BACOLOD CITY – A seven-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool in a resort in Barangay Su-ay, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Christmas Day. Police withheld the name of the victim, a resident of Kabankalan City. Police Capt. Arturo Margallo, deputy chief of the Himamaylan City Police...
CAMP MELCHOR F. DELA CRUZ, Upi, Gamu, Isabela – The two New People’s Army rebels killed in an encounter with soldiers in Barangay San Carlos, Gattaran, Cagayan on December 23 have been identified. Major Rigor Pamittan, spokesperson of the 5th Infantry Division, said on Wednesday that the...
TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon – A 27-year-old farmer was allegedly mauled to death by his neighbor in Sitio Looban, Barangay Mansilay, this municipality, on Tuesday night, December 26. Police identified the victim as Ginard Caña of Sitio Looban. Investigation said Caña was in front of the house...
BACOLOD CITY – A motorcycle rider died after he was run over by a garbage truck on Araneta Ave. in Barangay Tangub here on Christmas Eve. A 29-year-old motorcycle rider died in a road accident in Bacolod City on Christmas Eve. (Police Station 8 photo) Police identified the victim as Jessie...
CEBU CITY – Two brothers with special needs died in a fire that hit their house in Barangay Poblacion, Sibonga town, southern Cebu, on Tuesday, December 26. Brothers Kyle Geronimo, 25, and Fernando Geronimo Jr., 26, were sleeping in their room when the fire broke out around 1:50 a.m. Police...
BACOLOD CITY – An eight-year-old boy died after he was hit by an ambulance in Barangay Rizal, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Christmas Eve. Police withheld the name of the victim. The victim suddenly crossed the road when the ambulance carrying a critical patient passed by the area on its...
BACOLOD CITY – An amputee died in a fire in Purok 2, Barangay Asia, Hinoba-an, Negros Occidental on Christmas Day. Police withheld the name of the 39-year-old victim. The victim and his 34-year-old stepson had a drinking session to celebrate the Yuletide season. His stepson went home for dinner...
CEBU CITY – A 23-year-old man admitted killing a mother and her son in Barangay Carreta here. Joselito Larriba was arrested on Christmas Day in the barangay. A .38 revolver was recovered from a 23-year-old man who was accused of killing a woman and her son in Barangay Carreta, Cebu City....
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – A woman died in a fire that destroyed her house on Paulino St., Barangay VII-D, this city, on Christmas Day. The Bureau of Fire Protection-San Pablo City identified the victim as Rowena. A WOMAN died in a fire that hit her house on Christmas Day in San Pablo City, Laguna....
TACLOBAN CITY – Six persons were killed and four were injured in a collision between a tricycle and public utility bus on Christmas Eve in Barangay Matobato, Calbayog City, Samar. The tricycle with 10 on board driven by James Castila maneuvered to the opposite lane to avoid the early warning...
BACOLOD CITY – A man wanted for frustrated homicide was killed in a shootout with the police in Barangay Punao, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, December 21. Police identified the suspect as Geraldo Lopez Jr. of Barangay Punao. Police Lt. Col. Jesus Mesahon Jr., San Carlos police...
BACOLOD CITY – A four-year-old boy was hacked to death by his father in their house in Barangay Camingawan, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Friday, December 22. Police withheld the name of the victim. POLICE secure the house where a four-year-old boy was hacked dead by his father in...