ILOILO CITY – The province of Iloilo has declared a state of calamity following a dengue outbreak to curb cases of the mosquito-borne disease. DEFENSOR (Tara Yap) The Iloilo Provincial Board approved the recommendation of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council led by...
CABUYAO CITY, Laguna – Seventeen individuals were hospitalized due to an alleged chemical leak in a junk shop in Barangay Banay-banay, this city, on Tuesday afternoon, August 20. THE Bureau of Fire Protection contains a chemical leak in Barangay Banay-banay, Cabuyao City, Laguna on August...
CEBU CITY – A man was gunned down by police serving an arrest warrant on Tuesday, August 20, in Barangay Jampang, Argao, Cebu. The fatality was identified as Jay Rodel delos Reyes Comaling, whose brother Jonathan was the subject of the arrest warrant for illegal possession of firearms....
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga – Police killed a suspected gun-for-hire in an encounter in Barangay Cangatba, Porac, Pampanga before dawn on Monday, August 19. A SUSPECTED hitman was killed in Porac, Pampanga on Monday, August 19. Pampanga police chief Police Col. Jay C. Dimaandal...
Trece Martires City veiled with smog at 2:40 p.m. on Aug. 19 (Photo courtesy of Lakwatsero Caviteño/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Several municipal and city governments announced the suspension of classes on Tuesday, Aug. 20, due to volcanic smog or vog from Taal Volcano. The local...
CEBU CITY – A man died and eight individuals were injured when a dump truck plunged into a ravine in Barangay Lamac, Pinamungajan town, Cebu province on Saturday afternoon, August 17. ONE person died and eight others were injured when a dump truck plunged into a ravine in Pinamungajan town, Cebu...
ILOILO CITY – It is unclear if former Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog will return to the country to help clear this city of the “shabulized” tag made by former President Rodrigo Duterte. MABILOG (left) and Duterte. (Tara Yap and file photo) Residents are wondering if Mabilog, who sought...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – Three suspected drug pushers were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Barangay San Jose, this city, on Sunday, August 18. Police identified the suspects as high-value individuals Alex, 47; Amino, 38, and Amed, 38. Recovered from them were 260...
CALAUAN, Laguna – This town was placed under a state of public health emergency due to the increasing number of dengue cases. One-hundred seventy-three cases have been recorded, with 33 active cases and one mortality, as of Monday, August 19. The Rural Health Unit and other government...
Volcanic smog along the coast of Cavite City taken at 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 19 (Photo courtesy of Allan Faustino Bella/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE—Several local government units (LGUs) announced the suspension of classes on Monday, Aug. 19, due to volcanic smog or vog from Taal Volcano....
TAGKAWAYAN, Quezon – A 36-year-old farmer was shot dead while searching for cellphone signal in a mountainous area in Barangay Maguibuay, this town, on Saturday night, August 17. Police identified the victim as Jayson Decena Dalma, married, of Barangay Maguibuay. Investigation said the...
SARIAYA, Quezon – A 31-year-old man died after his motorcycle crashed into a 10-wheel truck parked on roadside in Barangay Concepcion Palasan here at dawn on Friday, August 16. Police identified the victim as Jemar Moreno, 31, a resident of Barangay Cutay, Cariaga, Leyte. Moreno sustained...
