The Philippine Consulate General in New York said it is assisting three Filipino nationals who were involved in a bus accident along Interstate 90 in western New York last week. In a statement on Monday morning, Aug. 25, the Consulate General said the Filipinos, who reside in Qatar and were...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Sunday, Aug. 24, that no Filipino was killed in the recent New York City tourist bus crash. However, the DFA said that some Filipinos who were among the 54 passengers of the tourist bus were injured. It did not disclose how many Filipinos were...
Three persons were killed and two others were seriously injured when a private van crashed into homes in Barangay Abuyon, San Narciso, Quezon on Saturday afternoon. Reports said the vehicle was on its way to Barangay Abuyon when it suddenly swerved and rammed two houses. Victims were taken to a...
Several Filipinos were confirmed to be among the casualties in a tourist bus crash along New York’s I-90 highway, according to state police reports relayed by the Philippine Consulate General in New York. The Consulate said in a statement that it is “actively monitoring the situation” and...
A 14-year-old student was electrocuted to death inside her school in the Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 19. The student of Mambago-B National High School was on her way home when she accidentally touched a live wire. Her friend attempted to rescue her but...
A bus crash in northwestern Afghanistan killed at least 79 people returning from Iran, including 19 children, an official said. Two people were also injured in the crash, Interior Ministry spokesperson Abdul Mateen Qani told The Associated Press. Tolo News, citing the official, said the crashed...
TACLOBAN CITY – A Patient Transport Vehicle (PTV) or ambulance of Catarman, Northern Samar crashed in Barangay Getigo, Lope de Vega, Northern Samar on Tuesday, Aug. 19, hours after it was turned over by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. in Ormoc City, Leyte. Reports disclosed that the 41-year-old...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A 27-year-old female rider was injured after her motorcycle was hit by a Philippine National Railways (PNR) train at the PNR Crossing on Bypass Road, Barangay Bucal, here on Tuesday, Aug. 19 Police identified the victim as Abegail. Investigation said the victim’s...
ILOILO CITY – A stabbing victim and his brother were killed in a vehicular collision on their way to the hospital in Pototan town, Iloilo province, on Friday, Aug. 15. The Pototan Municipal Police Station identified the victims as Reymar and Reymond Postrado. Police Major Bryan Alamo, Pototan...
Three individuals were reportedly injured after a coconut oil tanker crashed into four vehicles at Mabini Bridge in Manila on Friday afternoon, Aug. 15. The Manila Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (DRRMO) said one of the injured was a motorcycle driver involved in the collision, while...
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...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – A businessman and his wife were killed when a provincial bus crashed into their canteen before dawn on Wednesday, Aug. 13, on the Santa Rosa-Tarlac Road in Barangay Santo Rosario, Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija. Police identified the victims as canteen owner Eddie and wife...
