CEBU CITY – Two men died in a gun attack that marred Christmas Day in Barangay Sawang Calero here. Melber Alicabo, 40, and his half-brother, 36-year-old Romel Fernandez, were shot one after another by their neighbors on Thursday morning. Merlinda Fernandez, Romel 's mother, told police that...
A total of 263 road crash injuries were recorded nationwide from Dec. 21 to 5 a.m. of Dec. 26, the Department of Health (DOH) disclosed. According to agency, the data were gathered from 10 sentinel hospitals nationwide tasked with monitoring road crash–related injuries. Based on the DOH’s...
DAVAO CITY – Over 30, 000 people from different walks of life received gift packs during the annual gift-giving activity of the Duterte family at their old residence in Barangay Bangkal here on Christmas Day. Vice President Sara Duterte graced the event known as “Pahalipay sa Taal.” The Davao...
Cloudy weather with isolated to scattered rains is expected to persist across parts of the country in the coming days, including Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, as multiple weather systems continue to affect various areas, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...
We all have our fair share of family dramas and this becomes more evident come Christmas time when we are all forced by holiday circumstances to gather in one place. The Romualdezes have been described as far back as the late 1800s to be “as loud as an orchestra.” To this day, when...
After a week filled with several engagements, President Marcos looks forward to spending some quiet time with his unfinished books while keeping his eyes and ears open for any development that may require his attention during the Holiday break. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (PPA Pool)...
Although Vice President Sara Duterte said that the spirit of Christmas talks about forgiveness, she also admitted that she will never forgive those who wronged her. Vice President Sara Duterte (MB file photo) During a gift-giving activity by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) in...
BACOLOD CITY – A seven-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool in a resort in Barangay Su-ay, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Christmas Day. Police withheld the name of the victim, a resident of Kabankalan City. Police Capt. Arturo Margallo, deputy chief of the Himamaylan City Police...
CEBU CITY – A 23-year-old man admitted killing a mother and her son in Barangay Carreta here. Joselito Larriba was arrested on Christmas Day in the barangay. A .38 revolver was recovered from a 23-year-old man who was accused of killing a woman and her son in Barangay Carreta, Cebu City....
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Philippine Army 4th Infantry Division (ID) confirmed on Tuesday, December 26, that 10 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels have been killed in the Christmas Day encounter with soldiers in Sitio Kiito, Barangay Can-ayan, Malaybalay City, Bukidnon. MAJOR Gen. Jose Maria Cuerpo...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – A woman died in a fire that destroyed her house on Paulino St., Barangay VII-D, this city, on Christmas Day. The Bureau of Fire Protection-San Pablo City identified the victim as Rowena. A WOMAN died in a fire that hit her house on Christmas Day in San Pablo City, Laguna....
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Nine New People’s Army rebels were killed in a gun battle with the military in the hinterlands of Barangays Can-ayan, Kibalabag, Kulaman, and Mapulo in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, on Christmas Day. The Philippine Army 4th Infantry Division (ID) said in a statement that the...
