TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Two detainees of the Tabuk City Police Station in Barangay Laya West here escaped on Sunday, Jan. 4. Police identified the escapees as Andres Benito Jr., 35, and Michael Macagne, 39, both farmers and residents of Barangay Bulanao, Tabuk City. Investigation said they escaped...
CEBU CITY – This city has been placed on heightened alert as the Sinulog 2026 is just two weeks away. Cebu City Councilor Dave Tumulak, chairman of the executive committee of the Sinulog Foundation Inc., said the city is on blue alert status, which means government agencies are on heightened...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – A 37-year-old man lost four fingers in his right hand in a firecracker explosion in Barangay 34-A, Gabu Norte, this city, during the New Year’s Eve revelry. Barangay Chairwoman Glenda Raquinio said the victim lighted the black bomb firecracker and threw it but failed...
DAVAO CITY – The Bureau of Fire Protection is conducting a deeper probe on the cause of the blaze that razed the entire third floor of Gaisano Grand Citygate Mall in Buhangin District on Friday, Jan. 2. Initial investigation showed that the fire started on the department store of the three-story...
A 43-year-old laborer was killed by a lightning strike in Purok Toril, Barangay Jonob Jonob, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on New Year 's Day. Police Capt. Lindsey Caraballe, deputy chief of the Escalante City Police Station, said the victim was preparing milk for his child when he was...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A woman and her son were killed in a road crash in Barangay La Paz here on New Year 's Day. Investigation showed that 33-year-old driver Jaak Hassan Alih was driving a pickup vehicle with more than 10 people on board and navigating a descending portion of a hill when a brake...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) bared on Friday, Jan. 2, that it has begun investigating whether a single organized smuggling group is behind the P2.6 billion worth of undocumented cigarettes seized in separate New Year’s Eve operations in Batangas City and Malabon City. Police Lt. Gen. Jose...
A total of 10 people, including a 14-year-old, were injured in Muntinlupa as people welcomed the New Year. Despite pleas from Muntinlupa City government and police, thousands of residents defied the firecracker ban in the city, setting off firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices on New Year’s...
BACOLOD CITY – Sagay City in Negros Occidental on Thursday officially enforced a total ban on single-use plastics, as part of its commitment to a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable future. “Let’s reduce waste, protect our seas and land, and choose reusable alternatives. Sagay is where...
BACOLOD CITY – Seven families lost their homes in two fires here on New Year 's Day, Jan. 1. The first blaze was reported in Purok Christian, Barangay Bata, at 12:19 a.m., damaging three houses and affecting six families and 10 individuals. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Bacolod...
BAGUIO CITY – Two firecracker-related injuries were recorded in this city on New Year’s Eve. A total of four persons have been injured here since Dec. 21. Mayor Benjamin Magalong has directed the heads of police stations and barangay chairmen where the incidents occurred to submit an...
Several roads in Malabon and Valenzuela were flooded on New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, following a brief but heavy downpour, worsened by high tide conditions. In Malabon, knee-deep flooding was reported along Maya-Maya Street in Barangay Longos, where children were seen playing in the water as...
