CUENCA, Batangas – A jeepney driver was killed and 10 passengers were injured in a collision with a truck in Barangay Ibabao here on Wednesday, Aug. 13. Police identified the fatality as Reynaldo, who sustained severe injuries and taken to a hospital here where he was declared dead. Injured were...
This photo released by the European Union's Operation Aspides naval force shows the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion burning in the Red Sea following a series of attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024. (European Union's Operation Aspides via AP) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates...
Nine Filipino seafarers from an oil tanker seized by Iran’s Navy arrived in the Philippines on Sunday, March 10, while two more are expected to arrive within this week. A map showing the region around the Gulf of Oman where the oil tanker St. Nikolas was seized by the Iranian Navy. (Kevin...
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) officer-in-charge Hans Cacdac said on Sunday, Jan. 14, that there is ongoing coordination between Philippine and Iranian authorities on the fate of the 18 Filipino seafarers being held after their vessel was seized in the Gulf of Oman. A map showing the...
The Department of Migrant Workers Affairs (DMW) said on Saturday, Jan. 13, that the 18 Filipino seafarers currently under Iranian custody after their vessel was seized this week in the Gulf of Oman are in “safe condition.” A map showing the region around the Gulf of Oman where the oil tanker...
BATANGAS CITY – Two crew members died and a colleague is missing in a fire that hit a tanker vessel in the sea of Batangas on Sunday morning, October 22. The names of the victims were withheld. A crew survived the incident and was identified as John Michael Alamansa, 26, Barangay Kumintang...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Canlubang, Laguna – A tanker truck and an aluminum van caught on fire in Batangas and Quezon on Wednesday, September 27. The Police Regional Office 4-A said the tanker truck loaded with coconut oil was traveling on the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) at the highway boundary...
ILOILO CITY – A water tanker killed two persons and injured 16 others on Sunday night, June 11, in La Paz, Iloilo City. The La Paz Police Station identified the victims as 18-year-old Oliver dela Cruz and a 16-year-old girl. The La Paz Police Station said the truck driven by 61-year-old Danilo...
BAMBANG, Nueva Vizcaya – A 14-year-old boy died after he was hit by a tanker along the national highway in Barangay Santo Domingo Proper here on Sunday, May 21. The driver of the tanker was identified as Nomer Aba, 45, a resident of Tres Reyes, Saguday, Quirino, while the victim was identified as...
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) on Sunday, Nov. 20, said that it has distributed 286,300 liters of clean and potable water to typhoon Paeng-hit communities in Laguna. Courtesy of Philippine Red Cross "PRC installed a water bladder in Alonte Arena Evacuation Center Biñan, Laguna, providing 20,000...
Motorists and commuters endured heavy traffic on Friday morning, Aug. 12, after the oil pump of a fuel tanker was damaged as it ran over a steel plate cover on Legarda Street, Sampaloc, Manila. Photo courtesy of the Manila Police District PIO According to the report of the Barbosa Police Station...
SARIAYA, Quezon – A tanker carrying crude oil and unleaded gasoline worth P1.5 million was hijacked Wednesday, June 15, this town. Police are now tracking down the four suspected hijackers who left Eman Molejon, 28, of Barangay Sta. Catalina, Atimonan, this province, the driver of the truck owned...
