PADRE GARCIA, Batangas – A 49-year-old municipal government employee was shot dead by a vendor in Barangay Bukal here on Tuesday morning. Police identified the victim as Mike. Investigation said the victim was sitting on a motorcycle and talking to a companion when the suspect Ron, 38, arrived on...
BACOLOD CITY – A 28-year-old laborer was allegedly stabbed to death by his live-in partner in Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Jan. 20, during an argument over spiders. Police Major Ryan Villasario, Moises Padilla police chief, said the victim Inday, a member of the LGBTQ+ community,...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Staff Sgt. Bonifacio Saycon pleaded not guilty to multiple murder charges over the death of his three colleagues and a civilian during his arraignment in a Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental Regional Trial Court on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Police Capt. Stephen Polinar, spokesperson of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police are pursuing a gang of six persons who allegedly shot and killed a young government employee of Midsalip municipality, Zamboanga del Sur province last Monday, Jan. 19. The 25-year-old employee, whose identity was withheld, succumbed to a lone bullet wound in the head after...
Three people – a 19-year-old male student, an elderly woman celebrating her birthday, and a hospital patient – were killed and 10 others were injured in multiple collision involving a passenger jeepney, a dump truck, and a motorcycle in Barangay Mambabanga, Luna town, Isabela province, on...
BAGUIO CITY – A high-profile fugitive, listed as a national wanted person and dubbed as “Robinhood” of Kalinga, was killed in an encounter with the police in Sitio Tocpao, Barangay Poblacion, Lubuagan town, Kalinga province, before dawn on Wednesday, Jan. 21. The suspect was identified as...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Two men were hit and killed by a passenger bus while crossing the Diversion Road in Barangay Ilayang Dupay here on Monday night, Jan. 19. Police identified the victims as Jose, 58, and Gabriel, 58. They sustained serious injuries and died on the spot. Franklin, the driver of...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor Lukman Ingatun G. Istarul of Tipo-Tipo, Basilan died Monday evening, Jan. 19, from a heart attack. He was 63. Government officials, religious leaders, and residents of Tipo-Tipo and Basilan condoled with the family of Istarul. “We stand with the people of Tipo-Tipo...
BACOLOD CITY – Police Patrolman Rey Albert Temblor, who was allegedly gunned down by his colleague, was buried at Serenity Garden Memorial Park in Tanjay City, Negros Oriental on Tuesday, Jan. 20. A public viewing was held at Saint Anthony de Padua Parish in Barangay Poblacion, Sibulan, Negros...
BAGUIO CITY – Camp John Hay management suspended its free e-shuttle service and ordered a comprehensive safety review Monday following the Jan. 16 accident that killed one person and injured six. John Hay Management Corp. president Manjit Singh Reandi said the suspension will continue until all...
CEBU CITY – Authorities have announced that all victims from the trash slide in Barangay Binaliw here have already been accounted for. But for the family of one of the victims, the search is not over yet. Relatives of chemical engineer Frederick Lee Deximo urged responders to continue the search...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A barber was shot dead here on Sunday, Jan. 18, the fourth shooting victim since the start of the year. The victim was identified as Mark Salazar. Investigation said Salazar was drinking soda in front of a store when the suspects – wearing black jackets and riding a black...
