The New Year celebration in the province of Bulacan was generally peaceful and safe, the Bulacan Police Provincial Office said on Sunday, Jan. 1. Col. Relly B. Arnedo, Bulacan police director, stated that as of 9 a.m. on Sunday, there were only nine firecracker-related injuries recorded in four...
PANGASINAN -- Six individuals were injured due to firecrackers explosions in different towns here, a police report said. One of the victims, Anthony Mamaradlo, 24, a cook, and a resident of Brgy. Magtaking, San Carlos was driving his motorcycle when he saw a firecracker (whistle bomb) on his way....
ILOILO CITY — A woman was wounded by a stray bullet on New Year’s Eve in Iloilo City. Police identified the victim as 20-year-old Kate Cambronero of Barangay Rizal in La Paz District. Cambronero was in bed when the stray bullet hit her left leg at past 9 p.m. She was taken to the hospital. The...
ILOILO CITY — Thousands of tourists and residents were dazzled by a spectacular fireworks display to welcome the New Year at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. THOUSANDS watch the fireworks display to welcome the New Year at the beach front of world-famous Boracay Island....
A policeman was arrested for indiscriminate firing in Barangay Tuao North, Bagabag, Nueva Vizcaya on New Year's Day. Bagabag police identified suspect as Patrolman Abrio, 30, a member of the PNP-SAF based in Lamut, Ifugao and a resident of Mercedes, Eastern Samar Abrio was arrested after a...
DASOL, Pangasinan -- A woman died while her husband was injured when their motorcycle crashed after avoiding a stray cat on the national highway in Barangay Amalbalan here on New Year's Eve. Police identified the victims as Diosdado Cerna, 54, and his wife, Estrella, 53. The couple was on their way...
TACLOBAN CITY -- At least four firecracker-related injuries have been logged in Eastern Visayas since Dec. 21. The first case was reported on Dec. 29 when a 42-year-old woman from Tanauan, Leyte sustained injuries due to a rocket (kwitis). In Zumarraga, Samar, a 10-year-old boy was injured on Dec....
Vice President Sara Duterte has encouraged the nation to carry on with their "unyielding Filipino spirit" to bounce back from challeneging times towards a progressive 2023. Vice President Sara Duterte delivers her inaugural address at San Pedro Square in her hometown of Davao City on June 19, 2022....
Five persons were injured by firecrackers in Muntinlupa despite a total ban in the city amid the revelry to welcome the New Year on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. Muntinlupa has an ordinance that totally banned the use and sale of firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices. Muntinlupa police chief...
Police nabbed three men with warrants of arrest and spent the New Year in jail in Pangasinan. Eduardo Corpuz, 44, a resident of Barangay Subosob, Rosario, La Union, was arrested for theft. He was taken to the Conrado F. Estrella Regional Medical and Trauma Center for medical examination and placed...
As the Philippines welcomes the year 2023, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. expressed confidence that Filipinos could have better lives as long as they work together. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) In his message, Marcos said he was one with the Filipinos in...
Each of us has a battle to fight, but first steel your resolve By Poch Eulalia While many are quick to joke that a New Year’s resolution only ever lasts a week, there are people out there who look to the coming year with hopes for real and lasting positive change. To remind us that life is a...
