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...
A family of five was killed when a buri palm tree fell on their house while they were sleeping at the height of tropical cyclone "Ramil" in Barangay Cawayanin, Pitogo town, Quezon province on Sunday morning, Oct. 19. Police identified the victims as Alberto Anoche Bueno, 66; Jean Andrea Bueno Pena,...
BACOLOD CITY – Seven people, including three minors, were injured after a horror train ride overturned in a carnival at the back of the Bacolod City Government Center (BCGC) around midnight on Monday, Oct. 13. Police Major Joeil Reclamado, head of Police Station 4, said the victims claimed the...
BACOLOD CITY – A 24-year-old lineman was electrocuted to death while working to energize a transformer in Barangay Balintawak, Escalante City, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Oct. 11. Police identified the victim as Orly, an employee of a private contractor firm, and a resident of Victorias City,...
DAVAO CITY – Five Grade 4 pupils and a teacher were injured when a classroom ceiling at the Lapu-Lapu Elementary School in Agdao in Davao City collapsed on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Marites Cañeda, Grade 4 teacher, said she was conducting class with 40 pupils when the ceiling suddenly gave way. She said...
TACLOBAN CITY – A woman died after a coconut tree fell on a house in Purok 3, Barangay Malajog, Tinambacan District, Calbayog City, during the onslaught of severe tropical storm "Opong" Friday. A report filed by the Calbayog City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (CDRRMO) Rescue Team...
A 20-year-old man died after being accidentally hit on the head by a garbage truck 's support bar while throwing trash in Tanay, Rizal, on Tuesday morning, Sept. 23. According to the Tanay Municipal Police Station (Tanay MPS), the victim, identified as Jeffsy, went to the oval of Southville 10...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – A driver and two of his passengers were killed and nine others were injured in head-on collision between a truck and bus in Barangay Bued, Calasiao, Pangasinan, on Thursday night, Sept. 18. Investigation said the truck attempted to overtake a motorcycle but encroached on...
TACLOBAN CITY – Three people waiting in line were injured when an electric jeepney crashed in a mall terminal here on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Police said an electric jeepney driven by Lito, 50, reportedly accelerated forward while parked at the terminal and hit the victims – Riza, 33; Kaye, and Mae....
MULANAY, Quezon – A 52-year-old day-care worker was electrocuted to death in Barangay Matataja here on Saturday evening, Sept. 13. Police identified the victim as Joyce. Investigation said the victim was hanging her laundry when the clothesline touched a live wire. The victim was electrocuted and...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region (PRO-NIR) recognized the exemplary performance and bravery of an anti-drug operative injured in a road accident during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mansilingan here on Thursday, Sept. 11. Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay,...
