LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 57-year-old construction worker was shot dead in Purok 4, Barangay Tipacan, this city, on Saturday evening, June 8. Police identified the victim as Manolito de Guzman. Investigation said De Guzman was sitting on a chair in his house when an unidentified man appeared...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Authorities nabbed five suspected drug pushers in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mataas na Lupa, Lipa City, Batangas, on Monday afternoon, June 3. The suspects were identified as Rocky Golloso, 34; Julius Devilla, 24; Ruvelen Abella 49; Jerlyn...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – Over P500,000 worth of suspected Ecstasy tablets were confiscated by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 4-A Special Enforcement Team from a vendor in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Marawoy, this city, on Sunday night, May 19. The PDEA identified the...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 51-year-old barangay councilor was shot dead on Saturday afternoon, March 9, in Barangay Pag-olingin West here. Police identified the victim as Marilyn Escartin from San Juan, Batangas. Investigation said the victim was walking when the suspect, alias Joey, a...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 21-year-old motorcycle rider died after he was run over by a dump truck in Barangay Iniskuban here on Monday morning, March 4. Police identified the victim as Rubeck Naval, a gasoline station attendant, of Barangay Sabang, this city. A cellphone video taken by a...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 47-year-old feed mill worker was killed and his son was wounded in a gun attack on Saturday morning, February 24, in Purok 7, Barangay Pinagkawitan, this city. Police identified the fatality as Roger Japlos. Initial investigation revealed that Japlos and his son Rico...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 39-year-old car painter was allegedly stabbed dead by his wife during an argument on Thursday night, January 11, in Barangay 7, this city. Police identified the victim as Allan Buan. Investigation said that Allan was drunk and was with his wife on the second floor of...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 30-year-old construction worker was shot dead in Purok 5, Barangay Inosluban, here, on Wednesday night, December 27. Police identified the victim as Mark Lester Revarez, a resident of the area. Revarez and a friend were hanging around in the area when a man arrived...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A man was shot dead in an altercation during a drinking spree before dawn on Thursday, December 14, in Barangay Balintawak, this city. Police identified the victim as Lorenzo del Rosario. Investigation said Del Rosario was having a drinking spree in front of his house when...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 19-year-old student died and four other students were injured when their car crashed into the gate of a subdivision on the bypass road in Barangay Inosluban, this city, on Friday night, October 13. Police identified the fatality as Iris Orbon, a resident of Barangay...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 63-year-old foreman died and his daughter was injured when a tree fell on them while they were on board a motorcycle in Barangay 7 here on September 20. “Julie,” 35, the daughter of the victim, Sammy Aplaon, a resident of Barangay 7, told police Tuesday, September 26,...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has cleared former Lipa City accountant Ma. Belen M. Villanueva of any liability in the P293 million notice of disallowance (ND) it issued in 2017 over the construction of Lipa Public Market Parking Building (LPMPB). The case stemmed from the contract entered into by...
