Ten persons were reportedly killed and 13 others were injured when the mini-dump truck they were riding in plunged into a ravine in the boundary of Lebak, Sultan Kudarat and South Upi, Maguindanao del Sur on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 6. The victims were residents of Barangay Senditan, Sultan...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two persons were killed and two others were injured when a truck rammed a motorcycle along the Malagutay portion of the bypass road here on Tuesday, Aug. 5. Police identified the fatalities as Rowel Lopez dela Peña, the motorcycle driver, and Dennis Gaco Absin, a native of...
BUTUAN CITY – The Surigao del Sur Police Provincial Office (SDSPPO) on Wednesday announced the arrest of one of the suspects in the killing of Bislig City broadcaster Edwin Segovia. SDSPPO Director Police Col. Jeffrey Lawrence Mauricio said the 40-year-old suspect is a farmer and a resident of...
BACOLOD CITY – A helper was pinned to death by a tractor that overturned in Barangay Vista Alegre, Ilog, Negros Occidental on Tuesday morning, Aug. 5. Police Major Randy Babor, llog police chief, said the tractor reportedly swerved to avoid an obstacle on the road. However, due to the vehicle’s...
CEBU CITY – A job-order worker of the Cebu City Hall was gunned down in what police suspected as a crime of passion in Barangay Suba here on Monday night, Aug. 4. Roldan Delima Minguito, 46, was shot at close range in the head inside his house past 8:15 p.m. Police said the victim had just...
BACOLOD CITY – A businessman was killed by a gunman who was neutralized in a shootout with responding policemen at the Barangay Dancalan public plaza in Ilog, Negros Occidental on Tuesday morning, Aug. 5. Police identified the victim as 50-year-old Pat, a resident of Barangay Dancalan, Ilog, and...
LOPEZ, Quezon -- A young girl was allegedly raped and killed by a 19-year-old garbage collector while sleeping in Barangay Del Rosario, here, on Monday, Aug. 4. The victim died from a stab wound to the chest by an eight-inch screwdriver. The incident was discovered at about 1:30 a.m. by the...
A woman kidnapped in Ormoc City was found dead in Barangay 99-Diit, Tacloban City Monday, Aug. 4. The cadaver was discovered by a fisherman. Her body was bloated, naked, and tied in the neck, hands, and feet with a rope. A black cloth covered her face which was wrapped with blue duct tape. She had...
COTABATO CITY – A 24-year-old teacher in Lanao del Sur was shot dead by an unidentified gunman on Monday morning, police reported. In his report to the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (PRO-BAR), Lanao del Sur Police Provincial Director Police Col. Caezar Cabuhat identified...
ILOILO CITY – A man from Miag-ao town in southern Iloilo province died from suspected meningococcemia, a serious bacterial disease affecting the bloodstream. The Iloilo Provincial Health Office disclosed on Monday, Aug. 4, the death of the 58-year-old man from suspected meningococcemia. Dr....
BACOLOD CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) has confirmed two more dengue fatalities, raising the death toll in this highly-urbanized city to four this year as of July 27. The latest victims were a six-year-old girl from Barangay Handumanan, who died on July 17 due to dengue shock syndrome, and...
ALAMINOS, Laguna – A 40-year-old truck assistant was stabbed to death by a drunken man Sunday night in Barangay San Agustin here. Police identified the victim as Ryan Dayrit, a resident of General Mariano Alvarez, Cavite. Investigation said the suspect, JR, a resident of Batangas City, arrived...
