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...
PCG spokesperson Rear Adm. Armando Balilo (Courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continues to conduct oil spill clean-up operation to extricate approximately 9,800 liters of diesel and lube oil from a sunken motor tugboat in Naga, Cebu. PCG spokesperson Rear Adm. Armando Balilo said...
CAMP NAKAR, Lucena City – Police seized suspected shabu worth P1 million from a drug pusher in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Lawis, Barangay Talipan, Pagbilao, this province, on Monday, September 4. Police Col. Ledon Monte, Quezon police chief, identified the suspect as Ronie Rocela Senor,...
CEBU CITY – A dentist died after the Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) she was driving rammed a parked truck on the national highway in Argao town, southern Cebu on Monday, September 4. Police identified the fatality as Dr. Annie Irene Rufo. The accident happened 5:40 a.m. in Barangay Bulasa. The...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Police apprehended six individuals posing as employees of a prominent telecommunications company for allegedly stealing underground cable wires owned by a prominent telecommunications company worth P662,000 in Barangay Cotta here on Sunday, September 3. The suspects...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in Quezon said 38,015 individuals are running in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections on October 30. Comelec-Quezon chief Allan Enriquez said 2,822 filed Certificates of Candidacy for barangay chairman, 19,868 for councilor or...
TACLOBAN CITY – Police have launched a manhunt operation against a member of a gun-for-hire group in Samar who evaded arrest on August 31. Police Col. Peter Limbauan, Samar police director, identified the suspect as alias "Valentino," a newly identified member of the Wahingon Group, a...
