MACALELON, Quezon – A 49-year-old farmer was killed in an hit-and-run accident after visiting the wake of his friend before dawn on Wednesday, Nov. 9, in Barangay Olongtao in this town. Police identified the victim as Abel Acejo Maquinto of Barangay San Nicolas here. Investigation showed that the...
ILOILO CITY – A cargo truck that crashed and flipped on its side spilled 25 tons of cooking oil on a major road here on Sunday, Oct. 23. WORKERS clean up raw cooking oil on Muelle Loney St. in Iloilo City spilled by a cargo truck on Sunday, Oct. 23. (Iloilo City DRRMO) The Iloilo City Disaster...
BACOLOD CITY – A barangay councilor was killed in a motorcycle crash in Purok Estewetes, Barangay Bunga, Don Salvador Benedicto, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Oct. 22. The victim was identified as Joelibert Toreno, 28, councilor of Barangay Bunga. Lt. Everly Canto, deputy chief of the Don...
ATOK, Benguet – Four passengers were injured when the bus they were riding lost its brakes and toppled over on Halsema Highway, Barangay Caliking here on Monday, Oct. 17. The injured were identified as Josephe Lyne Pelew, 10; Marilyn Pekdasen Khayad, 62; Summer Faith Tarnate Doguines, 26,...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Eight soldiers were killed when their truck toppled and smashed into a parked cement mixer after one of its tires burst on Sunday night, Oct. 16, in Uson, Masbate. The KM450 truck with 14 soldiers from the 2nd Infantry Battalion was on its way to Barangay Paguihaman in...
Six Philippine Army (PA) soldiers were killed while eight other troopers were injured when the KM450 light utility vehicle they were riding crashed into a cement mixer in Uson, Masbate on Sunday night, Oct. 16. Maj. Gen. Alex Luna, commander of 9th Infantry Division, Philippine Army (Photo courtesy...
ABUCAY, Bataan (PNA) – Three persons died while 34 others were injured when a passenger bus and an oil tanker collided on the Roman Highway here before dawn on Wednesday, Oct. 12. THE ill-fated Bataan Transit bus. (Orion, Bataan MDRRMO FB) Major Dennis Duran, Abucay police chief, identified the...
RAMON, Isabela – Three persons drowned when the car they were riding in plunged into an irrigation canal in Purok 5, Barangay Ambatali here on Wednesday, Oct. 5. RESCUERS retrieve a car that plummeted into an irrigation canal in Ramon, Isabela with three people on board on Wednesday, Oct. 5....
TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite – A carabao escaped from a slaughterhouse and ran wild, ramming six vehicles along Trece-Tanza Road in Barangay San Agustin at 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1. Trece Martires City Police Station (CPS) chief Lt. Col. Jonathan Asnan told the Manila Bulletin that the...
ALCALA, Cagayan – An 80-year-old widow died after she was hit by a car in Zone 4, Barangay Baybayog, here on Friday, Sept. 30. Police identified the victim as “Teresita.” Investigation disclosed that the victim was crossing the national highway when she was struck by the car driven by...
BACOLOD CITY – A man driving a motorcycle died after he was struck by a police patrol car in Barangay Punao, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Sept. 28. A MAN died after a police car collided with his motorcycle in Barangay Barangay Punao, San Carlos City, Negros Occidental on...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Police are set to file criminal charges against the erring driver of a wayward truck responsible for the multiple vehicular accident in Tupi, South Cotabato on Friday, Sept. 23, that killed a father and his four-year-old son and injured 17 other individuals. Police...
