TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Nineteen persons were injured by firecrackers in Cagayan on New Year’s Eve. The Provincial Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit (PESU) said this city had the most firecracker victims with nine from December 21 to January 2. The towns of Baggao, Abulug, and Tuao had two...
TACLOBAN CITY – Fireworks-related injuries in Eastern Visayas tripled this holiday season compared to the same period in 2022. The Department of Health (DOH)-Eastern Visayas said although there has been no mortality, 24 cases were recorded as of Tuesday, January 2, compared to only eight in 2022....
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A 41-year-old construction worker was shot dead in Sitio Ilaya, Purok 7, Barangay Parian, this city, on New Year’s Day. Police said the victim, Christopher Cabales, single, and a resident of Sitio Ilaya, was crossing a bridge on the railroad when a man appeared and shot...
DAVAO CITY – Five-hundred fire victims here had a pleasant New Year’s Eve as Rep. Paolo Duterte, through the Pulong Pulong ni Pulong (PPP) program, provided them with more than 20 roasted pigs or “lechon baboy” and other special meals on New Year’s Eve. STAFF of Rep. Paolo Duterte prepare...
ILOILO CITY – More than 21,000 tourists marked the New Year in world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. The Malay-Boracay Tourism Office said 21,297 tourists were in the country’s most famous beach destination to welcome the year 2024. TOURISTS watch the New Year’s fireworks...
ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas was generally peaceful during the New Year. Police Brig. Gen. Sidney Villaflor, PRO-6 director, said only 15 crime incidents were recorded in the region from December 31 to January 1. Six of these were physical injury, three murder, three homicide, two theft,...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A 57-year-old man died in a fireworks mishap while celebrating New Year in Pamplona town in Camarines Sur province, police said on Tuesday, January 2. MAP of Camarines Sur with the town of Pamplona highlighted. The victim was identified as Gerardo, 57, a resident...
BUTUAN CITY – The New Year celebration in the Caraga region was generally peaceful. However, four fireworks-related injuries were recorded in the cities of Cabadbaran and Butuan and the municipalities of Las Nieves in Agusan del Norte and San Luis in Agusan del Sur. The Police...
New Year’s Eve celebration in Rizal Province was generally peaceful despite the 52 firecrackers-related and one stray bullet injuries recorded in the province. Rizal Police Provincial Office (PPO) Director Col. Felipe Maraggun said firecrackers-related incidents were recorded as of 11 a.m....
CAMP NAKAR, Lucena City – The New Year in Quezon province was generally peaceful. The Quezon Police Provincial Office said no major untoward incidents were recorded on New Year’s Eve to New Year’s Day. “Ang pagsalubong ng mga Quezonian ng Bagong Taon ay ligtas at mapayapa,” said Police...
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – The New Year celebration in this province was generally peaceful, police said. Police Col. Julius Suriben, Ilocos Norte police director, said the province recorded no stray bullet incidents and tourist-related incidents as of 6 a.m. on January 1. However, Suriben said...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – The number of fireworks-related injuries in Bicol doubled in 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. Based on the injury registry update of Department of Health-Bicol sentinel sites as of 6 a.m. on January 1, the region had 33 cases, a 100 percent jump from only 20 in...
