INFANTA, Quezon – Two cousins were reportedly abducted by the New People’s Army in Sitio Pinapinan, Barangay Magsaysay, this town, last month. Police identified the kidnap victims as Jojo Adoba and Noel Velasco. Velasco’s wife told the Infanta Municipal Police Station on Wednesday,...
CEBU CITY – Two young siblings died in a fire that razed their house in Barangay Dawis Norte, Carmen town, northern Cebu on Monday night, October 30. The fatalities were identified as Jon, 8, and Jewel Caballes, 5. A HOUSE is cordoned off after it was gutted by fire in which two young siblings...
TACLOBAN CITY – Residents in two upland barangays in Calbayog City in Samar encountered a delay in casting their votes after an armed attack against a soldier and Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) disturbed the scheduled voting on Monday, October 30. MAP of Calbayog City Voting...
CEBU CITY – Three candidates for barangay captain in Cebu and Negros Oriental won in the elections on Monday, October 30, but were not proclaimed due to their disqualification cases. They were Eduardo Gumera of Barangay Maguikay, Mandaue City, Cebu; Anthony John Apura of Barangay Valladolid,...
BANGUED, Abra – Police said the barangay elections in this province on Monday, October 30, was generally peaceful, except for an incident in Tineg on the eve of the polls. Police Col. Froiland B. Lopez, Abra police director, said three police officers were immediately deployed as special Board of...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A popular mall here lighted their centerpiece giant Christmas tree on Saturday, October 28. Hundreds of people witnessed the unveiling of the SM City Lucena’s Yuletide attraction at the Atrium, with entertainment provided by local performers. SM City Lucena lights up its...
AGDANGAN, Quezon – A 56-year-old driver was killed and 10 persons were injured when their van rammed a backhoe in Barangay Sildora here before dawn on Sunday, October 29. A VAN crashed into a backhoe in Quezon on Sunday, October 29. The driver was killed and 10 passengers were injured. (Photo via...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – More than 2,000 security personnel have been deployed to secure the barangay election in Quezon and Laguna on Monday, October 30. Laguna police chief Police Col. Harold Depositar said 2,056 men from the Army 202nd Brigade, Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Laguna,...
CEBU CITY – With the expected influx of passengers, all ports in Cebu will be on heightened alert with the activation of “Oplan: Biyaheng Ayos.” The heightened alert started on Friday, October 27, and will end on November 5, the Cebu Port Authority (CPA) said. PASSENGERS in Pier 1, Cebu City...
CEBU CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Central Visayas (BFAR-7) has lifted the red tide alert status in two towns in northern Cebu. In an advisory released on Thursday, October 26, BFAR-7 said that laboratory analysis showed that shellfish samples collected from the waters off...
GUMACA, Quezon – A police officer was relieved after he was involved in a traffic altercation with a truck driver and his helper that went viral on social media on Thursday afternoon, October 26, on the Maharlika Highway in Barangay Rizal, this town. MAP of Gumaca, Quezon. The police...
GENERAL LUNA, Quezon – A candidate in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections was wounded in an ambush in Barangay Malaya here on Thursday, October 26. MAP of General Luna, Quezon. Police identified the victim as Barangay Malaya Councilor Ruben Ilagan, 62, who is running for...
