SANTA CRUZ, Laguna -- The local government unit suspended classes in public and private schools on all levels as well as government offices due to an alleged bomb threat in this town on Wednesday, June 18. The Police Regional Office 4-A said at about 6:46 a.m., information was received regarding a...
Restoration work is set to begin on the centuries-old Santa Monica Parish Church, widely known as Sarrat Church, following structural damage caused by multiple earthquakes in 2024. The historic church, a landmark of Filipino-Hispanic architecture in Ilocos Norte, will receive P40 million in...
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – A 26-year-old baker was shot dead by a security guard over gate pass payments in a subdivision in Barangay Malitlit, this city, before dawn on Sunday, June 8. Police identified the victim as Aldrin. Investigation said the victim was driving his tricycle after dropping...
SANTA, Ilocos Sur – A 52-year-old businessman was shot dead by his neighbor in Sitio San Jose, Barangay Magsaysay District, Santa, Ilocos Sur on Sunday night, June 1. Police identified the victim as Desiderio Ballalo. Investigation said that the suspect, who was wearing a dark blue sweater,...
SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – A fire hit the public market here on Friday morning, May 23. The Police Regional Office 4-A said the fire started at 5:50 a.m. The Santa Cruz Fire Station led by Fire Marshal Fire Inspector Cesar Morfe Jr. said the fire reached the fourth alarm. Firemen from this town and...
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – Rice for P20 per kilo can now be purchased here following the launching of the Kadiwa ng Pangulo on Friday, May 16. RESIDENTS purchase P20 rice at the Kadiwa ng Pangulo in Santa Rosa City, Laguna, on May 16. (Santa Rosa City Information Office FB) It is available to...
TACLOBAN CITY – A man was killed in a motorcycle accident in Barangay Balud, Santa Margarita, Samar on Friday, May 16. Police identified the victim as “Jack” of Catorse de Agosto, Gandara, Samar. Investigation said Jack was on his way to Gandara when his motorcycle suddenly swerved and...
SANTA MARIA, Pangasinan – A police officer and two individuals were killed in a shooting incident in Sitio Imus, Barangay Samon, this town, before dawn on Sunday, May 11. The slain police officer was identified as Police Staff Sgt. Dennis Jali Oria, 33, assigned to the Tayug, Pangasinan Police...
Police said a junk shop owner was gunned down in Barangay Poblacion, Santa Maria, Davao Occidental on Monday night. Investigation said the 42-year-old victim was loading metal scrap onto his truck when motorcycle-riding gunmen appeared and shot him. Recovered from the area were six empty .45...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police Regional Office 4-A Director Police Brig. Gen. Paul Kenneth T. Lucas reported on Monday that the Holy Week or Semana Santa in the Calabarzon region was generally peaceful. Lucas said 5,980 police personnel and 749 force multipliers from the Armed Forces of the...
CAMP COL. RAFAEL C. RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City – Except for a drowning incident in Hinatuan town, Surigao del Sur province, Holy Week in the Caraga region was generally peaceful and orderly, police said on Monday, April 21. Police Regional Office 13-Regional Public Information Office (PRO...
After the journey of Holy Week, Visita Iglesia takes on a deeper meaning. It becomes less about visiting many churches and more about remembering what stayed with you. Each church tells more than a story of faith. It speaks of the city's history, its changing face, and the ways belief has shaped...
