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Rescuers retrieve the body of one of the drowned boys.  Two teenagers died from drowning in a waterfall in Sitio Ungga, Baras, Rizal on Monday, Jan. 20, the Baras Police said. The victims were identified as John Mike Pacion, 18, and his 17-year-old friend. Baras Municipal Police Station chief...

RESCUERS retrieve Wednesday, July 6, the body of boxer Robert ‘Toto’ Landero on the Tabla River in Barangay Balicotoc, Ilog, Negros Occidental. (Photo courtesy of Cris Gonzales Gelasan) BACOLOD CITY – A 26-year-old boxer drowned while crossing the Tabla River between the boundaries of...

TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- Residents are pressing their long-standing appeal to concerned authorities to have the dangerous irrigation canals here properly fenced to avoid accidents. This canal poses a serious threat to people, especially to children. According to reports, a number of victims fell prey...

Five fishermen died while 50 more were rescued as typhoon ‘Jolina” unleashed its fury in several parts of Luzon and the Visayas. In Samar, four fishermen drowned after strong waves hit various small fishing vessels off the waters of Eastern Visayas. Police Staff Sgt. Delon Salazar, of the Sto....

A 16-year-old young woman who almost drowned while swimming at a creek in Taguig City was saved by personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), it said Sunday, August 1. Divers of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) jumped off the creek to rescue a 16-year-old victim, who went swimming and almost...