Two boys drowned in Santa Teresita and Peñablanca, Cagayan this week. An 11-year-old boy drowned in an irrigation canal in Barangay Villa in Santa Teresita on Tuesday. Police said the victim, John, a resident of Barangay Villa, and his two friends went to the irrigation canal to fish. They...
SANTA CATALINA, Ilocos Sur – A Good Samaritan rescued a 14-year-old Grade 9 student from drowning in the sea of Barangay Paratong here on Saturday morning, September 14. Police Capt. Marlon Martinez, chief of police here, said the victim, Cris Asuncion, of Bantay, Ilocos Sur, was taken away...
A 70-year-old woman died hours after rescuing a five-year-old boy from being rammed by a multicab in Barangay Poblacion Norte, Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur on Sunday, September 1. Police identified the victim as Susana Antolin Abarra. Investigation said Abarra had just finished attending Mass at 5 a.m....
By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV DAVAO CITY – Mayor Jose Nelson Z. Sala Sr. of Santa Cruz municipality in Davao del Sur province vowed to cooperate with the investigation on the controversy regarding the spurious birth certificates issued by its Local Civil Registry Office (LCRO). In a statement,...
By DANNY ESTACIO SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – A woman faces a kidnapping case after pretending that she and her two minor children were abducted in this city and demanding a P1.5-million ransom from the children's grandmother, her former mother-in-law, in this city on Thursday, July 11. Police...
SANTA CRUZ, Ilocos Sur – Two drivers were killed and three individuals were injured in a collision among three vehicles in Barangay Gabur Sur here on Tuesday morning, July 2. Police identified the victims as Michael Saydawan, 53, of Baguio City, driver of a closed van, and Rodulfo Hafalla of...
The University of Santo Tomas recently held the groundbreaking of the UST-Dr. William T. Belo Interdisciplinary Research Institute (UST-WiTBIRIn) in its Santa Rosa City campus in Laguna. FROM left during the groundbreaking: UST Vice Rector for Academic Affairs Prof. Cheryl Peralta, DrPH, Vice...
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – A 46-year-old businessman was robbed of more than P600,000 by four armed men who introduced themselves as agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on Saturday night, June 29, in Barangay Sinalhan, this city. Police identified the victim as Nino Arni Amoranto...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Eighteen packs of shabu were found by a fisherman on the West Philippine Sea in Barangay Villamar, Caoayan, Ilocos Sur on Wednesday morning, June 26. The contraband was discovered two days after 24 packs of shabu were also found on the WPS in Barangay Solot-solot, San...
CAMP PACIANO RIZAL, Santa Cruz, Laguna – A man wanted for rape was arrested in Santa Rosa City, Laguna on Saturday, June 22. POLICE take a man into custody after he was arrested for rape on June 22 in Santa Rosa City, Laguna. (Photo via Danny Estacio) The Laguna Police Provincial Office...
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – A tricycle driver was gunned down before dawn on Sunday, June 16, in Barangay Poblacion 3, this town. Police identified the victim as Jayson. The victim was standing beside his tricycle on Guevarra St. when two men onboard a motorcycle arrived and shot him. The suspects...
ILOILO CITY – The role of Iloilo in the road to Philippine independence against colonial Spain was showcased in Manila on Wednesday, June 12. THE Cry of Santa Barbara of Santa Barbara, Iloilo is performed during the Parada ng Kalayaan (Freedom Day parade) on Wednesday, June 12, at the...
