ITOGON, Benguet – Three persons were killed and another was injured when a pickup truck plunged into a 100-meter deep ravine in Barangay Ucab here on Jan. 20. RESIDENTS help victims of an accident in Itogon, Benguet on Jan. 20. (Photo via Zaldy Comanda) Charles Oplas, 21, died on the spot,...
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong said on Monday, Jan. 20, that the patient who was reported to have died of monkeypox here is not a resident of this city. Magalong also said that the victim cannot be considered the first case here as he had not lived in this city for a long time. The city...
ALAMINOS, Laguna – Two drivers were killed and eight Sangguniang Kabataan officials from Tabaco City, Albay were injured in a head-on collision in Barangay 2 here before dawn on Monday, Jan. 20. TWO drivers were killed and eight Sangguniang Kabataan officials from Tabaco City, Albay were injured...
Police arrested a 41-year-old man for allegedly beheading his 60-year-old father and dismembering his body inside their house in Barangay Madaum, Tagum City, Davao del Norte on Sunday morning, Jan. 19. THE bloodied suspect is loaded into a police patrol car after his arrest. (Dan Casinto FB)...
BACOLOD CITY – A 33-year-old pedicab driver was gunned down and his younger brother was wounded by a lone gunman in Barangay Mambulac, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Jan. 18. Police Lt. Col. Mark Anthony Darroca, Silay police chief, identified the fatality as Mark Britanico. Injured...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Bantay, Ilocos Sur – A driver and his passenger were killed after their truck crashed and turned on its side in Barangay Paltoc, San Emilio, Ilocos Sur on Saturday, Jan. 18. Police identified the victims as Ibrahim V. Cardenas, 26, driver, and his passenger, Fatima...
CANDELARIA, Quezon – A 35-year-old factory worker was shot dead in Barangay San Andres here on Saturday night, Jan. 18. Police identified the victim as Jeric. Investigation said Jeric was sitting on a railroad track when a man, Bryle, appeared and shot him with a caliber .45 pistol. Bryle...
CEBU CITY – Three people were killed and another was wounded when a 40-year-old man allegedly under the influence of drugs went on a shooting spree in Barangay Maribago, Lapu-Lapu City on Friday night, Jan. 17. Police identified the suspect as Eduardo Taghoy Jr. Lawmen believe Taghoy was...
BACOLOD CITY – Gunmen chasing a 40-year-old man shot and killed his 31-year-old brother inside their house in Barangay Inayawan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Wednesday night, Jan. 15. Police Lt. Col. Lowell Garinganao, Cauayan police chief, identified as the fatality as Alex. Garinganao said the...
A 35-year-old beauty salon owner was shot dead by a lone gunman in General Santos City on Wednesday night. TAMPUS (FB) The victim was identified as Renante Tampus. Investigation said a n unidentified armed man entered the establishment before 7 p.m. Moments later, customers inside fled upon seeing...
BACOLOD CITY – A 40-year-old woman was shot dead by her neighbor for allegedly spreading rumors in Barangay Vista Alegre here on Monday, Jan. 13. Police Capt. Dax Santillan, head of Police Station 7, said the victim Jenelyn sustained bullet wounds in her back from an improvised...
CATANAUAN, Quezon – A 24-year-old man was killed after his motorcycle collided with a carabao or water buffalo in Barangay Macpac here on Wednesday, Jan. 15. THE victim’s motorcycle. (Photo via Danny Estacio) Police identified the victim as Kenneth, a resident of Barangay Tuhian, this town....