TACLOBAN CITY – A 34-year-old farmer was electrocuted to death while fishing on a river in Barangay Casuntingan, MacArthur, Leyte on Friday, April 10. Police identified the victim as Leo. Investigation by the MacArthur Municipal Police Station said the victim went fishing at around 7 a.m. using...
DAVAO CITY – Four persons were killed after a cargo truck crashed into a gymnasium in Barangay Marilog here on Saturday morning, April 11. The Davao City Police Office said a tire of the 10-wheel truck reportedly burst and the driver lost control of the vehicle. The truck hit the gymnasium where...
LUBUAGAN, Kalinga – A 65-year-old man was killed and 16 individuals, including six minors, were injured after a public utility vehicle plunged into a 30-meter deep ravine on the Poway-Ag-agama Upper Uma Access Road in Barangay Dangoy here on Tuesday afternoon, March 31. The fatality was...
CEBU CITY – A delivery rider was hit and killed by a speeding motorcycle in Barangay Lahug here on Monday, March 23. Police identified the victim as Ivan Serintas Avila, 35. The incident, which happened at 3:50 a.m., was captured by a security camera. Investigation by the Traffic Enforcement Unit...
Eleven passengers were injured when a passenger jeepney turned on its side in Sitio Libsong, Barangay Guinguinabang, Lacub, Abra, on Sunday, March 8. The Lacub Municipal Police Station said the jeepney with 14 people on board – 12 passengers, one driver, and one conductor – was on its way to...
CEBU CITY – A one-year-old child was killed after a truck ran over her in Barangay Lagtang, Talisay City, Cebu on Monday afternoon, March 2. The incident, which was caught on security camera, happened while the girl and her mother were aboard a motorcycle driven by Lelan Remejio, 51. The child,...
A six-year-old boy was killed after he was run over by a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) while driving his bicycle in Barangay Mambabanga, Luna, Isabela, on Wednesday night, Feb. 25. Police Major Jonathan Ramos, chief of the Luna police station, identified the victim as Angel. Ramos said the victim...
CURRIMAO, Ilocos Norte – Two construction workers were killed and four others were injured in an accidental electrocution in Barangay Tapao-Tigue here on Thursday morning, Feb. 19. Police Capt. Melvin P. Soriano, chief of police of Currimao, said the incident occurred at around 8 a.m....
A 47-year-old man died after allegedly eating a snake turtle in Barangay 6, Moises Padilla, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The victim experienced chest pain and difficulty breathing after consuming the reptile. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO)...
CEBU CITY – The driver who figured in a fatal hit-and-run here may no longer be able to possess a driver’s license. Assistant Secretary Markus Lacanilao, chief of the Land Transportation Office (LTO), is recommending a lifetime ban on the driver’s license of 21-year-old Sean Andrew Pajarillo....
CUENCA, Batangas – Fifteen individuals were injured when a passenger jeepney crashed into a canal on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 11, in Barangay Ibabao, this town. Police said the jeepney with license plates DXS-317 driven by Joemar, 32, was on its way to Lemery, Batangas when its steering wheel...
CEBU CITY – The driver’s license of the 21-year-old man who hit and killed a young businessman here has been suspended. Aside from suspending his license for 90 days, the Land Transportation Office-Central Visayas (LTO) also issued a show-cause order to Sean Andrew Pajarillo. Pajarillo was the...
