The coastal town of Santa Catalina in Ilocos Sur will conduct a tsunami drill this month. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said this will enable the people to know what to do when a tsunami occurs after a magnitude-8 earthquake. The local government released a route to...
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur – Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices in Region 1 (Ilocos) remain on heightened alert for the possible effects of the successive offshore earthquakes in Santa Catalina, Ilocos Sur in the past few days. PDRRMO-Ilocos Sur chief Rhon Arquelada said that...
SANTA MARIA, Pangasinan – The body of an unidentified man was found floating on the Lagasit River in Barangay Samon here on Saturday, Dec. 21. The body was discovered by 75-year-old resident Gaudencio Munar. Police said the cadaver is about 5’4’’ to 5’6,’’ medium-built, and wearing...
JOLLY OLD MAN Santa Claus has carried on the tradition of giving gifts to children for many centuries Images from Freepik Every December in the North Pole, it’s as busy as it gets at Santa Claus’ workshop. As elves rush around, trying to meet the year’s quota, Mrs. Claus is busy...
SANTA MARIA, Pangasinan – A 63-year-old farmer gunned down his alleged girlfriend before shooting himself in a farm in Barangay Pilar here on Friday, Dec. 13. Police identified the victim as Jovelyn, 43. Investigation said the victim and her co-workers were sorting eggplants for delivery...
SANTA MARIA, Ilocos Sur – Two minors were killed in a motorcycle crash on a bridge in Barangay Laslasong here on Monday. Police Major Macario Dulawan Jr., chief of police here, identified the victims as Junjun, motorcycle driver, and back rider Sonny, residents of Barangay Lingsat, this...
SANTA ANA, Cagayan – A Grade 5 pupil was electrocuted to death in Barangay Visitacion here on Saturday, Nov. 23. Police said the victim Jun was catching fish with friends in a rice field at 11:50 a.m. when a live electric cable suddenly fell on the water and electrocuted him. Jun was...
CEBU CITY – Three persons were injured in a hit-and-run incident involving a priest who was reportedly drunk when the accident happened on Thursday night, Nov. 7, in Santa Fe town, Bantayan Island, northern Cebu. POLICE intercept a car driven by priest after a hit-and-run incident in Santa...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Two fishermen from Ilocos Sur found a pack of shabu worth P6.8 million floating on the West Philippine Sea in Barangay Dili, Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur on Sunday, Nov. 3. FLOATING shabu continues to be found every now and then in Ilocos Sur. (Ilocos Sur PPO) They turned over...
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – Two individuals were injured and seven houses were razed in a fire in Barangay Caingin here on Monday morning, October 14. The Bureau of Fire Protection here said that two houses were totally damaged and five were partially burned. Two garages for tricycles were...
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – Five members of a family were injured in a fire sparked by an e-bike in Barangay Kaunlaran here on Friday, October 11. The Bureau of Fire Protection identified the victims as Shirley de Jesus Rodriguez, 65; Joseph Naya Rodriguez, 29; Angelo, 13, Jomart 12,...
Davao tycoon Dennis A. Uy’s Chelsea Logistics and Infrastructure Holdings Corporation has tapped former Philippine Airlines President Gilbert F. Santa Maria as the newest member of its board of directors as the firm tries to return to profitability. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock...
