CEBU CITY – A 67-year-old man and his seven-month pregnant daughter were shot dead by their neighbor during a heated argument past 5 a.m. on Saturday, May 13, in Barangay Cadulawan, Minglanilla town, southern Cebu. The fatalities were identified as Alfredo Ababon Herbias and Marjorie Herbias...
SARIAYA, Quezon – A 38-year-old master baker was arrested and yielded suspected shabu worth P102,408 in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Talaan Aplaya here on Saturday, May 13. Police identified the suspect as Jayson Contreras. Contreras yielded 5.02 grams of shabu with an estimated Dangerous...
Unidentified gunmen shot and wounded four persons, including an elderly couple, in Lucena City and Tiaong town in this province on Thursday, May 11. Police identified the victims as Jordan Pilar, 28, construction worker from Barangay Ibabang Iyam, Lucena City; Fredyrex Jaco Catubua, 35, driver, of...
CEBU CITY – At least 113 policemen from four police stations in southern Cebu underwent a surprise drug test on Monday, May 8. POLICEMEN take part in a surprise drug test that the Cebu Provincial Police Office conducted on Monday, May 8. (Contributed photo) According to Police Col. Rommel Ochave,...
ALCALA, Cagayan – A teacher on board a motor banca was shot dead by a lone gunman here on Monday, May 8. Police identified the victim as “Nicanor,” a teacher of the Caralangan Elementary School. Police Major George Maribbay, Alcala police chief, said the victim was on the motor banca waiting...
SAN ANTONIO, Quezon – A 55-year-old businessman accidentally shot and killed his friend during a drinking spree in Barangay Callejon, here, on Tuesday afternoon, May 9. Police identified the suspect as Edilberto Iloso. Investigation said Iloso was having a drinking session with the victim,...
CEBU CITY – Because of the extreme hot weather from April to May, a local lawmaker is pushing for the return of the opening of secondary and elementary classes in the month of June. BORGONIA (FB) Cebu 3rd District Board Member John Ismael Borgonia on Monday, May 8, filed a resolution before the...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Two New People’s Army rebels surrendered to authorities in General Nakar, Quezon, on Sunday, May 7. Police Regional Office 4-A Director Police Brig. Gen. Carlito Gaces said the surrenderers were brothers Marlon Gurango, alias “Toto,” 27, and Jayson, 35. They are...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Department of Agriculture- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Regional Office 2 recently distributed 1,956,363 bangus or milkfish fingerlings to fisherfolk from various municipalities in this province. The dispersal activity held here in coordination with...
LUCENA CITY – Manila Bay is many things to many people and the bay is just as a perfect place as it can be for this Korean engineer named Rob Heeyun Yang. For him, Manila Bay, which earned a place in history after one of the biggest battles in the past happened, is indeed a perfect one to propose...
INFANTA, Quezon – Police arrested two drug pushers and seized suspected shabu worth P510,000 in a buy-bust operation on Thursday, May 4, in Barangay Abiawin, here. Suspects Reynaldo Saginsin, alias “Pipoy,” 29, of Barangay San Diego, San Pablo City, Laguna, and Jhomar Avellaneda, alias...
TUGUEGARAO CITY – The Cagayan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (PDRRMC) has created a task force that will monitor the possible impact of severe drought in the province. The formation of the El Niño task force was announced after a meeting on Thursday, May 4, led...
