TAYSAN, Batangas – A man was gunned down by his drinking buddy who was hacked to death by the victim’s wife afterwards in retaliation in Barangay San Marcelino here on Sunday night. Police identified the victim as Reymark Bagon. Bagon and the suspect, Amado, were having a drinking session when...
COTABATO CITY – Pursuit operations are ongoing for armed men who killed a Muslim preacher and wounded seven others in an ambush in Guindulungan, Maguindanao del Sur, on Monday night, police said Tuesday. Police Capt. Giuseppe Tamayo, speaking for the Maguindanao del Sur police provincial office,...
INFANTA, Pangasinan -- A couple and their two children were killed in a motorcycle accident in Barangay Bayambang, this municipality, on Monday, Aug. 25. Police identified the victims as Allan, driver of the motorcycle; his pregnant wife Crisanta, and their two minor children. Initial investigation...
BACOLOD CITY – A 26-year-old man hacked his 44-year-old uncle to death over a land dispute in Purok 5, Barangay Basak, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Aug. 23. Police Lt. Col. Lowell Garinganao, Cauayan town police chief, said the victim was drinking coconut wine in a relative’s house...
BACOLOD CITY – Authorities are investigating if the fatal broad daylight shooting of a 59-year-old church driver in Barangay Taculing here on Sunday, Aug. 24, was a case of mistaken identity. Police Lt. Meller Dionio, spokesperson of the Bacolod City Police Office, said that a background check on...
BACOLOD CITY – Three persons, including a teacher, were killed in a motorcycle collision in Barangay Malabuhan, Siaton, Negros Oriental on Sunday night, Aug. 24. Police Master Sgt. Jose Marie Tayko, traffic investigator of Siaton Municipal Police Station, identified the victim as Rolly, 36, a...
BACOLOD CITY – A 59-year-old man was gunned down outside a church on Circumferential Road in Barangay Taculing here on Sunday, Aug. 24. Police Capt. Rosalino Pugoy Jr., head of Police Station 6, identified the victim as Efren, a resident of Barangay Granada in this city. Pugoy said that the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 65-year-old farmer and his 47-year-old nephew hacked each other to death in Sitio Kuli-Kuli, Barangay Mabunao, Bais City, Negros Oriental on Thursday, Aug. 21. Police Corporal Rechuel Adalia, assistant investigator of the Bais City Police Station, said the victim was visiting...
Three persons were killed and two others were seriously injured when a private van crashed into homes in Barangay Abuyon, San Narciso, Quezon on Saturday afternoon. Reports said the vehicle was on its way to Barangay Abuyon when it suddenly swerved and rammed two houses. Victims were taken to a...
A 14-year-old student was electrocuted to death inside her school in the Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 19. The student of Mambago-B National High School was on her way home when she accidentally touched a live wire. Her friend attempted to rescue her but...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A member of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) and his female companion were shot dead in Barangay Chinese Pier, Jolo, Sulu on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Police identified the militiaman as Pacolanan Medalle Jr., a resident of Barangay Anuling, Patikul, Sulu....
BACOLOD CITY – A 28-year-old woman was allegedly stabbed to death by her jealous husband during a heated argument in Sitio Batang, Barangay T-Hill, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Police Lt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of the Negros Oriental police, the couple had a...