CAMP VICENTE LIM, Canlubang, Laguna – A tanker truck and an aluminum van caught on fire in Batangas and Quezon on Wednesday, September 27. The Police Regional Office 4-A said the tanker truck loaded with coconut oil was traveling on the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) at the highway boundary...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 63-year-old foreman died and his daughter was injured when a tree fell on them while they were on board a motorcycle in Barangay 7 here on September 20. “Julie,” 35, the daughter of the victim, Sammy Aplaon, a resident of Barangay 7, told police Tuesday, September 26,...
SAN JUAN, Batangas – Police seized shabu worth P646,000 and a gun during a search warrant operation against a suspected drug pusher before dawn on Thursday, September 21, in Barangay Libato, this town. Police identified the suspect as "Jay," 29. The search warrant implemented by the San Juan...
CALATAGAN, Batangas – Eleven poultry farm workers, including six women, in this town were hospitalized after eating fried chicken on Thursday, September 21. Police said the victims were workers of Tierra del Sur Poultry Farm in Barangay Biga. Investigation said that the victims ordered fried...
BATANGAS CITY – The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) has called on school authorities in affected Batangas town to hold online classes to keep students safely at home amid Taal Volcano’s renewed spewing of volcanic smog or “vog.” In an interview on Thursday,...
SAN JUAN, Batangas – Police arrested a suspected gunrunner in an entrapment operation in Barangay Poblacion, this town, on Wednesday morning, September 20. The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)-Batangas identified the suspect as Pableo Macaraig. Macaraig was apprehended after...
TANAUAN CITY, Batangas – Police arrested two drivers in a buy-bust operation in Soledad Park, Barangay Darasa, this city, on Tuesday, September 19. The suspects were identified as Alex Barnuevo, 40, from Barangay San Francisco, San Pablo City, Laguna, and Pablito Magalasin, 43, from Barangay...
NASUGBU, Batangas – A 30-year-old man was arrested for indiscriminate firing in Barangay Dayap here on Sunday evening, September 17. Police identified the suspect as Julie Samonteza, a resident of Barangay Bunducan, this town. Lawmen arrived after a concerned citizen reported that the...
BATANGAS CITY – Sixty candidates in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on October 30 here are unopposed. The Commission on Elections in this city said 30 candidates are running for barangay chairman and 30 for SK chairman. A total of 3,200 candidates are vying in 105 barangays...
BATANGAS CITY – Candidates signed a covenant to ensure a peaceful barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections next month in the province of Batangas. They signed the agreement following a unity walk initiated by the Batangas Police Provincial Office on Saturday, September 16, at the Batangas City...
SAN JUAN, Batangas – A 35-year-old rider was gunned down in front of a restaurant on the national highway in Barangay Buhay na Sapat, this municipality, on Monday morning, September 11. Police identified the victim Angelito Punzalan, a resident of Barangay Ticalan, this town. Investigation...
BATANGAS CITY – Two barangay tanods or watchmen died and 10 others were injured when their patrol jeep rammed into a tree on Sunday morning, September 10, in Sitio Tanlayag, Barangay San Miguel here. The Batangas Police Provincial Office identified the fatalities as Teodoro Guico, 59, and...
