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...
TACLOBAN CITY – An absent without official leave (AWOL) police officer was shot dead on Sunday in Sitio Gungab, Barangay Poblacion, Albuera, Leyte. The victim was identified as Dexter Patun-og, 47, who had been AWOL since 2007 and a resident of Bliss Bagong Buhay, Ormoc City, Leyte. The victim...
BACOLOD CITY – A laborer was allegedly stabbed to death by his brother-in-law during an altercation in Barangay Salong, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Aug, 2. Police Lt. Col. Roberto Indiape Jr. identified the victim as 26-year-old victim Lloyd. Indiape said the victim and the...
TACLOBAN CITY – A police officer drowned after the boat he was riding capsized following crime scene processing in connection with an encounter in Barangay San Isidro, Las Navas, Northern Samar, on Saturday, Aug. 2. The Northern Samar Police Provincial Office mourned the death of Police...