CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – The Laguna provincial government will offer free chemotherapy treatments to help patients battling cancer who cannot afford the steep costs starting this April. Gov. Sol Aragones announced the initiative Monday during her inspection of the new Chemotherapy Center site,...
TANAUAN CITY, Batangas – A laborer was killed and his co-worker was injured after a wall collapsed in a construction site in Barangay Poblacion 4 here Tuesday afternoon. Police identified the victim as Manuel Corañes and the injured as Richard Corañes. The wall collapsed due to strong winds...
LUMBAN, Laguna – A boat sank during the Lupi Festival fluvial parade here on Sunday morning, Jan. 25. An estimated 40 people were on board the boat that submerged into the water and gradually sank. A video captured by the police showed some of the passengers swimming to the riverbank while others...
CAVITE – A woman was found dead along the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) in Silang, early morning on Sunday, Jan. 18. In a statement on Monday, Jan. 19, the Cavite Police Provincial Office (Cavite PPO) said the victim , identified by her child as alias Isa, was a 52-year-old maintenance worker...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – An eight-year-old Grade 3 pupil was brutally murdered in Barangay Santiago 2, this city, on Friday, Jan. 9. Police identified the victim as Gianni Rick Nodero. Investigation said Nodero was waiting for his father to take him to school when he suddenly disappeared. The...
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...
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna - The office of the mayor here received an online bomb threat on Monday afternoon, Jan. 5. The message threatened to kill top city hall officials and bomb the city hall. It was sent by an alias Dan Sabs through the Santa Rosa, Laguna official forum. The information was...
SAN PABLO CITY Laguna – An unidentified man plunged to his death from a bridge in San Rafael, this city, on Tuesday, Dec. 30. The victim’s body was found by a passerby under the bridge and informed the mall security guard who reported the discovery to the police at about 10:30 a.m....
LUMBAN, Laguna – A barangay chairman and his son-in-law were arrested for allegedly selling a fake land title in Barangay Caliraya here on Thursday. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-Laguna identified the suspects as barangay chairman Silvino and son-in-law Albert. A woman...
A woman was shot dead in Cabuyao City, Laguna province, on Saturday, Dec. 13. Police identified the victim as Rose Ann. The victim was sitting in front of the main gate of Citadel Subdivision, Purok 3, Barangay Mamatid, at about 10:35 p.m. when two unidentified men wearing black jackets and riding...
CABUYAO CITY, Laguna – Police confiscated illegal firecrackers and manufacturing materials valued at P3 million during a search warrant operation in Purok 2, Barangay Bigaa, this town, on Friday morning, Dec. 5. Eight workers, including a minor, were apprehended. The minor was turned over to the...
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna – A suspected gunrunner was arrested and illegal firearms and a gun manufacturing machine valued at P16 million were seized in Barangay San Antonio here recently. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group-Laguna Provincial Field Unit, Laguna Provincial Highway Patrol Team,...
