CEBU CITY – A 36-year-old pregnant woman was killed in a vehicular accident in Carmen town, northern Cebu on Monday afternoon, September 11. Police identified the fatality as Nelia Tacocong. Police Capt. Charlie Santiago, chief of the Carmen Police Station, said Tacocong was the back rider...
CEBU CITY – The National Bureau of Investigation-Central Visayas (NBI-7) has arrested a woman from Naga City, southern Cebu allegedly involved in an investment scam. Eva Ferraris made her victims believe that she was a rice trader and enticed them to invest in her business, said NBI-7 Director...
TIAONG, Quezon – A man was killed and his wife was wounded in a shooting incident in Sitio Ilaya Kanan, Barangay Behia, this town, on Monday morning, September 11. Police identified the fatality as Cesar Castillo Cortez. Investigation said Cortez and his wife, Jaina, were cutting grass in...
SAMPALOC, Quezon – A 53-year-old farmer allegedly stabbed his 49-year-old live-in partner to death during a heated argument in Barangay San Isidro here on Friday, September 8. Police identified the victim as Lorena Maglaya. Initial investigation said that Maglaya and the suspect, Josue...
Antique Gov. Rhodora J. Cadiao has failed to convince the Sandiganbayan to stop the proceedings on her suspension pending the resolution of the graft case filed against her. Cadiao was charged with graft for her alleged refusal to pay the salaries and representation and travel allowances...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Two Quezon congressmen asked retailers in this province to comply with the rice price cap under Executive Order No. 39 issued by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. last month. First district Rep. Mark Enverga and second district Rep. David Suarez, House Committee on...
CEBU CITY – Cebu Gov. Gwen Garcia is taking a leave of absence to spend time with her family. It is the first time since 2019 that the governor will take a break from work. “I will be missing work. Wa maanad ni akong lawas nga walay trabaho (My body is not used to me not working),” Garcia...
TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay chairman running for reelection in the barangay elections next month and her live-in partner were gunned down on Wednesday, September 6, in their home in Barangay Campeig, Santa Margarita, Samar. Police identified the victims as Vivian Morales Verano, 46, and her...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Commission on Elections will monitor the social media accounts of candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. The Cagayan Provincial Information Office said that Comelec Chairman George Garcia assured that they will monitor possible election...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Census of Agriculture and Fisheries 2022 in this province conducted by the Philippine Statistics Authority is underway. About 62,000 respondents involved in farming, fishing, and aquaculture are the target of the census, PSA-Quezon officer Airene Pucyutan said....
CANDELARIA, Quezon – The body of a 14-year-old teenager with a bullet wound in the head was found in Barangay Malabanban Sur, this town, on Tuesday night, September 5. Police identified the victim as Alexander Bas Yap Jr., a resident of Barangay Malabanban Sur. The victim’s body was found on...
TACLOBAN CITY – Nineteen out of the 20 barangay chairmen in Matuguinao, Samar, are running unopposed in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections 2023 in October. Mayor Aran Boller disclosed they have not met the 100 percent target of their Unity Assembly for the BSKE 2023 since...
