Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, April 7 renewed his push for the mandatory designation of lifeguards in public swimming pools and bathing facilities. Gatchalian noted that during the recent Holy Week alone, there were 37 people, including 12 minors, who died of drowning. In...
ALCALA, Pangasinan – A man drowned on the Agno River in Barangay Laoac here on Thursday night, April 4. The Bureau of Fire Protection here received a report that an unidentified man was drowning on the Agno River. BFP-Alcala Fire Officer 1 Renz Martinez, residents Erick Catalan, Leomar de...
CAVINTI, Laguna – A Grade 5 pupil drowned in a resort in Barangay Mahipon-Lumot, this municipality, on Wednesday night, April 3. Police identified the victim as Rohanna Gimantog, 11, from Barangay Mahipon-Lumot. The victim was taken to a hospital in Luisiana, Laguna where she was declared...
BACOLOD CITY – A 50-year-old man drowned on a river in Barangay 1 Poblacion, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 3. A MAN drowned on a river in Barangay 1 Poblacion, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, April 3. (Photo courtesy of Negros Occidental Police...
ECHAGUE, Isabela – An eight-year-old girl drowned on a river in Barangay Salvacion here on Monday, April 1. Police Major Rogelio Natividad, Echague police chief, said the victim was taken away by the strong river current while she was taking a bath and her older sister was checking her cell phone...
SAMPALOC, Quezon – A 39-year-old housewife drowned while swimming on a river on Easter Sunday in Barangay Apasan here. MAP of Quezon with the town of Sampaloc highlighted. Police identified the victim as Ronalyn Flores, a resident of Barangay Bataan, this town. Investigation said...
Seven drowned in the province of Cagayan during the Holy Week. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said two were from Solana and one each in Camalaniugan, Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Santa Teresita, and Santo Nino. Most of the victims were men aged 20 to 50 and were under the...
BACOLOD CITY – Five persons, including two children, drowned in rivers during the Holy Week from March 25 to 31 in Negros Occidental. The Negros Occidental Police Provincial Office (Nocppo) said the victims drowned in Cadiz, La Carlota, and Kabankalan cities and the towns of Moises Padilla...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – A vendor drowned on the sea in Barangay Calao-an here on Easter Sunday. MAP of Ilocos Sur with Candon City highlighted. Police identified the victim as Domell B. Peñaloza, 21, a resident of Barangay Calao-an. The victim, who was reportedly drunk, joined his...
DAGUPAN CITY – The body of a 49-year-old man was found floating on the Bacayao River in Sitio Tococ, Barangay Bacayao Sur here on Easter Sunday. A MAN believed to have drowned is fished out of a river in Dagupan City on Easter Sunday. Police identified victim as Ferdinand Gonzales...
The Police Regional Office-3 said four persons drowned during the Holy Week in Central Luzon. The victims – two minors and two adults – were from Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, and Zambales. On the other hand, two individuals were rescued from drowning in Aurora province. The PRO-3 has deployed 1,000...
BACOLOD CITY – A five-year-old boy drowned on a river in Linaw Bubong, Barangay San Miguel, La Carlota City, Negros Occidental on Black Saturday. MAP of La Carlota, Negros Occidental. Police said the victim, along with his father and older siblings, went to the river bank to feed their...
