BACOLOD CITY – A nine-year-old girl killed in a brutal attack in their home in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Feb. 7 was laid to rest on Sunday, Feb. 15 Her mother, Ronelyn, broke down in tears as she sought justice for her daughter during the interment at the Silay Public...
BUTUAN CITY – The Tandag city government in Surigao del Sur ordered the temporary closure of a beach resort on Saturday following the drowning of a foreign national. Mayor Roxanne Pimentel issued Executive Order No. 7 on Monday, creating a joint inspection team to conduct a safety assessment and...
SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela – Police formed a Special Investigation Task Force to investigate the killing of former Miss Earth 2013 first runner-up Lullete Jane Ramilo-de Guzman. De Guzman was gunned down on Friday night, Feb. 13, in front of her home in Barangay Cabaritan, San Manuel, Isabela. Police...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has reminded people that not all crabs are safe for human consumption after a content creator died from eating devil reef crab caught by her husband recently in Barangay Luzviminda, Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. The victim was identified as Emma Amit....
SAN MANUEL, Isabela – A former Miss Philippines-Earth 2013 runner-up and teacher was gunned down in front of her home in Barangay Cabaritan here on Friday night, Feb. 13. Police identified the victim as Lullete Jane Ramillo de Guzman. Investigation said that the victim had just arrived in her...
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya – The suspect in the murder of a teenage girl in Quezon, this province, has surrendered to the police. Police identified the suspect as 33-year-old tricycle driver Ernie who turned himself in on Friday morning, Feb. 13. Police Col. Paul T. Bometivo, Nueva Vizcaya police...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – A member of the board of directors of the provincial electric cooperative was gunned down on Friday night, Feb. 13, in Pinamalayan, Oriental Mindoro. Police Col. Edison V. Revita, provincial police chief, identified the victim as Antonio M. Mendeja, a director of...
BACOLOD CITY – An 18-year-old man was shot dead and his companion was wounded in front of a shopping mall in Barangay 9 here on Thursday night, Feb. 12. Police Col. Eugene Rebadomia, officer-in-charge of the Bacolod City Police Office, identified the victim as Christian, a resident of Barangay 6,...
CEBU CITY – Was Sean Andrew Pajarillo involved in another hit-and-run incident in the past? City officials are trying to find this out after reports came out that the fatal Feb. 8 involving the 21-year-old man was the second road crash that he was involved in. Vice Mayor Tomas Osmeña on Friday,...
CEBU CITY – The driver in the hit-and-run incident that claimed the life of a young businessman recently posted bail on Friday, Feb. 13. Sean Andrew Pajarillo posted P72,000 bail after he was charged for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and damage to property in connection with the fatal...
QUEZON, Nueva Vizcaya – The charred body of a woman was discovered in Purok 5, Dayug, Barangay Maddiangat, this town, on Thursday morning, Feb. 12. Investigation said the body was found by a couple walking their dogs. The couple informed barangay officials who reported the incident to the police....
A 47-year-old man died after allegedly eating a snake turtle in Barangay 6, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The victim experienced chest pain and difficulty breathing after consuming the reptile. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO)...