TACLOBAN CITY -- The second-in-command of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army Eastern Visayas Regional Party Committee (EVRPC) was arrested in a joint inter-agency operation by the 8th Infantry Division and the Philippine National Police on Tuesday, April 8, in Consolacion,...
The provincial government of Mountain Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has exposed to risks in case of fire or other incidents its P275.4 million worth of property, plant and equipment (PPE) due to its failure to secure insurance, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – An 83-year-old woman died after she was hit by a motorcycle in Barangay San Pedro, Lasam, Cagayan on Monday, April 8. Police Capt. Leonel Assistores, Lasam deputy chief of police, identified the victim as Marina Urmanita, a resident of Barangay San Pedro....
CATANAUAN, Quezon – A 33-year-old heavy equipment operator was killed in a freak accident in Barangay Tagabas Ibaba here on Monday morning, April 8. A HEAVY equipment operator was killed in a freak accident on April 8 in Catanauan, Quezon. (Photo via Danny Estacio) Police identified the victim as...
The proposed office for persons with disability (PWDs) in Bontoc town, Mountain Province lacked the proper architectural facilities or structural features to enhance the mobility, safety, and welfare of its intended beneficiaries, the Commission on Audit (COA) said in its audit report. ...
PAGBILAO, Quezon – A centenarian here recently received a P100,000 cash gift from the local government. Mayor Gigi Portes, with the Municipal Social Welfare and Development Office and the Office of the Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA), awarded Isabel Lagata from Sitio Lagpond, Barangay Binahaan....
CEBU CITY – A forest fire broke out in Oslob town, southern Cebu on Saturday night, April 6. FIREMEN put out a forest fire that broke out in Oslob town, southern Cebu on Saturday night, April 6. (Oslob DRRMO) Firefighters took several hours to put out the fire that hit the mountains of...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A 41-year-old tricycle driver was shot dead in Barangay San Jose here on Thursday, April 4. Frederick Tagle’s gunman, Benjo, was killed when he allegedly resisted arrest in a follow-up operation in Barangay Parian in this city several hours after the incident....
CEBU CITY – Classes in public schools in the province of Cebu have been suspended due to the extreme heat. Emphasizing that the extreme heat is risky for students, Gov. Gwen Garcia on Friday, April 5, issued a memorandum ordering mayors and the Department of Education to suspend classes. “Due...
CAVINTI, Laguna – A Grade 5 pupil drowned in a resort in Barangay Mahipon-Lumot, this municipality, on Wednesday night, April 3. Police identified the victim as Rohanna Gimantog, 11, from Barangay Mahipon-Lumot. The victim was taken to a hospital in Luisiana, Laguna where she was declared...
CEBU CITY – The chief of police in Tudela town, Camotes Island, Cebu is in danger of losing his post after a person under police custody (PUPC) was able to escape on Tuesday, April 2. Although the inmate was immediately recaptured, an administrative investigation will still be conducted to...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Two murder suspects were killed and their cohort was arrested in a hot-pursuit operation by the police here on Tuesday night, April 2, in Barangay Antipolo in Sariaya, this province. TWO fleeing murder suspects were gunned down by the police in Sariaya, Quezon. (Photo...
