. Police Lt. Crismar Hib-aton, deputy chief of police of Bangued, identified the victim as Nelson Viste. The victim was sitting on a nylon...
DAVAO CITY – One of the suspects in the New Year’s Eve grenade throwing incident in Barangay Dalapitan, Matalam town, Cotabato province was killed in a police hot pursuit operation on Thursday evening, Jan. 1. According to a report from the Cotabato Police Provincial Office, 22 persons were...
