Eleven persons were killed in a collision between a truck and a UV Express van in Camalig town, Albay province on Wednesday morning, Nov. 26. Nabua town, Camarines Sur province Mayor Fer Simbulan said 11 of the 13 victims were passengers of the van with a Nabua-Legazpi City route and residents of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 49-year-old backhoe operator drowned after the heavy equipment he was operating capsized during clearing operations in the reclamation area in Barangay 1, Hinigaran, Negros Occidental on Friday, Nov. 21. Police identified the victim as Harvey, of Barangay Miranda, Hinigaran....
BACOLOD CITY – A 72-year-old grandmother was fatally hit by an ambulance in Barangay Robles, La Castellana, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Nov. 19. Police said the victim Maria was on board a tricycle when she saw her son riding a motorcycle. She ordered the tricycle to stop and disembarked....
BACOLOD CITY - A 27-year-old man died after his motorcycle rammed a carabao in Barangay Tangub here on Monday, Nov. 17. Police identified the victim as Noli, a resident of Barangay Pahanocoy here. Investigation said Noli was on his way home when the animal suddenly crossed the street. The victim...
BACOLOD CITY – A 44-year-old lineman was electrocuted to death in Barangay III-Poblacion, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Nov. 11, days before 45th birth anniversary. The Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (Noceco) mourned the death of Sarex Alonso, a resident of Barangay San Juan,...
A lineman repairing power lines damaged by typhoon “Tino” in Cebu province was electrocuted on Thursday. The victim was identified as Junric Niñal Heraldez, 25, junior lineman of Cebeco. Police said the victim was working with Raynel Cano, senior lineman of Cebeco, in Barangay Bojo, Aloguinsan...
SAN ANDRES, Quezon – An eight-year-old boy was hit and killed by a dump truck while crossing a road on Sunday in Barangay Camflora here. Investigation said the victim was running an errand for his mother when he was struck. The victim died on the spot from serious injuries. The driver of the dump...
ILIGAN CITY – Three persons were killed and another was injured in a head-on collision between two vehicles in Purok 10, Barangay Dalipuga, this city, on Monday afternoon, Oct. 27. Initial investigation said a Hyundai Accent rammed a 10-wheel truck. The front of both vehicles sustained heavy...
CEBU CITY – Observe traffic laws. Authorities issued this reminder following a road accident that claimed the life of a 41-year-old lady judge in Pinamungajan town, Cebu province on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) said one of the motorcycles involved in the...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 40-year-old woman was killed while five others were injured after they were hit by two acacia trees that toppled at the height of heavy rains on Wednesday, Oct. 22, in Barangay San Raymundo, Jolo, Sulu. Alhakin Alpapara, chief of the Barangay San Raymundo Disaster Risk...
CEBU CITY – A female judge died in a vehicular accident in Barangay Cabiangon, Pinamungajan town, Cebu province on Wednesday morning, Oct. 22. Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) Judge Carmela Rosario Pasquin, 41, was declared dead when she was brought to a hospital. Police said the judge was...
ATIMONAN, Quezon – A truck driver was killed and five persons were injured after a wayward cargo truck caught fire following a crash here on Monday morning, Oct. 20. Atimonan police chief Police Major Marnie Abellanida said the driver of the cargo truck, Rolando, lost control of the vehicle on a...
