PAGBILAO, Quezon – An employee was killed and nine colleagues were injured in a fire that hit the Pagbilao Power Station operated by Pagbilao Energy Corp. in Ibabang Polo here on Friday night, Oct. 31. The Pagbilao Energy Corp. (PEC) said the fire occurred at about 9 p.m. and has been contained....
Independent power producer (IPP) TeaM Energy Corp. has transferred its 735-megawatt (MW) Pagbilao coal-fired power plant to the government, following the expiration of its Build, Operate, and Transfer (BOT) contract. In a statement, TeaM Energy said Friday, Aug. 15, that the turnover to the Power...
One of the Japanese partners of Aboitiz Power Corp. (AboitizPower) in the 420-megawatt (MW) Pagbilao-3 coal-fired power plant is moving ahead on the divestment of its stake in the facility as part of an investment realignment to cleaner energy technologies. According to a source privy to the...
PAGBILAO, Quezon – A 71-year-old farmer was hacked dead by a fellow farmer due to old grudge in Sitio Iskol, Barangay Ibabang Polo, this town, on Friday afternoon, May 30. Police identified the victim as Rogel. Investigation said Rogel was walking alone near a river when the suspect Nemesio...
PAGBILAO, Quezon – A woman was arrested after shabu and marijuana were found in her mouth while visiting an inmate at the Talipan District Jail here on Monday afternoon, Oct. 22. Jail Officer 1 Leizl Keith Abegail Agar Queñano was inspecting food and belongings and conducting a body...
PAGBILAO, Quezon – A bus driver was killed after he was hit and dragged by a truck that lost its brakes on a downhill section of the diversion road in Sitio Amao, Barangay Silangang Malicboy, this town, before dawn on Friday, October 11. Police identified the victim as Ejay Morales...
PAGBILAO, Quezon – A 25-year-old fireman was electrocuted while battling a blaze in Barangay Santa Catalina here on Tuesday morning, August 6. Police identified the victim as Fire Officer 1 Marlon Atis of the Pagbilao Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). Atis stepped on a melted live electrical...
PAGBILAO, Quezon -- A 41-year-old woman was arrested after suspected shabu was found inserted in her private part while visiting the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) District Jail in Barangay Talipan, this town, on Thursday, July 4. A WOMAN was arrested for allegedly attempting to...
PAGBILAO, Quezon – Ten people were injured and a house was damaged following a collision between a van and truck on Tuesday morning, June 11, in Barangay Ibabang Palsabangon here. Police identified the victims as Christopher Paquiz, van driver; and passengers Rico Esparago, 56; Jeremy Vergara,...
PAGBILAO, Quezon – A 35-year-old bus driver was killed and nine individuals were injured after a Bicol-bound bus crashed in Sitio Mangrove, Barangay Ibabang Palsabangon here on Tuesday night, April 9. Police identified the fatality as Manuel, 35, from Buenavista, Quezon. A PASSENGER...
PAGBILAO, Quezon – A centenarian here recently received a P100,000 cash gift from the local government. Mayor Gigi Portes, with the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office and the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA), awarded Isabel Lagata from Sitio Lagpond, Barangay Binahaan....
PAGBILAO, Quezon – A concrete welcome arch here which served as a landmark of the Bondoc Peninsula district in Quezon and constructed by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) was destroyed by a trailer truck before dawn on Sunday, March 10. A TRAILER truck hit and destroyed the...
