BATANGAS CITY – Batangas police seized 193 loose firearms during operations in the province from May to July. Police Col. Oliver Ebora, Batangas police chief, presented these to Police Brig. Gen. Dominic Baccay, Police Regional Office 4-A director, during his visit Monday, Aug. 3. Baccay cited...
BATANGAS CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency seized 75 kilos of suspected shabu worth P510 million from two drug couriers and their companion in an interdiction operation here on Thursday, July 30. The suspects were identified as Hassad, 22, male, and Judelyn, 27, residents of...
AGONCILLO, Batangas – This town has issued Executive Order No. 37 creating the Municipal Anti-Illicit Trade Task Force and the Municipal Anti-Illicit Trade Regulation Unit to fight counterfeit and illicit products. Mayor Cinderella "Cindy" Valenton-Reyes signed the executive order on July 13 that...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 32-year-old woman was gunned down by a caretaker in Purok 4, Barangay Pinagkawitan, this city, on Monday night, July 27. Police identified the victim as Rhenz Elieth Barette Bruzon. Investigation said a heated argument erupted between the suspect, Leo, 41, and the victim...
A bulletproof vest saved the life of a 56-year-old businessman who was shot and wounded in an ambush in Sitio Balete, Purok 1, Barangay San Isidro, Lipa City, Batangas, on Sunday morning, July 26. Police identified the victim as Teodolo. Investigation said Teodolo was driving his truck when two...
BATANGAS CITY – A vendor was allegedly stabbed to death in Barangay Tinga Labak here on Saturday by a customer who was irked over the meatless pares (Filipino braised beef stew with garlic fried rice and clear soup) served to him. Police identified the victim as Anthony. Investigation said the...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police arrested a 48-year-old truck driver for illegally transferring diesel fuel worth P5.5 million from a tanker truck into containers Barangay Dominador East, Alitagtag, Batangas on July 20. Police Brig. Gen. Dominic Baccay, PRO 4-A director, said that police...
The World Wide Fund for Nature–Philippines (WWF-PH), Barako Publishing, and the coastal Municipality of San Juan, Batangas, are advancing environmental education and youth empowerment through the Oceans of Change: Fostering a New Generation of Environmentally Conscious Ocean Leaders program,...
CALATAGAN, Batangas – A 44-year-old former policeman wanted for multiple murder and kidnapping was arrested on Sunday night, July 5, in a beach resort in Barangay Bagong Silang here. Police identified the suspect as Jun, a resident of Caloocan City. Jun, the fourth most wanted person by the...
CAMP MIGUEL MALVAR, Batangas City – The Batangas Police Provincial Office and the Batangas Component City Police Station are investigating an alleged shooting threat at the Batangas City Integrated High School on Monday, June 29. School officials discovered threatening messages, causing concern...
BATANGAS CITY - Classes on all levels and on-site activities were suspended at the Batangas City Integrated High School on Monday following an alleged shooting threat. In a statement, the school said the suspension would be in place while the situation is under assessment. “Everyone is...
SANTO TOMAS CITY, Batangas – A 53-year-old businesswoman was gunned down in her meat shop on Wednesday morning, June 24, in Purok 5, Barangay San Roque, here. Police identified the victim as Evelyn, a widow. Investigation said the victim was tending to her store when two men on a motorcycle...
