By Henrylito D. Tacio In *The Light in the Heart*, Roy T. Bennett wrote: “Your hardest times often lead to the greatest moments of your life. Keep going. Tough situations build strong people in the end.” This statement came into reality when coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID 19) hit the country in...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – A farmer died and a barangay chairman was injured in a lightning strike in Barangay Ilayang Nangka, this city, on Tuesday afternoon, July 18. Tayabas police chief Police Lt. Col. Bonna Obmerga identified the fatality as Romeo Sayam, 30. Sayam was taken to the Tayabas...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – A farmer was killed in a lightning strike in Barangay Bahet, San Ildefonso, this province, on Thursday, July 13. Newly installed provincial police chief Police Col. Judgith del Prado identified the victim as Jessie Palapala, 55. Investigation said Palapala...
Jet Serrano, an IT professional at a financial technology company, took an unexpected detour from his corporate career to go on a new path as a farmer. Growing up, Jet's parents instilled in him the value of farming, as they themselves dreamed of retiring on a farm and leading simple lives....
TACLOBAN CITY – A 57-year-old farmer was hacked to death after he tried to pacify his drinking buddy who threatened his live-in partner with a bladed weapon during a drinking session on Thursday, July 6, in Barangay Tabunoc, Villaba, Leyte. Police identified the victim as Rufino Mariquit....
BACOLOD CITY – A 41-year-old farmer was allegedly gunned down by his brother-in-law during a drinking session in Purok Paghidaet 2, Barangay Tampalon, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, June 27. Police identified the victim as Glenn Panganiban, 41. Police Capt. Thurslie Castillo,...
SAN NARCISO, Quezon – A 64-year-old man died after he was hit by a motorcycle in Sitio Dagmit, Barangay Vigo Central, this town, on Saturday morning, June 24. Police identified the victim as Emanuel Areada, a farmer and widower. Investigation said Areada was crossing a street when he was hit...
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato (PNA) – Police nabbed on Thursday afternoon, June 15, four suspects in the murder of a 63-year-old carpenter in Barangay Poblacion 2 here on Tuesday, June 13. Police Lt. Col. Rolly Oranza, municipal police chief, identified the suspects as Mark Anthony Jorolan Aguit,...
BACOLOD CITY – The New People’s Army (NPA) has admitted killing a farmer for being an alleged government intelligence asset in Negros Occidental. A POLICE officer points to a slug of a firearm used in the killing of a farmer in Barangay Cambayobo, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Saturday, June...
PINUKPUK, Kalinga -- Armed with a search warrant, authorities raided the house of a farmer who yielded six grams of shabu, guns, and ammunition in Barangay Taggay here on Wednesday morning, June 7. Judge Jerson Angog of Branch 25, Regional Trial Court, Tabuk City, Kalinga, issued the search warrant...
MANGATAREM, Pangasinan (PNA) – A 33-year-old female farmer was struck and killed by lightning in Barangay Tococ-Barikir here on Sunday, June 4. In an interview on Monday, June 5, Mangatarem police station deputy chief Police Capt. Jorlan Salcedo identified the victim as Myrna Soriano, a resident...
Jefte Dangalan is the owner of Tessie Mushroom House in Pugo, La Union. Dangalan used to work as a quality control welding inspector in Saudi Arabia. His agribusiness story began with his return to the Philippines in 2017, prompted by his mother's unfortunate stroke. As a single individual without...
