BUTUAN CITY – A religious leader was killed and a tribal member was wounded in an ambush in Barangay Rizal, San Francisco, Agusan del Sur on Friday afternoon, July 31. Police identified the fatality as Pastor Balvino Andaya, 61, a leader of the Risen Christ Community Church, and the wounded as...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A 21-year-old Person with Disability (PWD) was killed in a fire that destroyed his house in Purok 3-A, Bagong Sibol, Barangay Dalahican, this city, on Sunday morning, Aug. 2. The victim was identified as Jay Jay. Arson investigators said the fire which also razed five other...
Two fishermen were killed while another was injured in an explosion while fishing in the sea of Barangay Tambobong, Dasol, Pangasinan on Saturday, Aug. 1. Police said two witnesses heard a loud explosion and found the three fishermen injured in the water at around 3:30 p.m. They were taken to the...
Former Zamboanga del Norte Rep. Romeo Jalosjos Sr. has died at the age of 85, his son, Seth “Bullet” Jalosjos, announced Sunday. “It is with profound sorrow and heavy hearts that our family announces the passing of our beloved father, Romeo “Nonong” Garcia Jalosjos,” Seth Jalosjos, a...
PILA, Laguna – A 12-year-old student died after was pinned to death by a passenger jeepney here Friday, July 31. Police identified the victim as Alexis Miguel Quiozon of Calauan, Laguna. Investigation said the victim was waiting for a ride home when an oncoming jeepney lost its brakes and rammed...
A man was found dead beside a motorcycle in a flooded rice field in Barangay Capangdanan, Bantay, Ilocos Sur, Sunday, Aug. 2. A concerned citizen jogging in the area found the victim and reported the discovery to the police. Initial investigation and examination showed no visible signs of foul...
SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna – A man with warrants of arrest for murder, carnapping, and robbery was killed in a gunfight with police in Purok 1, Barangay Magsaysay, this city, on Friday night, July 31. Police identified the suspect as Roger, a regional most wanted person of the Police Regional Office...
CEBU CITY – A reconciliation effort turned deadly when a student repeatedly stabbed her ex-girlfriend in Barangay Poblacion, Sibonga town, Cebu on Saturday morning, Aug. 1. Risa, a 21-year-old college student, succumbed to multiple stab wounds in the body. The suspect, John, was also wounded...
CEBU CITY – Authorities here called for vigilance after dengue cases went up in the first seven months of the year. Data from the Cebu City Health Department (CCHD) showed that 1,228 dengue cases and 10 deaths were recorded from Jan. 1 to July 18, 12.35 percent higher compared to the same period...
SAN CARLOS CITY, Pangasinan – Double murder and frustrated murder charges were filed on Wednesday, July 29, before the City Prosecutor 's Office here against two suspects in the fatal shooting of an Overseas Filipino Worker’s son and his companion in Malasiqui, Pangasinan last week. Police...
CEBU CITY – A truck helper died after he was run over by a cement mixer in Samboan town, Cebu on Tuesday, July 28. The 53-year-old victim, a certain Reymund, died on the spot, police said. Police said the truck driven by 39-year-old Jeffrey was delivering cement for a road concreting project when...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Two college students were killed and 11 others were injured in a fire that engulfed a boarding house here on Tuesday, July 28. The fatalities were identified only by their aliases, "Jer," a resident of Sorsogon province, and "Will," from Masbate province. Both...
