TYRE, Lebanon- At least three explosions were heard in southern Lebanon's Tyre region at dawn on Friday, according to AFP reporters, as Israel announced it was carrying out strikes in response to rocket fire. "At least two shells fell near" a Palestinian refugee camp near Tyre city, said camp...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A grenade explosion rocked the house of a policewoman here early Monday morning, April 3. A POLICE officer investigates the grenade explosion at the house of a policewoman in Zamboanga City on April 3, Monday. (Photo via Liza Jocson) Police found the pin of a...
BOGOTA, Colombia - At least 11 people died and ten more remained trapped following a coal mine explosion in central Colombia, the governor of Cundinamarca department said Wednesday. The accident in the municipality of Sutatausa occurred due to an accumulation of gases that exploded after a worker's...
CANDELARIA, Quezon -- Five fast-food chain workers, including supervisors and cashier, were hurt after a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) exploded in a mall at Barangay Malabanban Norte in this town on Friday afternoon, Feb. 3. Two of the victims suffered second degree burns and were rushed to the...
A man was killed while three of his friends were left injured following a grenade explosion in Barangay Pembo, Makati City on Feb. 11. The police identified the victim as John Al Javier, 35 years old. According to Makati City Police Chief Col. Edward Cutiyog, Javier and three of his friends were...
CAVITE – The local government unit (LGU) of Cavite City imposed a curfew for minors following a grenade blast that killed three and wounded four others on Jan. 25. Starting Thursday, Jan. 26, all persons aged 18 years and below will not be allowed to go out from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. City...
CAVITE – A hand grenade explosion killed three and wounded four others, including the suspect, in Cavite City Tuesday night, Jan. 25. The Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO) identified the suspects as Arjay Camacho, 18, and alias Daniel, a minor. Police said two groups of male teenagers...
The reported unidentified falling object followed by a mysterious explosion in Palawan "could have been caused by a meteor as it enters the atmosphere," said the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) in a statement on Monday, Jan. 9. "Astronaut Soichi Noguchi captured the Philippines from the...
FIREMEN and policemen respond to an explosion at the headquarters of the Iloilo City Police Office on Sunday, Jan. 8. (ICPO) ILOILO CITY – Three persons – a police officer and two civilians – were injured in an explosion that rocked the headquarters of the Iloilo City Police Office (ICPO) on...
SUDIPEN, La Union – A welder accidentally hit two flammable products with his live welding machine tip, causing sudden explosion inside KARRJ Motor Parts and Marketing and injury to two employees on Tuesday, Jan. 3, in ANHW Barangay Poblacion here. The La Union Philippine National Police...
Three individuals sustained injuries after an LPG tank exploded inside a house in Pasig City on Monday, Jan. 2. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) identified the victims as Apolonio Capistrano, 51; Cesar Capistrano, 44; and Ian G. Cabuga, 17. According to the BFP, an LPG tank exploded inside the...
MATALAM, North Cotabato (PNA) – A plantation worker was killed while three of his companions were critically injured in an accidental grenade explosion in remote Barangay Kidama here, police said Friday, Dec. 30. Major Arniel Melocotones, town police chief, identified the fatality in the Thursday...
