LUCENA City, Quezon – The Quezon Provincial Health Office has recorded an increase in the number of active Covid cases in the province. The Quezon Provincial Health Office (QPHO) said that from only one on April 10, cases suddenly surged on May 3, more than double the daily average of new...
CEBU CITY – At least 13 passengers were injured when a fast craft ferry collided with a cargo vessel at the Mactan Channel in Mandaue City on Sunday afternoon, May 21. M/V Saint Jhudiel is damaged after it collided with a cargo vessel at the Mactan Channel in Cebu on Sunday afternoon, May 21....
MULANAY, Quezon – A bomb threat posted on social media of four schools in this town forced the municipal government to suspend the classes on Monday, May 22. Authorities, however, found the bomb threat to be negative after searching the areas where the four schools were located. The four schools...
GUMACA, Quezon – The municipal government is set to undertake a low-cost housing project, Mayor Webster Letargo announced on Saturday, May 20. LETARGO (Danny Estacio) Letargo said some 500 to 600 employees of the municipal government are on a priority list to acquire low-cost housing units set to...
CEBU CITY – The reopening of a United States (US) consulate in Cebu is not possible in the near future because of budget constraints, US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson said. CARLSON (center). (US Embassy Manila FB) Carlson said the reopening of a US consulate in the province “is...
ENRILE, Cagayan – The Department of Public Works and Highways recently completed a bridge-widening project here that will give motorists a safer and more convenient travel. LIWAN Bridge (Photo via Liezle Basa-Inigo) DPWH-Cagayan Third District Engineering Office (CTDEO) District Engineer...
BAGUIO CITY – Police arrested an online teacher on Friday, May 19, in Pugo, La Union for allegedly raping a minor. The Baguio City Police Office identified as the suspect as John Paul Lubin Ecom, 29. Ecom was tagged as Top 3 Most Wanted Person on the city level in Baguio and the the BCPO...
BURDEUS, Quezon – An alleged copra thief was shot dead for attacking the police on Thursday afternoon, May 18, in Sitio Katubong, Barangay Caniwan, this town. Police identified the fatality as Randy Velasco, 40, single, and a resident of the area. Police officers Police Corporals Jeffy Lopez...
QUEZON – Three commercial vessels were apprehended by authorities in Tayabas Bay for fishing without licenses. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources-Region 4-A-Fisheries Protection and Law Enforcement Group (BFAR4A-FPLEG)-Eastern Seaboard, Western Seaboard and Naval Forces Southern Luzon...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The rehabilitation of the oldest bridge in Cagayan Valley, the Buntun Bridge, has started. The improvement of the structure will guarantee the safety and convenience of residents and travelers going to and from Tuguegarao City proper. The Department of Public Works...
CAVITE – A man accused of murder was arrested in the Municipality of Indang on Tuesday, May 16. The Cavite Police Provincial Office identified the accused as Ignacio A. Escalante, 66 years old. Escalante, one of Region 4A’s most wanted persons, was collared by virtue of an arrest warrant issued...
INFANTA, Quezon – Quezon Rep. Mark Enverga has discharged agricultural interventions worth P19 million to farmers’ associations in this town. QUEZON Rep. Mark Enverga distributes P19-million worth of agricultural interventions from the Department of Agriculture (DA) headed by President Ferdinand...
