MABINI, Batangas – A 32-year-old foreign diver drowned during a technical diving activity in the sea of Barangay Solo here on Thursday morning, April 25. MAP of Batangas with the town of Mabini highlighted. Police identified the victim as Chinese Shunyan Li, single, a resident of...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – A high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade was arrested by the police in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Dumantay here on April 20. The Police Regional Office 4-A said the Batangas City Police Station Drug Enforcement Unit seized P340,000 worth of suspected...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, April 19, vehemently condemned the killing of a Grade 8 learner from Agoncillo, Batangas. (DepEd / Manila Bulletin) “We deplore this heartless act of violence against our learners,” DepEd said in a statement. “There is no place for such a brutal...
BATANGAS CITY – A 19-year-old man drowned on a river while being chased by patrolling barangay tanods or watchmen in Barangay Pallocan West here on Thursday, April 18. Police identified the victim as John Louie Aclan, alias “Sampu-Sampo,” 19, who reportedly was suffering from mental...
AGONCILLO, Batangas -- A 13-year-old Grade 8 student was shot dead in Barangay Banyaga here on Wednesday morning, April 17. Police identified the victim as Jenny. A GRADE 8 student was gunned down on April 17 in Barangay Banyaga in Agoncillo, Batangas. (Photo via Danny Estacio) Investigation...
A police officer points to the photo of Alajon Michael Zarate, the driver of the van carrying the P9.68 billion 'shabu' shipment seized at a checkpoint in Alitagtag, Batangas on April 15, 2024, during a press conference at Camp Crame in Quezon City on April 18. (Courtesy of Philippine National...
LOBO, Batangas – A group of businessmen here have appealed to the municipal government and the police to combat illegal gambling. MUNICIPAL hall of Lobo, Batangas Businessman Efren Ramirez said the worsening issue of illegal activities has seemingly transformed our community into a gambling...
ALITAGTAG, Batangas – Authorities intercepted suspected shabu worth P13.3 billion in Barangay Pinagkrusan here on Monday morning, April 15. LAWMEN intercepted suspected shabu worth P14 billion in Alitagtag, Batangas. Police and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency were conducting a...
Local police forces in Batangas seized around P13.3 billion worth of shabu after intercepting a van loaded with around two tons of shabu in Alitagtag town on Monday morning, April 15. Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Benjamin “Benhur” Abalos, Jr. described the drug haul as...
TANAUAN CITY, Batangas – Police arrested a woman here on April 2 for allegedly threatening to release the sex video of her boyfriend with his ex-girlfriend on social media. The 20-year-old victim from Tanza, Cavite has filed an extortion complaint against the suspect, a resident of this...
CUENCA, Batangas – A man killed his wife before shooting himself on Saturday morning, April 6, in Barangay Balagbag, this town. CUENCA, Batangas Municipal Police Station Police identified the victim as Elsa Medana. Investigation said Elsa and her husband, Candido, had just arrived from the...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel inspects the damage incurred by passenger ship MV Fastcat M19 after it collided with barge Krizza Rica off Verde Island in Batangas on April 3, 2024. (Photo courtesy of PCG) A passenger ship was damaged when it accidentally collided with a barge loaded with...
