SINILOAN, Laguna – A 51-year-old barangay kagawad or councilor was gunned down in Barangay Llavac here on Saturday noon, June 7. Police identified the victim as Rin, kagawad of Barangay Llavac. Investigation said the victim was driving a motorcycle when the suspect who was wearing white jacket,...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – A 39-year-old farmer was stabbed to death in Barangay San Cristobal, this city, on Saturday, May 24. Police identified the victim as Ruel Angelica. Investigation said the victim was on his way home when the suspect, Jeffrey, a neighbor, appeared and stabbed him. The...
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – A fire hit the public market here on Friday morning, May 23. The Police Regional Office 4-A said the fire started at 5:50 a.m. The Santa Cruz Fire Station led by Fire Marshal Fire Inspector Cesar Morfe Jr. said the fire reached the fourth alarm. Firemen from this town and...
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – Rice for P20 per kilo can now be purchased here following the launching of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo on Friday, May 16. RESIDENTS purchase P20 rice at the Kadiwa ng Pangulo in Santa Rosa City, Laguna, on May 16. (Santa Rosa City Information Office FB) It is available to...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Three prominent women emerged on top in the gubernatorial race in the provinces of Laguna, Batangas, and Quezon in the elections on Monday. VILMA Santos-Recto is back as governor of Batangas. (FB) Unofficial result from the Commission on Elections showed Sol Aragones and...
BIÑAN CITY, Laguna – A 41-year-old security guard shot and killed his live-in partner and a 10-year-old girl and wounded an 11-year-old boy during an altercation over a love triangle in Barangay Langkiwa, this city, on Thursday afternoon, May 8. Police identified the fatalities as Joan...
PAKIL, Laguna – The contractor of a bridge here said on Tuesday that they were not blacklisted by the Department of Public Works and Highways after the infrastructure collapsed in 2019. Curlee Discaya, chief executive officer of Saint Gerrard Construction, issued the statement after...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna -- A 55-year-old man was shot dead after he finished his meal in Barangay Parian, this city, on Thursday night. Police identified the victim as Victoriano Abesamis, a resident of Barangay Parian. Investigation said the victim was walking after eating dinner in a roadside eatery...
Razon-led Manila Water Co. has announced the activation of two of its non-east zone units under the retail aggregation program (RAP). In a statement on Thursday, April 24, MWC said that its Laguna Water and Laguna Aquatech (LARC) have transitioned to RAP. This program, established by the Energy...
The Philippines received the second-biggest amount of loans and grants from the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB) and its co-financing partners last year, mainly to bankroll big-ticket infrastructure projects. The ADB's Annual Report 2024, published on Thursday, April 24, showed that...
President Marcos stressed that in the digital age, data is becoming as crucial as water and electricity, emphasizing the need to further the country's digital infrastructure. VITRO Santa Rosa (VSR) Data Center Gracing the grand launch of the Philippines' first artificial intelligence (AI)-ready...
KALAYAAN, Laguna (AP) — Dozens of penitents whip their backs to atone for their sins during Good Friday rites in the streets of the southern Philippine town of Kalayaan, as Christians across this largely Catholic country commemorate the passion and sufferings of Jesus. A PERFORMER reenacts the...
