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...
CANDELARIA, Quezon – Police said an alleged gun-for-hire was apprehended during a manhunt operation in Barangay Masalukot II, this town, on Tuesday morning, Dec. 9. The suspect, Vic, 64, was listed as the Calabarzon region’s No. 1 most wanted person for his alleged involvement in three murders...
Miss Universe third runner-up Maria Ahtisa Manalo returns to her hometown Candelaria, Quezon on Monday, Dec. 15. The local government unit has prepared a warm welcome for Manalo, days after the 74th Miss Universe pageant in Thailand. Manalo will be welcomed at the municipal hall grounds and a...
More than 140 residents were left homeless after a fourth-alarm fire swept through a residential area in Barangay North Fairview, Quezon City on Friday, Dec. 12. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire broke out around 4:20 a.m. along Rand Street. At least 45 families were affected when...
ATIMONAN, Quezon – Eight individuals were injured after a trailer truck hit a motorcycle and plunged off a ravine on Monday morning, Dec. 8, in Barangay Malinao Ilaya, this town. Atimonan police chief Major Marnie Abellanida said the trailer truck lost its brakes while traveling uphill, forcing...
