A two-year-old boy who lost consciousness while swimming at a beach in Catbalogan City, Western Samar was revived by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel on Easter Sunday, March 31. The young boy was found unconscious and floating around 10 meters from the shoreline off the Buri Baras Beach by...
Seven drowned in the province of Cagayan during the Holy Week. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said two were from Solana and one each in Camalaniugan, Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Santa Teresita, and Santo Nino. Most of the victims were men aged 20 to 50 and were under the...
BACOLOD CITY – Five persons, including two children, drowned in rivers during the Holy Week from March 25 to 31 in Negros Occidental. The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (Nocppo) said the victims drowned in Cadiz, La Carlota, and Kabankalan cities and the towns of Moises Padilla...
TACLOBAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-8 said the Holy Week in Eastern Visayas was generally peaceful. No major untoward incidents were reported. PAWID (FB) Police Brig. Gen. Reynaldo Pawid, PRO-8 director, attributed the effective management of the influx of tourists, churchgoers, and...
BACOLOD CITY – A mall in San Carlos City, Negros Occidental has been robbed, police said on Easter Sunday. Mall operations were temporarily halted on Black Saturday as a result. Police Lt. Col. Nazer Canja, San Carlos police chief, said management decided to close the mall for a day pending...
BACOLOD CITY – A total of 91,954 passengers were recorded in various seaports in Negros Occidental from March 22 to Easter Sunday. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Northern Negros Occidental said 46,493 were outbound and 45,461 were inbound passengers. THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Northern...
A garbage bin overflows with mixed trash thrown by visitors of the popular Grotto of the Our Lady of Lourdes in Bulacan. (photo: EcoWaste Coalition) Environmental watchdog EcoWaste Coalition has expressed concern over the huge trail of garbage left in some of the roads leading to, and even...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it has further enhanced security measures in sea ports as thousands of travelers started returning to Metro Manila on Easter Sunday, March 31, after spending the Holy Week break in the province. As of 12 noon, the PCG recorded 69,161 outbound passengers...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC), on Sunday, March 31, noted that it has assisted thousands of individuals during this Holy Week. (Photo courtesy of PRC) According to PRC, as of noon, it has assisted a total of 5,108 individuals nationwide. The Holy Week Operation started on March 24, and it has...
At least 29 people died of drowning while three others were reported missing since the start of the Holy Week break on March 27, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported on Sunday, March 31. PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said most of the drowning fatalities were reported in Calabarzon...
ILOILO CITY – This city and the province of Iloilo logged more than 15,000 passengers on Good Friday. THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) assist passengers in Iloilo on Good Friday. (PCG-Iloilo Station) The Philippine Coast Guard-Iloilo Station reported 8,770 outbound passengers and 6,341...
Peacekeepers from the local government units in Rizal province have teamed up with the provincial police force to make sure that the Holy Week vacationers and tourists are safe during their stay in the province. In Tanay, Rizal, the office of Tanay Mayor Rafael “Lito” Tanjuatco said the town...
