CEBU CITY – Police are investigating the deaths of two elderly siblings in Batuan town, Bohol. Retired teachers Felicitas Tacgos Bahandi, 84, and her 78-year-old sister Januaria were found inside a room of their house in Barangay Cabacnitan. Police said the victims have been dead for 72 hours...
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato – Authorities are pursuing armed assailants who killed the younger brother of Mayor Duma Mascud of Kadayangan town, Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) Special Geographic Area (SGA), on Thursday morning. Police Lt. Col. Benhur Catcatan, Midsayap...
TACLOBAN CITY – A barangay chairman was gunned down and his wife was wounded on their way home in Calbayog City, Samar on Wednesday. Police Lt. Col. Dinvir Revita, Calbayog City police chief, identified the fatality as Anastacio Catalan, 59, chairman of Barangay Tapae, Calbayog City, and the...
CABUGAO, Ilocos Sur – A man drowned while saving his grandson in Barangay Pug-os here on Tuesday, July 22. Police identified the victim as Nestor R. Viriña, 66, a resident of Barangay Quezon, Cabugao. Investigation said the victim and grandsons Darrel James Montero dela Cruz and Joshua Castillo...
BACOLOD CITY – Six persons, including two Persons with Disability (PWDs), were killed during the onslaught of tropical cyclone “Crising” and the southwest monsoon or “habagat” in Negros Occidental last week. The fatalities were an 84-year-old PWD who drowned in Binalbagan town on...
TACLOBAN CITY - A man was stabbed to death by his brother on Monday in Barangay Kaulangohan, Caibiran, Biliran. The victim was identified as Chris. Initial investigation revealed that the victim and the suspect, Joss, were on their way home from a drinking session when a heated argument erupted....
A 34-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death and his live-in partner and 11-month-old baby were injured by his older brother in Barangay Wangan, Calinan District, Davao City on Sunday, police said on Monday. Police identified the fatality as Jing. A report said Jing and his partner were drinking...
BUTUAN CITY – Surigao del Sur Rep. Alexander Pimentel on Monday condemned the killing of a broadcaster in Bislig City and announced a P1-million reward for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrators. Erwin Labitad Segovia, 63, a broadcaster for Bislig Radio WOW FM, was fatally shot by...
CEBU CITY – A 78-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death by his neighbor during an argument while they were watching the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Mario Barrios in Guindulman, Bohol on Sunday, July 20. Killed was Angelo Omapas, a resident of Barangay Cansiwang, Guindulman. The suspect...
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato – A local radio disc jockey died in a highway mishap before dawn Monday in Libungan, North Cotabato. The media community in Midsayap and nearby towns mourned the passing of Garry Lehito, 34, of Barangay Gayonga, Northern Kabuntalan, Maguindanao del Norte, according to a...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 51-year-old man was allegedly hacked to death by his son in Barangay Dagsa, Sogod, Southern Leyte, on Sunday, July 20. Initial investigation disclosed that the suspect, "Mike," 27, went on a violent rampage and destroyed items inside their house. The victim, "Ali" entered their...
BANAYOYO, Ilocos Sur – A 21-year-old construction worker drowned while retrieving his slippers thrown by his co-worker into a river as a practical joke at the height of tropical storm “Crising” here on Saturday, July 19. Police Capt. Medward G. Galay, Banayoyo chief of police, identified the...
