CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela — An 18-year-old graduating student drowned on the Cagayan River in Barangay Carabatan Chica here on Saturday, March 14. Police said the victim and two classmates went to the area to record a video for a school project. They decided to swim on the river before working on the...
ILOILO CITY – A Russian tourist and a lifeguard drowned at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province on Wednesday, March 11. Lawmen have yet to confirm the incident but the Malay Municipal Council hailed lifeguard Rex Pablo Aguirre of Barangay Yapak. The incident occurred on...
PASUQUIN, Ilocos Norte – An officer of the Philippine Marines was killed in a motorcycle crash here before dawn on Saturday, March 14. Police identified the victim as Major Noel Anthony Muñoz Mana-ay, 41, assigned to the 4th Marine Brigade based in Burgos, Ilocos Norte, and a resident of Imus...
TACLOBAN CITY – Two Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) were killed in a fire that gutted their house on Saturday, March 14, in Barangay Linao, Ormoc City, Leyte. The victims were identified as Lino, a 90-year-old widower, and Jojo, 48. The fire that reached the first alarm started 5 p.m. and...
ROSALES, Pangasinan – A 53-year-old public school teacher was shot dead by two gunmen on a motorcycle in Barangay Carmay East here on Wednesday, March 11. Police Capt. Eugene Romma C. Navalta, deputy chief of police of Rosales, identified the victim as Jun. Investigation said the victim was...
BACOLOD CITY – A 55-year-old former barangay tanod was allegedly gunned down by two brothers on Hilado St., Purok Bagong Hilway, Barangay 22 here on Friday night, March 13. Police Capt. Efren Legada, head of Police Station 1, said the victim was having a drinking session in front of a sari-sari...
Police have arrested two suspects in the murder of three cellphone technicians whose bodies were discovered in Lal-lo, Cagayan on Thursday, March 12. The suspects were identified as Fred, 31, and Rod, 48. They were captured in a follow-up operation on Friday afternoon, March 13, in Barangay San...
Three cellphone technicians were found dead on a provincial road in Barangay Santa Teresa, Lal-lo, Cagayan on Thursday afternoon, March 12. Police identified the victims as Salic, 41; Janisa, 38, and Motaleb, 40. Investigation said the victims traveled from Tuguegarao City to Camalaniugan, Cagayan...
CEBU CITY – A worker died while 19 crew members were rescued after a cargo vessel sank in the sea of Naga City, southern Cebu on Wednesday night, March 11. According to the Coast Guard District Central Visayas (CGDCV), the incident happened while MV Theresa was conducting loading operations at...
PEÑARRUBIA, Abra – A barangay councilor was shot dead in Barangay Riang here on Wednesday morning, March 11. Police Capt. June Saliw-an, chief of the Peñarrubia Municipal Police Station, identified the victim as Ryan M. Chavez, 42, a first-term councilor of Barangay Riang. Investigation said...
SAN JUAN, Batangas – A 23-year-old man was killed and his friend was wounded during a drinking spree in a birthday party in Barangay Pulangbato here on Wednesday night, March 11. Police identified the fatality as Mark and the wounded as Jomare, 21. Investigation said the victims and suspects Jun...
CEBU CITY – Four persons died when a wing van collided with a motorcycle in Barangay Busay here on Tuesday afternoon, March 10. Killed in the accident were the driver of the motorcycle, Jose Gacayan, 26, and his two back riders, Ereneya Lopez, 60, and Felix Vasquez, 56. The driver of the truck,...
