ILOILO CITY – Gov. Arthur "Toto" Defensor Jr. announced that 23-year-old Miss Eco International Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks will be Iloilo's tourism ambassador. ILOILO Gov. Arthur Defensor Jr. said Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks will be Iloilo province's tourism ambassador. (Iloilo Capitol PIO) "We...
CEBU CITY – The Cebu Archdiocesan Commission for the Cultural Heritage of the Church (CACCHC) has expressed “deep concern” over the installation of a light emitting diode (LED) board at the entrance of the Our Lady of the Pillar Parish church in Sibonga town, southern Cebu. THE Cebu...
GUMACA, Quezon – A 57-year-old land developer was killed while his daughter was wounded after his live-in partner shot them at dawn on Sunday in Elas Memorial Park, Barangay Butaguin, this town. Police chief Police Major Marnie Abellanida identified the fatality as Raynaldo, owner of Elas Land...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Typhoon “Aghon” killed three persons, including a seven-month-old baby, during its onslaught in this province on Sunday, May 26. A 14-year-old student died after a buli tree fell on him in Purok Pagkakaisa II, Barangay Ibabang Iyam, here. Police identified the victim as...
At least three people died at the height of the onslaught of tropical storm “Aghon” in Quezon, the regional police force reported on Monday, May 27, amid the continuous relief and rescue operations in all the affected areas in the province. In San Antonio town, a male cadaver was...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Eight intelligence operatives of the Lucena City Police Station were arrested for allegedly entering, pointing guns, and harassing a woman in Purok Masagana, Barangay Ransohan, this city, before dawn on Friday, May 24. The victim, Renelyn Rianzales, 52, a candidate in the...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Mayor Rhadam Aguilar of Agdangan, Quezon thanked Sen. Christopher Go for granting his request to build a super health center in his town. SEN. Bong Go spearheads the distribution of assistance to indigent residents in Lucena City on Friday, May 25, at the Quezon...
CANDELARIA, Quezon – This town is elated over the victory of model Ahtisa Manalo as Miss Cosmo Philippines and second runner-up in the recent Miss Universe-Philippines 2024 pageant. MANALO (FB) Emma Suayan, wife of Mayor Ogie Suayan here and an accredited partner of Miss Universe-Philippines, in...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) temporarily suspended sea voyages in the southern part of this province as the State weather bureau raised Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 due to tropical depression “Aghon” on Saturday, May 25. The PCG-Southern Quezon said the...
CEBU CITY – Hundreds of passengers were stranded in various ports in Cebu due to tropical depression “Aghon.” SEVERAL passengers are stranded at Hagnaya Port in San Remigio, Cebu after sea trips were canceled due to tropical cyclone ‘Aghon.’ (Cebu Port Authority) The Philippine Coast...
CEBU CITY – A suspected drug pusher was killed in a shootout with the police in Barangay Candulawan, Talisay City on Thursday afternoon, May 23. The fatality was identified as Albert Padayao, high-value individual in the illegal drugs trade. Police Lt. Col. Epream Paguyod, chief of the Talisay...
CEBU CITY – Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia has issued an executive order (EO) placing the entire province of Cebu under a state of calamity “due to the devastating effects of the El Niño phenomenon.” Garcia issued EO No. 9 days after the provincial board approved a resolution declaring a state of...
