BACOLOD CITY – A 57-year-old woman was killed by a lightning strike during a thunderstorm in Barangay Don Salvador Benedicto, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Jan. 4. Police Capt. Darryl Kuhutan, Pontevedra police chief, identified the victim as Trinidad Baliguat of Barangay Don...
A 33-year-old man hacked his 71-year-old father to death and injured his 58-year-old mother after he was pestered to look for work in Barangay Inayangan, Davao City on Friday, Jan. 3. Investigation said the suspect, Jickie Bato, took a bolo after the reprimand and hacked his father, Ernesto, who...
Four people were killed in a collision between two passenger vans in Barangay Binugao, Toril District, Davao City on Saturday morning, Jan. 4. Police said the driver of the van heading north allegedly lost control of the vehicle in a curved portion of the Davao-Digos Road and rammed a van on the...
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – A 25-year-old man was allegedly gunned down by his father during a heated altercation in Barangay San Guillermo, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte on Friday morning, Dec. 3. Police Capt. Randy Damo, San Nicolas chief of police, identified the victim as Jovanie Fer Cabbat....
A retired police officer was shot dead in Barangay Simbo, Tupi town, South Cotabato province on Friday afternoon, Jan. 3. Police identified the victim as Teodorico Bastan, 79, of Barangay Datal Bob, T’boli town, South Cotabato. Investigation said Bastan, chief of barangay tanods of Barangay...
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the first death caused by a stray bullet on Saturday, Jan. 4, as the number of firecracker-related injuries continues to rise. (DOH) Data from DOH’s sentinel sites showed that the total number of injuries has now reached 771, which is 27.6 percent higher...
MULANAY, Quezon – A 15-year-old girl was allegedly stabbed to death by a man in Barangay Anonang, this town, on Friday afternoon, Jan. 3. Police identified the victim as Angelita, a Grade 10 student. Investigation said a witness saw the victim crying and being chased by the suspect Marcelo,...
Road traffic incidents continue to rise, with 32 new cases reported on Saturday, Jan. 4. (DOH) Based on its latest data, the Department of Health (DOH) announced that it recorded a total of 638 road traffic incidents between Dec. 22, 2024, and Jan. 4, 2025. The DOH has been monitoring road traffic...
Two men were killed and their companion was injured when their mini-Elf truck plunged on an 80-meter-deep ravine on Kennon Road in Tuba, Benguet on Friday, Jan. 3. Police identified the fatalities as Michael Gayob Mader-an, 46, driver, and James Liwan Wagne, 31, residents of Tuba. The injured was a...
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed another death due to firecracker use on Friday, Jan. 3, as the number of injuries surged to over 700. (SANTI SAN JUAN / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE) Data from its sentinel sites revealed that the latest number of injuries is now 704, which is 16.9 percent...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday, Jan. 3, confirmed that the number of deaths resulting from road crashes has risen to seven, while the total number of road traffic incidents has surpassed 600. Courtesy of DOH Based on its latest data, the DOH announced that it recorded 606 road...
Two men were shot dead and a woman drowned in Quezon and Laguna on New Year’s Day. In Lucena City, Quezon, a 19-year-old pedicab driver was shot dead by a security guard after he was caught in the act of opening the roll-up door of a store in a fish port in Barangay Dalahican. Police identified...
