CALATAGAN, Batangas – A 44-year-old former policeman wanted for multiple murder and kidnapping was arrested on Sunday night, July 5, in a beach resort in Barangay Bagong Silang here. Police identified the suspect as Jun, a resident of Caloocan City. Jun, the fourth most wanted person by the...
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A more thrilling and fiercely competitive race is expected in the MPTC Tour of Luzon 2026 as it officially kicks off with an opening ceremony and team presentation on Tuesday afternoon, April 28, in Calatagan, Batangas. The grueling 14-stage race dubbed as “A Heritage in Motion” will feature 91...
CALATAGAN, Batangas – A pawnshop here was robbed of an estimated P4-million worth of jewelry. An employee discovered the robbery on Monday morning, April 6, when she reported for work. She noticed dirt on a table and the cemented floor was dug up and the vault forcibly opened. Pawned jewelry with...
CALATAGAN, Batangas – Thirty-two persons were rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) from a fishing banca that sunk in the sea of Barangay Punta here on Thursday afternoon, March 19. Coast Guard Sub-Station (CGSS) Balayan said FBCA Prince encountered distress due to water ingress after being...
CALATAGAN, Batangas – A 54-year-old businessman was wounded after a gun tucked in his waist suddenly went off and hit his genitals during a drinking spree on Saturday night, Jan. 3, in Sitio Lipatan, Barangay Lucsuhin, here. Police identified the victim as Emil, married. Investigation said the...
CALATAGAN, Batangas – A 43-year-old man was shot dead by two motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Balibago here on Tuesday morning. Police said the victim Michael driving a motorcycle on the national highway when the suspects appeared and shot him in the back. The victim crashed into a road...
CALATAGAN, Batangas – This town mourned the murder of three goat dealers whose bodies were buried in a shallow grave in Barangay Nabundas, Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao del Sur, last May. The municipal government, through Sangguniang Bayan Resolution No. 91, Series of 2025, declared...
CALATAGAN, Batangas – A 43-year-old Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) drowned while swimming in a beach resort in Barangay Bagong Silang, this town, on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 23. Police identified the victim as Diosdado Catanay. Investigation said the victim and friends were swimming in the...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police seized smuggled cigarettes worth P2.2 million and arrested a suspected smuggler in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday afternoon, October 15, in Barangay Biga, Calatagan, Batangas. The Police Regional Office 4-A identified the suspect as alias Alwin, 48, a resident...
CALATAGAN, Batangas – Eight crew were rescued from a passenger vessel that ran aground near Calatagan Port in Barangay Poblacion 4 here on Friday, January 5. M/V Group Seven (Photo via Danny Estacio) Philippine Coast Guard Sub-Station Calatagan reported that M/V Group Seven, with a...
BATANGAS CITY – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)-Southern Tagalog temporarily suspended on All Souls’ Day the search for a 26-year-old man who jumped off a ship on the sea of Calatagan, Batangas, on Monday, October 31. The PCG-Southern Tagalog said the search for Iloilo City resident Ralph...
