SANTO TOMAS CITY, Batangas – Ten persons were arrested for allegedly engaging in a "tupada" or illegal cockfight in Barangay San Pablo here on Sunday, Jan. 15. The cockfight afficionados were identified as Manuel Borja, 57; Fernan Salazar, 30; Allan Mangampo, 48; Marlon Dimakiling, 49; Allen...
MOUNT Pico de Loro CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Mount Pico de Loro in the boundary of Cavite and Batangas reopened to the public after a six-year rehabilitation on Thursday, Jan. 12. Pico de Loro was declared off-limits in October 2016 due to the presence of voluminous solid wastes, uncontrolled...
A SURPRISE drug test was conducted at the Batangas Police Provincial Office officers amid a call to cleanse the Philippine National Police of officers involved in the illegal drugs trade. (Batangas PPO-PIO) BATANGAS CITY – The Batangas Police Provincial Office (BPPO) conducted a surprise drug...
CAMP GEN. MIGUEL MALVAR, Batangas City – A total of 44 persons were arrested on the first five days of 2023 during the continued implementation of law enforcement operation, the Police Provincial Office here reported. Batangas provincial director Colonel Pedro Soliba said the arrested individuals...
LOBO, Batangas – A 43-year-old heavy equipment operator was struck and killed by a pay loader on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 5, in Barangay Sawang, this town. The Lobo Municipal Police Station identified the victim as Noel Lopez, a resident of Barangay Laiya, San Juan, Batangas. Police said the...
ROSARIO, Batangas -- A 44-year-old businessman was shot dead by a lone gunman near the municipal hall in Barangay Poblacion here on Tuesday, Jan. 3. The Rosario Municipal Police Station identified the victim as Anselmo Javier Jr., a resident of Barangay Bayawang here. Police said the victim was...
NASUGBU, Batangas -- A 60-year-old construction worker drowned while swimming at a beach in Barangay Bucana on Sunday Jan. 1, 2023 in this town, a belated police report said The Nasugbu police identified the victim as Wilijado Cervantes, married, and a native of Barangay Binodegahan Piorduran...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 40-year-old barangay councilor was shot and wounded in an indiscriminate firing incident in a barangay fiesta on Friday, Dec. 30, in Barangay Rizal here. Police identified the victim as Roberto Arañez, a councilor of Barangay Rizal. Investigation said the suspect,...
NASUGBU, Batangas – A 20-year-old college student and his 23-year-old friend drowned while swimming in a beach resort here on Monday, Dec. 26. Police identified the victim as Mark Aldrin Siringan of Veterans Village, Barangay Pasong Tamo, Quezon City, and Marvin Sid-ay, a resident of...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is seeking to increase the speed limit of ferries and other ships in a bid to decongest passengers and vehicles in various ports in the country. Increased speed limit means faster travel time and turnaround time for ships which translates to more passengers and...
Police have arrested the ninth most wanted person in Batangas in Barangay Escribano, San Juan, Batangas. Batangas Police Provincial Office (BPPO) director Col. Pedro Soliba identified the suspect as Richard Berania alias “Bala,” 35. Berania was arrested on a warrant issued by the Regional Trial...
Seven teenage members of the New People’s Army (NPA) Milisyang Bayan surrendered to the government in Rosario, Batangas and will be with their families this Christmas. The surrender of the young communist guerillas aged 13 to 17 was a joint effort of the Sampangan Barangay Task Force to end Local...
