BACOLOD CITY -- Rescuers retrieved the remains of a 12-year-old girl in Guimaras on Wednesday, Jan. 4, after she reportedly went missing when she drowned in Barangay Cadiz Viejo, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Jan. 1. The name of the minor-victim was withheld. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
SABLAN, Benguet – A 21-year-old miner drowned in a waterfall in Poblacion, Sablan, Benguet on Monday, Jan. 2. The Sablan Municipal Police Station identified the victim as Leoncio Joe Balag-ey Lang-ay, a resident of Sitio Naiba, Tuding, Itogon, Benguet. The victim and his two friends went...
CAMP BGEN OSCAR FLORENDO, La Union (January 1, 2023) -- A toddler and three others died in separate drowning incidents in the past three days in La Union. The latest drowning incident happened at about 1:10 on Sunday afternoon along Amburayan River at Sitio Pudoc, Barangay Consuegra, Bangar, La...
NASUGBU, Batangas – A 20-year-old college student and his 23-year-old friend drowned while swimming in a beach resort here on Monday, Dec. 26. Police identified the victim as Mark Aldrin Siringan of Veterans Village, Barangay Pasong Tamo, Quezon City, and Marvin Sid-ay, a resident of...
BINMALEY, Pangasinan -- A 32-year-old man went missing while attempting to rescue six relatives from being swept away by waves in a beach here on Monday, Dec. 26. A rescue operation is being undertaken by personnel of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office and Municipal Disaster...
BAUKO, Mountain Province – Two laborers drowned while fishing in a lake in Barangay Mayag, Bauko, Mountain Province, on Wednesday, Dec. 21. Police identified the victims as Mayzzon Vicente Batatas, 24, and Czar Jay Vicente Opag, 20, residents of Barangay Kayan West, Tadian, Mountain...
MANGALDAN -- A man died while his companion went missing after they drowned in a river in Barangay Nibaliw here on Saturday, Dec. 10. The Pangasinan Police identified the dead victim as Romnick Macam, 29, and Rodrigo Bautista, 48, who was still missing. Both are from Brgy. Macayug, Mangaldan,...
BUGUEY, Cagayan – The body of a three-year-old boy was found floating on a river here on Saturday, Nov. 26. The child was identified as Prince Arvin Tatad, a resident of this town. Sheena Talla of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said Tatad’s mother reported to their...
TANZA, Cavite – An eight-year-old girl drowned in a resort in Barangay Sahud Ulan on Sunday, Nov. 13. According to Tanza Municipal Police Station's investigation, the victim was swimming with her cousins in a four-foot-deep pool when the incident happened. The victim reportedly got separated...
ALLACAPAN, Cagayan – A seven-year-old Grade 2 student drowned while harvesting clams in a creek in Barangay Burot here on Thursday, Nov. 10. Police said the male victim was a resident of Barangay Dagupan, this town. The victim was gathering "bennek" with four others when he disappeared. He...
A 14-year-old boy was rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after he nearly drowned while swimming in the Manila Bay on Friday, Nov. 11. FB_IMG_1668217345663 The PCG identified the rescued victim as James Rafael Asierto, a resident of Quiapo, Manila. According to the PCG, the personnel of the...
BACOLOD CITY -- A four-year old girl died after she drowned in a river in Barangay San Agustin, Isabela, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Nov. 10. The name of the victim was withheld. Capt. Joseph Partidas, Isabela police chief, said the victim went to the river with her sibling to swim. However, her...
