CEBU CITY – Authorities in Santa Fe town in Bantayan Island, Cebu warned beachgoers to exercise caution when swimming due to the presence of swarms of jellyfish in the town’s coastlines. In an advisory, the local government unit (LGU) of Santa Fe said the onset of what was described as jellyfish...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police reported on Friday, June 9, the surrender of three New People’s Army rebels in Barangay Anoling, General Nakar, Quezon. The 405th A Maneuver Company of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 4-A identified the surrenderers as “Jessica,” “Dolphy,” and...
SARIAYA, Quezon – Mayor Marcelo Gayeta here expressed optimism on Friday, June 9, that this town will gain further progress from its insurgency free status. THE Municipal Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (ELCAC) chaired by Mayor Marcelo Gayeta, police, and military sign an...
(L-R) Tiaong Mayor Vincent Arjay Mea, Quezon Governor Angelina Tan, and Senator Imee Marcos lead the distribution of educational assistance to needy students in Quezon province *(Photo by Belinda Otordoz)* . Last June 8, 2023, College students from five towns of Quezon province's second...
CANDELARIA, Quezon – A 58-year-old tricycle driver died in a head-on collision with another tricycle on the Candelaria-San Juan Road in Barangay Malabanban Sur, this town, on Wednesday, June 7. The fatality was identified as Romulo Dimalibot, of Barangay Santa Catalina, here. Police said the...
TIAONG, Quezon – This town was officially declared insurgency-free by the Philippine National Police on Wednesday, June 7. Town officials called this a new chapter in its long history of being Ground Zero to clashes between the military and communist rebels. A Memorandum of Understanding was...
CAMP MELCHOR F. DELA CRUZ, Isabela – Twenty-one members of the New People’s Army (NPA), including three students from Metro Manila, surrendered to the military in Cagayan on Friday, June 2. TWENTY-one New People's Army rebels surrendered in Cagayan on Friday, June 2. They yielded a total of 23...
CEBU CITY – The city government of Danao formally opened its state-of-the-art skate park on Saturday, June 3. The P11.4-million skateboarding facility was designed to meet international standards and “is free and open to everyone.” SKATERS try the Danao City Skatepark which formally opened to...
CANDELARIA, Quezon -- A 57-year-old welder died on the spot after his motorcycle was hit by a sports utility vehicle at dawn Sunday, June 4, along Candelaria by-pass road in Barangay Pahinga Norte in this town. The Candelaria police report identified the victim as Zosimo de La Cruz, a resident of...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The primary suspect in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl here was found dead in the bathroom of the old custodial facility of the Lucena City police in Barangay Mayao Crossing, this city, after midnight on Sunday, June 4. Police said the body of the suspect,...
TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon -- A truck driver and his helper were injured after the wing van truck they were riding fell into a ravine in Quirino highway in Barangay San Vicente here on Saturday afternoon, June 3. The wing van, which was loaded with construction materials and heading for Bicol, fell into a...
CEBU CITY – The city government of Danao on Thursday, June 1, started the re-implementation of an ordinance banning establishments from using plastics. AN establishment uses paper and recyclable bags during the first day of the re-implementation of an ordinance that bans the use of plastics in...
