BALAYAN, Batangas – A barangay councilor and his wife died after the tricycle they were riding on was hit by an ambulance at the national highway in Brgy. Sambat in this town on Monday afternoon, Feb 6. The victims were identified as Crispin Comia, 60, barangay kagawad of Brgy. Tactac of...
Thanks to siblings' birthdates and lucky picked numbers, a construction worker from Davao City and a hog raiser from Batangas won the multimillion-peso lotto jackpot prizes of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). (COURTESY OF MB VISUAL CONTENT GROUP) A 35-year-old laborer, who works...
A 53-year-old barangay tanod and a sugarcane plantation worker were shot dead in separate incidents by unidentified assailants in Batangas province on Wednesday, Feb. 1. Barangay tanod Sorbeto Quinto, a resident of Barangay Wawa, Batangas City, was about to enter his house when the suspect...
A police intelligence officer was shot in Barangay Antipolo del Sur in Lipa City, Batangas, on Sunday night, Jan. 29. Police said the victim had the rank of master sergeant and assigned to the intelligence section of the Lipa City Police Station. Investigation said the victim stopped by the...
BATANGAS -- A 57-year-old laborer was arrested for a rape complaint lodged by a minor victim during a joint police operations on Wednesday morning, Jan. 25 in San Pascual town. Col. Pedro Soliba, Batangas Police Provincial director, identified the suspect as Francisco Rosales, a resident of the...
The US has inaugurated a hearing test facility in Batangas province as part of its multi-million program to help children with vision and heating disabilities. Ryan Washburn, director of US Agency for International Development (USAID), and Batangas Gov. Hermilando Mandanas led on Jan. 13 the...
CAMP. GEN. MIGUEL MALVAR, Batangas City – Police apprehended 43 wanted persons and seized almost ₱612,000 worth of illegal drugs in a week-long anti-crime operation in Batangas. Col. Pedro D. Soliba, Batangas police director, said 102 drug suspects were arrested in 90 operations from...
A bettor from Ibaan, Batangas was the jackpot winner for Grand Lotto 6/55 in the evening draw of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Saturday, Jan. 21. Courtesy of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office The lucky numbers were 03-44-10-13-23-11 for a jackpot worth P29,700,000. The...
LIPA CITY, Batangas – Police arrested a 26-year-old gas station supervisor for allegedly mauling a pump attendant after he fed chili to his pet cat on Saturday, Jan. 14, in City Park Subdivision in Barangay Sabang here. The Batangas Police Provincial Office-Public Information Office...
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...
