TARLAC CITY, Tarlac – Police arrested a suspected drug pusher and seized shabu valued at P1.3 million in a buy-bust operation here on Wednesday, March 27. The suspect, a 29-year-old woman identified only as Janet and considered a high-value individual, was caught by joint operatives from the...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A 66-year-old businessman was stabbed to death by a former employee here on Maundy Thursday. Police identified the victim as Andres Maaliw Derota. The victim and the suspect Christian, a former store helper, accidentally met while walking and a heated argument...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued 181 crew and passengers of a vessel that ran aground while en route from Real Port to Polillo Port in Quezon on Maundy Thursday, March 28. According to the crew of MV Virgen de Penafrancia, the vessel drifted into shallow waters during maneuvering until it...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A retired Philippine Air Force second lieutenant was shot dead in his house in Barangay Domoit, this city, on Tuesday night, March 27. Police identified the victim as Jesus Grafia Gerola, 68. Investigation said a neighbor, Jyricson Rojo Veran, heard the suspect...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Two New People’s Army rebels were killed and a soldier was wounded in an encounter on Maundy Thursday in Barangay San Jose, Guinayangan, Quezon. MAP of Quezon with the town of Guinayangan highlighted. Several NPA were believed wounded in the encounter. Police Lt. Gen....
Passengers are ferried back to the shore by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel using a motorboat after MV Virgen De Penafrancia runs aground near Real Port in Quezon Province on March 28, 2024. The passenger ship is en route to Polillo Port when it hit shallow waters moments after it sailed,...
The city government of San Fernando, Pampanga is all set for this year’s Maleldo (Holy Week) rites on Good Friday, March 29. CARPENTER Ruben Enaje being nailed to the cross on Good Friday. (Ruben Enaje FB) The three participating barangays in the annual reenactment of the crucifixion of...
CEBU CITY – An alleged unlicensed gun maker was arrested by the police in a raid in Danao City, northern Cebu at dawn on Tuesday, March 26. Raided was the house of the 39-year-old suspect based on a search warrant issued by Judge Maria Josefa C. Pinza-Ramos of the Regional Trial Court Branch 90...
SAN ANDRES, Quezon – A 59-year-old barangay councilor or kagawad and leader of a farmer’s group was shot dead in Sitio Putot, Barangay Camflora, this town, on Holy Tuesday. POLICE secure the area where a barangay kagawad or councilor was killed in Barangay Camflora, San Andres, Quezon....
ALEGRIA, Cebu – The Philippine Red Cross has turned over 71 solar-powered houses to victims of typhoon "Odette" in this town. RED Cross Chairman Richard J. Gordon (fourth from left) spearheads the inauguration of 71 solar-powered houses to 'Odette' victims in Alegria, Cebu. PRC Chairman and...
The four panels that were allegedly stolen from the pulpit of Boljoon Church (National Museum of the Philippines’ Facebook) Cebu 2nd district Rep. Edsel Galeos has filed a resolution urging the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA) and...
INFANTA, Quezon – A three-year-old boy drowned on a river in a resort on the Agos River in Barangay Magsaysay here on Palm Sunday. MAP of Quezon with the town of Infanta highlighted. Police identified the victim as Reymark Ruzol, a resident of Purok Matapat, Barangay Agos-Agos, this...
