TIAONG, Quezon – A 28-year-old driver was pinned to death by an airbag that deployed under a truck in Barangay Lalig here before dawn on Friday. Police identified the victim as Ron. Investigation said Ron’s truck experienced mechanical issue with the airbag and parked on the road shoulder to...
Progressive groups marched along Epifanio delos Santos Avenue on Saturday, Sept. 13, from the EDSA Shrine in Ortigas to the People Power Monument in Quezon City to protest alleged corruption in government flood control projects. Carrying placards and chanting slogans, the protesters demanded...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Philippine Councilors League-Quezon chapter elected its officials from 2025 to 2028 on Friday, Sept. 12, in a hotel in this city. The Department of the Interior and Local Government supervised the proceedings. Three-hundred seventy out of 405 councilors from 39 towns and...
Several students and faculty members of the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman walked out of their classrooms for a “Black Friday” protest on Sept. 12, to denounce alleged corruption in government projects and the recent budget cuts in education. Students wearing black shirts marched...
In a major crackdown on illegal online gambling, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), through the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC), apprehended seven suspects allegedly running unauthorized gambling operations in Quezon City and Batasan. CICC,...
INFANTA, Quezon – A 67-year-old former day-care worker was hacked to death by a 27-year-old farmer in Barangay Batican here on Wednesday morning, Sept. 10. Police identified the victim as Feliza. The victim was wounded in the neck and was taken to a hospital here where she was declared dead. The...
Several organizations staged a protest at EDSA Shrine in Ortigas on Thursday, Sept. 11, to denounce alleged corruption in flood control projects and to call for accountability from government officials and contractors. According to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), about 200...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – The Police Regional Office 4-A honored the Quezon Police Provincial Office for neutralizing two notorious gunrunners in Calauag, Quezon recently. The QPPO led by Police Col. Romulo Albacea received an award in a ceremony in this camp from PRO 4-A head Police Brig. Gen....
TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon – A 25-year-old miner was shot dead on Monday night, Sept. 8, in Barangay Mapulot here. Police identified the victim as Anton, single. Investigation said the victim was sheltering from heavy rain in an abandoned house when a man appeared and shot him in the jaw. The victim died...
GENERAL NAKAR, Quezon – A New People’s Army rebel was apprehended for murder on Wednesday morning in Barangay Magsikap here. Police identified the suspect as Ka Inte. He was a member of Narciso Antaso Aramil Command. Ka Inte was ranked as the No. 1 most wanted person on the provincial level by...
Filipino surgeons provided free surgeries to indigent patients nationwide on Saturday, Sept. 6, during the National Surgical Outreach Day held in Quezon City. The initiative was organized by the Philippine College of Surgeons (PCS) in Quezon City as part of its 89th founding anniversary, with the...
Protesters clashed briefly with police outside the House of Representatives complex on Friday, Sept. 5, as lawmakers deliberated on the 2026 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). The tension began when demonstrators hurled plastic bags filled with paint at a tarpaulin...
