CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – A suspect in the murder of beauty queen Catherine Camilon surrendered on Tuesday morning, January 9, to the police in Balayan, Batangas. The suspect, Jeffrey Ariola Magpantay, 33, of Barangay San Roque, Rosario, Batangas, accompanied by his live-in partner, submitted...
CALATAGAN, Batangas – Eight crew were rescued from a passenger vessel that ran aground near Calatagan Port in Barangay Poblacion 4 here on Friday, January 5. M/V Group Seven (Photo via Danny Estacio) Philippine Coast Guard Sub-Station Calatagan reported that M/V Group Seven, with a...
BALAYAN, Batangas – A stash of explosives believed to be owned by the New People’s Army was discovered by the military in a mountainous area in Sitio Sales, Barangay Pooc, this town, on Wednesday morning, January 3. The Army 59 th Infantry Battalion received information that war materials...
AGONCILLO, Batangas – Two brothers were stabbed by their drinking buddy on New Year’s Eve in Sitio Tuba, Barangay Banyaga, this town. Police identified the victims as Jovel Necerio, 33, and Erwin Necerio, 25. The Necerios and the suspect, “Abraham,” 49, were having a drinking spree to...
NASUGBU, Batangas – A British national drowned while swimming on a beach in Sitio Aplaya, Barangay Natipuan, this town, on Saturday night, December 30. Police identified the victim as Clive, 61, of San Jose del Monte City, Bulacan. Investigation said the victim was swimming at Maya-Maya Beach...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – A 30-year-old construction worker was shot dead in Purok 5, Barangay Inosluban, here, on Wednesday night, December 27. Police identified the victim as Mark Lester Revarez, a resident of the area. Revarez and a friend were hanging around in the area when a man arrived...
File photo of motorboat Hasta Lavista (Courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) A motorboat carrying nine crew members went half-submerged after being battered by big waves and strong wind off Malabrigo Point in San Juan, Batangas on Friday night, Dec. 22. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said all crew...
The Philippine Coast Guard rescued nine motor banca crew after their brand-new boat sunk in the sea of Malabrigo Point in San Juan, Batangas on Friday, December 22. The 35-ton passenger motor banca Hasta Lavista left Dinagat Island in Surigao del Norte on December 20 for Calatagan, Batangas....
CITY OF SANTO TOMAS, Batangas – Five persons died and three were injured in a collision between a truck and a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) in Barangay San Miguel, this city, before dawn on Saturday, December 23. Police withheld the identities of the victims. The fatalities and injured were...
LIPA CITY – Residents from various municipalities appealed for better service from the local power cooperative following recurring outages that have hit the province. Residents specifically asked Batangas II Electric Cooperative (Batelec II) which is the distributor of electric power to San Juan,...
BALAYAN, Batangas – Six New People’s Army rebels and a soldier were killed in a gun battle on Sunday, December 17, in Barangay Malalay here. The 2 nd Infantry Division of the Philippine Army said the 59th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Navy, and Philippine Air Force were conducting combat...
(Courtesy of 59th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Army) Six suspected New People's Army (NPA) communist rebels and one soldier died in a fierce firefight in Balayan, Batangas on Sunday, Dec. 17. Joint forces from the Philippine Army's 59th Infantry Battalion, Philippine Navy (PN) and Philippine Air...
