A missing 15-year-old Grade 9 student was found dead and beheaded in Valencia City, Bukidnon on Thursday, Jan. 8. Police identified the victim as Jennifer Encarnacion. Encarnacion was reported missing on Tuesday, Jan. 6, after she failed to return home from school. A search was conducted and her...
Rescuers detected signs of life in an avalanche of garbage that killed at least four workers and left more than 30 others missing Thursday in Cebu City landfill and plan to intensify search efforts, an official said Saturday. Twelve workers have been rescued with injuries from the huge mound of...
A man was bitten and strangled to death by an 11-foot python in Iloilo City early Sunday morning, Jan. 11. The victim Julius died in a dike in Barangay Bolilao, Mandurriao District. Residents were awakened by a loud thud around 4:30 a.m. and found the snake wrapped around the victim. Residents...
BACOLOD CITY – The number of vehicular accidents in this highly-urbanized city declined by 12.23 percent or 44 incidents from 360 in 2024 to 316 in 2025. But the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) said cases of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide went up by 11, from 22 in 2024 to 33 in 2025....
CEBU CITY – The death toll in the landfill collapse in Barangay Binaliw here has increased to four as the search and rescue operations entered the third day on Saturday, Jan. 10. With more than 30 still believed to be trapped under the pile of garbage, Mayor Nestor Archival emphasized that the...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – A law graduate of the University of La Sallete in Santiago City, Isabela – Richmond Bulan Lucas – placed ninth in the September 2025 Bar examination with a 90.45 percent rating. Lawyer Kenneth Oliver C. Hombrebueno congratulated Lucas, 35, from Cabatuan, Isabela and a...
The University of Caloocan City (UCC) – College of Law produced 16 new lawyers in the 2025 Bar Examinations after posting a 72.73 percent passing rate, significantly higher than the national average of 48.98 percent. According to the city’s Public Information Office, the latest batch of...
BAGUIO CITY – The historic crowd event Panagbenga or Baguio Flower Festival will be launched by the Baguio Flower Festival Foundation Inc. (BFFFI) and the city government on Jan. 12, heralding its month-long celebration that will kick off on Feb. 1. The theme of the 30th edition of the flower...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has temporarily closed a section of the Pagadian–Zamboanga City Road in Zamboanga del Sur after authorities detected unstable rock formations that pose a threat to motorists’ safety. Traffic is being rerouted while corrective measures are...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government will increase its monthly allowance for over 1,000 Philippine National Police, Bureau of Fire Protection, and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology personnel by P500 from P1,500 to P2,000 starting this January. Mayor Greg Gasataya said the increase is part of...
BACOLOD CITY – The Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) reported an 11.77 percent increase in total crime incidents in 2025, up 149 cases from 1,265 in 2024 to 1,414 in 2025. Index crimes or crimes against person or property rose by seven incidents or 3.76 percent from 186 cases in 2024 to 193 in...
CEBU CITY – Two persons were confirmed dead and 12 were rescued from the collapsed dumpsite in Barangay Binaliw here. As of 5 p.m., Jan. 9, 35 individuals remained missing, according to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Cebu City. With several persons still missing, Mayor Nestor Archival has...
