CEBU CITY – A 21-year-old businessman here was robbed of more than P2 million in cash and jewelry on New Year’s Eve. Police identified the victim as Remark Broa. Broa said he arrived home around midnight on Dec. 31 and closing the gate when three men appeared and ordered him to board his...
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed another death due to firecracker use on Friday, Jan. 3, as the number of injuries surged to over 700. (SANTI SAN JUAN / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE) Data from its sentinel sites revealed that the latest number of injuries is now 704, which is 16.9 percent...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday, Jan. 2, noted an increase in cases of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) during the holiday season. (Photo from Unsplash) In a statement, the DOH said it has been monitoring NCDs such as acute stroke, acute coronary syndrome (ACS), and bronchial...
CEBU CITY – The death of a 10-year-old boy due to a firecracker blast showed that the stern warning against the use of prohibited firecrackers had fallen on deaf ears. A WOODEN cross marks the spot in Barangay Candulawan, Talisay City, Cebu where a boy died after playing with a firecracker on New...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Health-6 has recorded 154 fireworks-related injuries in Western Visayas region. A STALL selling firecrackers in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The DOH-6 said 39 injuries were recorded in DOH sentinel sites. The remaining 115 was reported in non-sentinel sites...
The Department of Health (DOH) announced on Thursday, Jan. 2, that firecracker-related injuries have risen to 534. Santi San Juan / Manila Bulletin / file photo Data from 60 out of its 62 sentinel sites revealed that the latest number of injuries is “lower” compared to the figures reported on...
Welcoming the New Year will be a painful memory forever for a 10-year-old boy after a firecracker blew up in his hand in Muntinlupa on Jan. 1. Mayor Ruffy Biazon posted a photo of the boy’s bloodied and nearly severed left hand to remind people of the danger of using firecrackers, which is...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A 12-year-old boy drowned in a river spillway here on New Year’s Day. Police identified the victim as Abdulaziz Arabani Yacob. AUTHORITIES conduct a rescue operation for a 12-year-old boy who drowned on the Pasonanca River in Zamboanga City n New Year’s Day. ...
Thirty-six families lost their homes in a fire in Riverside Compound, Barangay Camp 6, Tuba, Benguet, on New Year’s Day. MAYOR Benjamin Magalong (in white hard hat and jacket) visits houses destroyed by a fire on New Year’s Day in Barangay Camp 6, Tuba, Benguet. One-hundred fifty-five...
Two lucky bettors struck it big on New Year's Eve by winning the P25.3-million jackpot in the Lotto 6/42 draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). (MB Visual Content Group) According to the summary of winners for the 9 p.m., Dec. 31 draw, PCSO announced that two winners correctly...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday, Jan. 1, announced that over 500 road traffic incidents had been reported since last month. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) DOH said that it has been monitoring road traffic incidents in eight pilot areas, and based on the latest data gathered, a...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police killed two wanted men in a shootout here on New Year’s Eve. Police were patrolling the vicinity of a church when they spotted the suspects. POLICE secure the vicinity of a church in Zambaoanga City on Mew Year's Eve. (FB) The suspects fired at policemen who...
