CEBU CITY – A tablet, a portable electronic device, led to the arrest of a tricycle suspected to be behind the gruesome killing of a 19-year-old woman in Alcoy, Cebu. Police said Anthony Antig, 42, admitted fatally stabbing Jeani Pyrll Oropesa Belardo before dumping her in a grassy area in ...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – The Zamboanga del Sur Provincial Police Office condemned a shooting incident inside a mosque in Labangan, Zamboanga del Sur on the eve of Eid’l Adha on Tuesday, May 26. Police described the incident as “deeply disturbing and unacceptable" and condoled with the bereaved...
KABAYAN, Benguet – Five people, including two children, were killed and more than 20 others were injured when a six-wheel truck with 39 passengers overturned on a mountain road in Sitio Guay, Barangay Poblacion, here on Thursday morning, May 27. Authorities said the truck flipped at around 10...
BADOC, Ilocos Norte – A 56-year-old balikbayan or returning Filipino was shot dead by two men onboard a motorcycle while walking with his wife in Barangay Aring here on Wednesday afternoon, May 27. Badoc police chief Police Capt. Elison Pasamonte said the victim sustained multiple bullet wounds...
DAGUPAN CITY – A barangay kagawad or councilor was shot dead in Barangay Poblacion East, Calasiao, Pangasinan on Wednesday, May 27. Investigation said the 31-year-old victim was on duty in the barangay hall when a man arrived and opened fire. But the suspect’s gun malfunctioned, giving the...
DAVAO CITY – The death toll from the sanitary landfill slide in Barangay New Carmen here on May 20 has climbed to two, while one person remains missing, authorities reported Wednesday. Rescuers recovered the body of "Luisa," 78, a resident of Purok 8, who was believed to have been buried during...
BACOLOD CITY – A 33-year-old dialysis patient was killed and his 62-year-old father was injured in a car-truck collision in Barangay Binicuil, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Monday, May 25. Police identified the fatality as John of Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental. Investigation said...
NATONIN, Mountain Province – Police have identified two minors, aged 12 and 8, as persons of interest in the death of a three-year-old child in this town. However, Police Lt. Col. Apdilon Chiday Galong, spokesman of the Mountain Province Police Provincial Office, withheld further details in...
ILAGAN CITY, Isabela – An Indian businessman was gunned down in Barangay Alibagu here on Saturday evening, May 23. Police Lt. Col. Jeffrey Raposas, chief of the City of Ilagan Component Police Station, identified the victim as Singh. Raposas said the victim was about to enter the gate of his...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A couple was found dead following a heated argument about their relationship on Monday, May 25, in Barangay Parian, this city. Police identified the victims as Armafe, 21, and Patrick, 26. Investigation said the couple frequently engaged in domestic disputes. Armafe...
BACOLOD CITY – A 23-year-old woman and her one-year-old son were killed and seven family members were injured after a truck crashed into their house in Purok Super L, Barangay Pandanon, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on Monday, May 25. Police Major Ellendie Rebusquillo, Don Salvador...
CEBU CITY – A 56-year-old farmer was accidentally shot and killed while pacifying an altercation in Toledo City, Cebu. The fatality was identified as Juan Engaling. The incident happened on Sunday night, May 24, in Barangay General Climaco. Investigation conducted by the Toledo City...
