DOLORES, Quezon – A drug pusher was shot and wounded by the police after he allegedly resisted arrest and attacked them with a bolo during a buy-bust operation on Wednesday morning, March 5, in Sitio Bangkong Kahoy, Barangay Kinabuhayan, this town. Police effected the arrest of the suspect,...
GENERAL LUNA, Quezon – The Buhay na Kubol Festival here is under way this Holy Week. Buhay na Kubol are various structures in different locations that showcase the 14 Stations of the Cross. Mayor Matt Erwin Florido said that each structure has local talents performing to bring the event into life....
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A 61-year-old driver allegedly stabbed his 60-year-old wife to death following a heated argument over vices and money in Purok Sampaguita 1 Bel-Air, Barangay 10, this city, on Sunday night, April 2. Police said the suspect, Nestor Paraiso, hurt the victim, Irenia, during the...
MACALELON, Quezon – Three persons, including two minors, died while six others were injured when the jeepney they were riding plunged into a creek after it encountered mechanical trouble in Sitio Matalhan, Barangay San Nicolas, this town, on Saturday afternoon, April 1. Officers-on-case...
CANDELARIA, Quezon – Police arrested a 30-year-old factory worker after he allegedly killed a farmer he suspected of having an affair with his wife in Purok 3, Barangay Malabanan Sur, this town, on Wednesday night, March 29. Investigation showed that the victim, Allan D. Matutina, was driving his...
CANDELARIA, Quezon – Police seized suspected shabu worth P2.7 million in buy-bust operations here on Wednesday, March 29. Three alleged drug pushers were arrested by the Candelaria Drug Enforcement Unit – Michael Malasma Dakila, Leovernie Montenegro Quitain, and Gerson Dinglasan Silva....
AGDANGAN, Quezon – The bodies of two crab gatherers believed to have been electrocuted were found in a swamp in Sitio Lambo-lambo, Barangay Binagbag, here on Saturday afternoon, March 25. Police identified the victims as Federico Usula, 40, and Gerry Ligua, 30, residents of Barangay Ilayang...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Quezon Rep. David Suarez on Friday, March 24, led the groundbreaking ceremony for a P15-million public water system project what will benefit some 1,500 households in three barangays here. Suarez said these projects materialized because of the generosity of persons who...
MACALELON, Quezon – The police and military clashed with the New People’s Army in Sitio Aak, Barangay Vista Hermosa here on Friday afternoon, March 24. The 85th Infantry Battalion (IB) led by 2nd Lt. Vincent Semilla and the 2nd Quezon Provincial Mobile Force Company encountered the Platun...
TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon – A driver died and his helper was injured when their truck crashed into a tree on Wednesday morning, March 22, on the Quirino Highway in Barangay San Francisco in this town. Police identified the fatality as Jose Aquino, 31, a resident of San Jose Oco, Viga, Catanduanes....
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A 34-year-old buy and sell agent was arrested and suspected shabu valued at P7.6 million was seized in a buy-bust operation at dawn on Monday, March 20, in Barangay Isabang, this city. Police identified the suspect as Andrian Saludez, a resident of Immaculada Subdivision...
INFANTA, Quezon -- A three-year-old boy died while a 49-year old woman was injured when a fire broke out around 2:26 in the morning on Tuesday, March 14, at Purok Rosal in Barangay Tudturan in this town. The Infanta police said the boy (whose name is withheld) died after he was left alone in a room...