Dagupan City is mourning the passing of former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, at the age of 89. Mayor Belen T. Fernandez expressed deep sorrow and gratitude as she paid tribute to the late statesman. Fernandez thanked De Venecia for his crucial role during Dagupan’s...
TACLOBAN CITY – Four individuals were killed when a passenger van crashed into a truck Tuesday morning, Feb. 10, in Basey, Samar. Fatalities were the van driver and three female passengers. Initial investigation said the van was on its way to this city from Borongan City in Eastern Samar when it...
BACOLOD CITY – An 11-year-old boy reported missing by his family on Sunday, Feb. 8, was found dead, buried on a beach in Barangay Tiling, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Monday, Feb. 9. Police Lt. Col. Norberto Barniso, Cauayan police chief, said the victim was found by a resident who passed by the...
CEBU CITY – A 23-year-old businessman was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Barangay Banilad here shortly after midnight Sunday, Feb. 8. Police identified the victim as Kingston Ralph Cheng, an owner of a luxury coffee shop in an uptown mall here. Police said the victim suffered severe injuries...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – Two women were killed and their companion was injured in a collision between a motorcycle and passenger van here on Monday morning, Feb. 9. Police Lt. Col. Elizabeth Capistrano, city police chief, identified the fatalities as Jenny, 21, and Janelle, 20. Investigation said...
DAVAO CITY – The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has expressed optimism that the investigation into the killing of a Digos City barangay captain last November would soon be resolved. During a command visit to Police Regional Office-11 (PRO-11) here Monday, Police Gen. Jose Melencio...
MAGSINGAL, Ilocos Sur – A member of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) was gunned down in Barangay Panay Norte here on Sunday night. Police identified the victim as Dennis Andres Rodriguez, 45, assigned to the CAA patrol base in Muraya, San Juan, Ilocos Sur under the 50th Infantry...
BACOLOD CITY – Police offered a P75,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the suspect in the attack on three siblings in Hacienda Badiang, Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 7. Mayor Joedith Gallego, in a video message on Sunday, Feb. 8, announced...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The National Commission for Senior Citizens has condemned the recent ambush of a retired Army colonel who served as regional president of the Federation of Senior Citizens Association of the Philippines in the Socsksargen region. NCSC Commissioner Edwin Espejo urged police...
The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) condemned the New People 's Army (NPA) for the killing of a 74-year-old grandmother whom the communist insurgents reportedly tagged as a spy in Negros. In a statement Saturday night, NTF-ELCAC executive director...
Police have arrested the suspect in the murder of a barangay tanod in Barangay San Antonio, Cauayan City, Isabela. Police identified the suspect as Felino Valdos. He was apprehended on Friday, Feb. 6, in Barangay San Placido, Roxas, Isabela. The victim – Marvin Garcia – was allegedly hacked to...
BACOLOD CITY – A nine-year-old girl was mauled to death and her two siblings were injured in an attack by an unidentified person inside their house in Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Feb. 7. Police Lt. Col. Edison Garcia, Silay police chief, said the victims were...
