The Philippine Coast Guard completed a pontoon or floating bridge over the Bantilan River to reconnect Barangay Bantilan in Sariaya, Quezon to Barangay Tipas, San Juan, Batangas on Tuesday, Nov. 29. RESIDENTS cross a pontoon bridge built by the Coast Guard to reconnect Barangay Bantilan in Sariaya,...
A 40-year-old farmer was hacked to death by his younger brother during a drinking session on Sunday night, Nov. 27, in Barangay Paraiso, Calatagan, Batangas. Police identified the victim as Edecon Obrador. Investigation said Edecon and the suspect, Herman, 32, were having a drinking spree at 9:15...
CITY OF SANTO TOMAS, Batangas – A 42-year-old bank liaison officer was arrested after he yielded suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation before dawn on Saturday, Nov. 26, in Barangay San Rafael here. The Batangas Police Provincial Office (BPPO) identified the suspect as Edgar Gamo, single, a...
SANTO TOMAS CITY, Batangas – A 42-year-old messenger of the probation office in Tanauan City, this province, was gunned down on Friday night, Nov. 25, outside his house in Purok 4, Barangay San Vicente, here. Police said the victim, Arnel Montalban, also a volunteer probation assistant of the...
LEMERY, Batangas -- A 59-year-old barangay captain and an ex-officio member of Sangguniang Bayan was ambushed while on board his Sports Utility Vehicle by unidentified riding-in tandem assailants on Tuesday afternoon, Nov.22 in this town. The victim, Enrico Renwick Razon, Barangay Chairman of...
TANAUAN CITY, Batangas -- A 40-year-old former pit master agent (online sabong) was shot dead by unidentified riding-in-tandem assailants at a kitchenette in Purok 2, Barangay Darasa in early morning of Tuesday, Nov. 23, in this city. The victim was identified in a police report as Alejandro Lucky...
BATANGAS - Three most wanted persons who are all rape suspects in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) were arrested in separate places on Sunday, Nov.20, in this province. Batangas Police Provincial director Col. Pedro Soliba identified the three suspects as Ronald Atienza,29,...
A roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) passenger vessel collided with a motorbanca in Batangas City on Sunday afternoon, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported. (Screenshot via Coast Guard Station Batangas) MV Stella Del Mar, which is being operated by Starlite Shipping, accidentally rammed into an...
The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) launched its first Tech4Ed center in the municipality of Agoncillo in Batangas. Committed to its goal of ending the digital divide, DICT Batangas Provincial Office partnered with Agoncillo Municipal Sangguniang Kabataan (SK)...
PADRE GARCIA, Batangas – Police arrested a 29-year-old gardener after he yielded suspected shabu valued at P836,000 and guns during a raid in Barangay Bukal here on Friday, Nov. 18. POLICE inventory pieces of evidence from Marco Amparo after the raid. (Batangas police photo) Batangas Police...
The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) has started a housing project in Tanauan City in Batangas which is expected to benefit at least 4,000 informal settler families (ISFs). DHSUD Secretary Jose Rizalino Acuzar said the housing project located in Barangay Sambat will be...
SAN JUAN, Batangas – A 48-year-old call center agent was shot dead while attending a birth anniversary party on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 13, in Barangay Palahanan 1, this town. Police identified the victim as Lina Lourdes Roluz Quintain, a resident of Barangay Janaojanao here. Quintain was...