BACOLOD CITY – A 15-year-old boy died in a fire that razed four houses in Hacienda Josefa Una, Barangay Blumentritt, Murcia, Negros Occidental before dawn on Saturday, February 17. Arson probers withheld the name of the fatality, a Grade 10 student. A 15-year-old boy was killed in a fire that...
TACLOBAN CITY – A lone gunman shot and killed a barangay chairman and wounded a barangay kagawad or councilor in Ormoc City, Leyte on Friday night, February 16. MAP of Ormoc City, Leyte Police identified the fatality as Patricio Laude, 60, chairman of Barangay Catmon, Ormoc, and the wounded as...
ILOILO CITY – A contagious respiratory disease has killed a baby and infected another in Iloilo province. Dr. Maria Socorro Colmenares-Quiñon, chief of the Iloilo Provincial Health Office (IPHO), confirmed two cases of pertussis or whooping cough in Iloilo. The first fatality was a month-old...
BACOLOD CITY – A rescuer died in a motorcycle accident in Barangay 2, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Valentine’s Day. JARUYAN (Photo courtesy of Emergency Operation Center of Himamaylan Facebook) Police identified the victim as July Jaruyan, 37, of Barangay Su-ay, Himamaylan City, and a...
SAN LUIS, Batangas – An 85-year-old man was burned to death while cleaning his backyard in Barangay Taliba here on Tuesday afternoon, February 13. Police identified the victim as Sofronio Atienza Marasigan. Investigation said the octogenarian was burning garbage in his backyard when the fire...
BACOLOD CITY – A 40-year-old man was shot dead by his younger brother during a drinking spree in Purok Sunshine, Barangay E. Lopez, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Sunday, February 11. A POLICE officer gathers details about a shooting incident in which a man was shot dead by his younger...
BACOLOD CITY – The husband of a barangay councilor was shot dead in Sitio Banquerohan, Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, February 13. POLICE secure the area where the husband of a barangay councilor was gunned down in Barangay Salamanca, Toboso, Negros Occidental on...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – A 33-year-old fisherman drowned while gathering seaweeds in Barangay San Isidro, San Juan, this province, on Sunday, February 11. Police Major Benjamin Raquedan, San Juan chief of police, identified the victim as Laurence Rapacon from Barangay Sabangan, San...
CEBU CITY – A Korean drowned while swimming in the sea of Moalboal, Cebu at past noon on Sunday, February 11. The fatality was identified as Youngkil Gee, 50. The victim was a guest in one of the resorts in the town. Police said a fisherman found the Korean floating in the sea of Sitio Tongo,...
BACOLOD CITY – A businessman was gunned down in Barangay IV-Poblacion, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, February 10. A 46-year-old businessman was shot dead in Barangay IV-Poblacion, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, February 10. (Photo courtesy of Negros...
CEBU CITY – A couple was fatally shot by their neighbors during a drinking session in Barangay Sacsac, Pinamungajan town, Cebu on Tuesday night, February 6. Police identified the victims as Artemio Hernani Traya, 48, and his 47-year-old wife Sarlina. Initial investigation said that Artemio...
LAL-LO, Cagayan – An elderly woman died after she was hit by a parked vehicle in Barangay Catayauan here on Friday afternoon, February 9. AN elderly woman was killed in a collision in Lal-lo, Cagayan on Friday, February 9. (Contributed photo) Police identified the victim as Josefa Julia, 67....
