INFANTA, Quezon – A youth leader was killed and 23 individuals were injured when a tourist bus transporting members of a youth organization from Barangay Bagong Silangan, Quezon City turned on its side on the Marilaque Highway in Barangay Magsaysay, this town, on Monday morning, Dec. 29. The...
CANDELARIA, Quezon – Four revelers, three of them minors, were injured after a carnival amusement ride experienced a mechanical failure on Christmas Day in Barangay Malabanban Norte here. Police identified the victims as Trexy, a Grade 7 student; Thyron, Grade 3 pupil; Vince, a teenaged boy, and...
MAUBAN, Quezon – Ten houses were destroyed in a four-hour fire in Barangay Sadsaran here on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 23. Police and firefighters responded to the fire at 1:30 p.m. It was put out at about 4 p.m. Residents assisted firefighters through a bucket brigade. The fire spread rapidly as...
LOPEZ, Quezon – A widower was allegedly hacked to death by his 37-year-old son on Monday night, Dec. 22, in Barangay Mandoog here. Police identified the victim as Alfredo Sr., 69. Investigation said an altercation erupted between the victim and the suspect, Alfredo Jr., who was armed with bolo....
CANDELARIA, Quezon – Philippine National Police chief Police Lt. Gen. Jose Nartatez Jr. on Sunday visited police personnel wounded in a recent encounter with communist rebels in this town. Nartatez awarded the Medalya ng Sugatang Magiting and Medalya ng Kadakilaan for the bravery and sacrifice in...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – A 41-year-old businessman was killed and five were injured after a trailer truck rammed two vehicles in Barangay Camaysa here on Saturday, Dec. 20. Police Lt. Col. Elizabeth Capistrano, Tayabas City police chief, identified the victim as Jeffrey. Injured were Dennis, 37;...
CAMP NAKAR, Lucena City – A police officer was killed and two colleagues were wounded in a gun battle with a group of armed men in Sitio Pulyok, Barangay San Isidro, Candelaria town, Quezon province, on Friday evening, Dec. 19. The name of the slain policeman was withheld for security reasons. He...
MAUBAN, Quezon - The Cagbalete Island Microgrid Project has officially become a reality in Cagbalete Island here, marking a major milestone towards cleaner, more reliable, and sustainable electricity for the island community. After a series of meetings and extensive coordination with the management...
GUMACA, Quezon – This town has urged the immediate repair of an intersection here pockmarked with potholes that has been compared to craters in the Moon. Gumaca Mayor Webster Letargo has repeatedly appealed to the Quezon 4th Engineering District of the Department of Public Works and Highways to...
MAUBAN, Quezon - A part of the Mauban-Tayabas Road here was temporarily closed due to a landslide on Wednesday night. The Mauban Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) said the landslide in Barangay San Isidro was triggered by incessant rain from the "amihan" and...
SARIAYA, Quezon – A Korean was killed by a spinning electric grinder in Sitio Labak, Barangay Janagdong 2, this town, on Friday. Police identified the victim as Killku, 59. Investigation said the victim was working in his house under construction. He plugged in the electric grinder not knowing...
Miss Universe 2025 third runner-up Maria Ahtisa Manalo was honored when she returned to her hometown of Candelaria, Quezon on Monday, Dec. 15. Manalo was commended by the municipal and provincial governments and her alma mater, the Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation-Candelaria, represented by...
