TACLOBAN CITY – A 33-year-old employee of a mining site was killed in a lightning strike on Monday, June 10, in Barangay Cagusu-an, Homonhon Island, Guiuan, Eastern Samar. The victim was identified as Aljon, 33, in charge of equipment monitoring at the mining site, and a resident of...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – A 22-year-old farmer was killed by a lightning strike on Sunday afternoon, June 9, in Barangay Sampaloc, Bolinao, Pangasinan. Police identified the victim as Roland A. Millamina, 22, a resident of Barangay Paitan East, Sual, Pangasinan. The victim went out of his...
GAMU, Isabela – Two soldiers were killed and four others were injured by a lightning strike during a thunderstorm while they were conducting a security operation against the New People’s Army in the boundary of Barangay Western Uma, Lubuagan and Barangay Balatoc, Pasil, Kalinga on Sunday, May...
GATTARAN, Cagayan – Two men were killed and their companion was injured in a lightning strike in Barangay Naddungan here on Thursday, April 25. The fatalities were identified as Dante Seguro, 77, and Rey Fabia, 66. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) said...
CEBU CITY – In the wrong place at the wrong time. Such was the case for two persons who were killed in freak accidents in separate areas in Cebu. In Sogod, a 16-year-old boy was killed when a trunk of a coconut tree fell on him on Wednesday night, September 20. The victim was identified as...
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – One person died and four others were injured in a lightning strike in Barangay Nagpatpatan, Solsona, this province, on Sunday, September 18. Police identified the fatality as Bong Valera, a resident of Barangay Catangraran, Solsona. The injured, Melencio Juan, Vick...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon -- An 11-year-old boy died in a lightning strike while swimming at Tayabas Bay, Barangay Dalahican, this city, on Monday afternoon, August 14. Police identified the victim as John Alexander Ballon, a Grade 5 student, of Barangay Dalahican. The victim’s mother told police her...
CALAUAG, Quezon – A government ambulance parked on a street in Barangay Tres here was struck by lightning on Friday afternoon, July 28. Police said that the ambulance was registered to the Department of Health (DOH)-Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon). The ambulance, with...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – A farmer died and a barangay chairman was injured in a lightning strike in Barangay Ilayang Nangka, this city, on Tuesday afternoon, July 18. Tayabas police chief Police Lt. Col. Bonna Obmerga identified the fatality as Romeo Sayam, 30. Sayam was taken to the Tayabas...
CAMP PRESIDENT QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur – A farmer was killed in a lightning strike in Barangay Bahet, San Ildefonso, this province, on Thursday, July 13. Newly installed provincial police chief Police Col. Judgith del Prado identified the victim as Jessie Palapala, 55. Investigation said Palapala...
SAN NARCISO, Quezon – Two classrooms of the Abuyon National High School in Barangay Abuyon here caught fire after a lightning strike during a thunderstorm on Wednesday afternoon, June 28. Residents told police that it was raining at about 1 p.m. when a sharp lightning strike suddenly hit, followed...
MANGATAREM, Pangasinan (PNA) – A 33-year-old female farmer was struck and killed by lightning in Barangay Tococ-Barikir here on Sunday, June 4. In an interview on Monday, June 5, Mangatarem police station deputy chief Police Capt. Jorlan Salcedo identified the victim as Myrna Soriano, a resident...
