PADRE GARCIA, Batangas – Senators Risa Hontiveros and Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito on Friday, July 28, inaugurated the newly built municipal hall here. THE newly-built Padre Garcia, Batangas municipal hall. (Danny Estacio) Assisting the two lawmakers were Mayor Celsa Rivera and Vice...
CALATAGAN, Batangas – A 42-year-old Norwegian went missing while swimming in a resort in Barangay Santa Ana here on Tuesday afternoon, July 25. Police identified him as Gorgan Hagesater of Barangay Santolan, Pasig City. Hagesater and companion Christian Atle Hanse, 43, decided to go swimming amid...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Energy could be a potential venue of relief for Nasugbu Batangas residents who have been enduring frequent power outages and ruinous voltage fluctuations under the services of Batangas Electric Cooperative (BATELEC...
NASUGBU, Batangas – A 35-year-old security guard was shot dead in a resort in Sitio Hulo, Barangay Calayo, this town, on Saturday, July 22. Police identified the victim identified as Carlo Lara. Investigation said the victim was resting when the suspect, Mervin Bautista, a resident of...
CAMP MALVAR, Batangas City – Police arrested an alleged illegal recruiter on Tuesday morning, July 18, in Barangay Timbugan, Rosario, this province. Batangas police director Police Col. Samson Belmonte identified the suspect as Rosalie Rivera, 49, a widow and resident of Barangay Timbugan....
CAMP GEN. MIGUEL MALVAR, Batangas City – Police from the municipality of Tuy, this province, arrested a carnapping suspect on Monday, July 17 in Putatan, Muntinlupa City. The suspect was identified as Teddy Balagon, a 46-year-old driver and resident of Putatan. Batangas police director Police...
CAMP GENERAL VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Five New People’s Army rebels operating in Malvar and the City of Santo Tomas City in Batangas surrendered to police in this camp on Wednesday, July 12. The Police Regional Office 4-A identified the surrenderers as Rogelio Peolino, alias “Roger” and...
BATANGAS CITY – Police nabbed three suspected drug pushers and seized shabu worth P510,000 in a buy-bust operation on Friday, July 14, in Barangay Libjo here. Batangas police director Police Col. Samson Belmonte, in a report to Police Regional Office 4-A director Police Brig. Gen. Carlito...
SAN JUAN, Batangas – Eight persons were injured in a collision involving five vehicles on Tuesday, July 11, in Barangay Calicanto here. Involved vehicles were a Nissan van, a Suzuki Sportivo SUV, a motorcycle, and two tricycles. Police identified the injured as Mark Joseph Catapang, 23, driver of...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 31-year-old construction worker was allegedly stabbed to death by two brothers after he challenged them to a fistfight in Barangay Bugtong na Pulo, this city, on Tuesday morning, July 11. Police identified the victim as Lambert Agsaoay of Barangay Santo Niño,...
SAN JOSE, Batangas – A foreign kidnap victim turned up in Barangay Aguilar here on Sunday, July 9. Police said the victim arrived in a gasoline station convenience store and talked to an employee in the Chinese language. The employee sought the help of the barangay. Barangay Councilor...
LAUREL, Batangas – A barangay treasurer was shot dead on Sunday afternoon, July 9, in this town. The Police Regional Office 4-A identified the victim as Sheila Avelino, treasurer of Barangay Paliparan, here. A witness said he saw the suspect Marlon Balani carrying a firearm at the crime scene. The...
