BACOLOD CITY – A 24-year-old lineman was electrocuted to death while working to energize a transformer in Barangay Balintawak, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Oct. 11. Police identified the victim as Orly, an employee of a private contractor firm, and a resident of Victorias City,...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Four people were killed and eight others were injured as a cargo truck plowed into 11 vehicles and three houses on the Maharlika Highway in Purok Maulawin, Barangay Isabang, this city, before midnight Saturday. Police identified three of the victims as William Lorilla, 34,...
DAVAO CITY – Five Grade 4 pupils and a teacher were injured when a classroom ceiling at the Lapu-Lapu Elementary School in Agdao in Davao City collapsed on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Marites Cañeda, Grade 4 teacher, said she was conducting class with 40 pupils when the ceiling suddenly gave way. She said...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Weesam Express, a fastcraft transporting passengers from Zamboanga to Basilan and vice versa, sunk while docked at the port of Zamboanga at dawn on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Vessel captain Samuel Sabanal said the boat crew initially observed water seeping into the vessel at around 3 a.m.,...
BACOLOD CITY – Two persons were killed and six others were injured when their van rammed a parked dump truck in Barangay Guimbalaon, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, Oct. 5. The fatalities were identified as Gino, 24, of Barangay Guimbalaon; and Jerry, 23, of La Carlota City, Negros...
CALAUAG, Quezon – A driver and 15 passengers were injured when their jeepney plunged into a cliff in Barangay Pinagsakayan, this town, on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 1. Police identified the victims as passengers Haidie, 61; Rufa, 22; Adrian, minor; Eulin, 58; Cristina, 39; Mary, 52; Nilia, 65;...
A man was shot dead by unidentified motorcycle-riding suspects along Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City, on Wednesday morning, Oct. 1. According to the initial report, the incident occurred shortly before 6 a.m. when the victim was attacked by the assailants, who allegedly stole his motorcycle after...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Department of Public Works and Highways engineer was killed when his car rammed a backhoe in a road construction site here last Saturday, Sept. 27. Police identified the victim as Engr. Farad Abduraup. Investigation disclosed that Fahad was driving his vehicle at high speed on...
A 41-year-old motorcycle rider died in a collision with an Asian Utility Vehicle (AUV) in Cainta, Rizal, early Sunday, Sept. 28. According to the Cainta Municipal Police Station (Cainta MPS), the incident occurred at around 1:10 a.m. and was reported to them at around 3 a.m. by the Barangay Public...
TACLOBAN CITY – A woman died after a coconut tree fell on a house in Purok 3, Barangay Malajog, Tinambacan District, Calbayog City, during the onslaught of severe tropical storm "Opong" Friday. A report filed by the Calbayog City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) Rescue Team...
A 20-year-old man died after being accidentally hit on the head by a garbage truck 's support bar while throwing trash in Tanay, Rizal, on Tuesday morning, Sept. 23. According to the Tanay Municipal Police Station (Tanay MPS), the victim, identified as Jeffsy, went to the oval of Southville 10...
REAL, Quezon - Forty-one passengers were rescued after a passenger ship ran aground near the Port of Real in Barangay Ungos here on Tuesday morning, Sept. 23. The roll-on, roll-off vessel carrying 41 passengers and seven rolling cargoes was about to depart from the port bound for Polillo Island...
