CEBU CITY – Two men died in a gun attack that marred Christmas Day in Barangay Sawang Calero here. Melber Alicabo, 40, and his half-brother, 36-year-old Romel Fernandez, were shot one after another by their neighbors on Thursday morning. Merlinda Fernandez, Romel 's mother, told police that...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A driver was killed in a three-vehicle crash in Ipil municipality, Zamboanga Sibugay province on Friday, Dec. 26. The Ipil Municipal Police Station said an Isuzu Elf vehicle travelling from Zamboanga City towards Ipil encroached on the opposite lane and collided with a passenger...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police arrested a firecracker vendor and confiscated P500,000 worth of illegal firecrackers during an entrapment operation on Christmas Eve in this city. The suspect was identified as Larry Nebres Jr., 47, a resident of Camino Nuevo here. “Our success in this operation is not...
The Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Friday, Dec. 26, that it will pursue both administrative and criminal charges against an irate police officer who allegedly fired his service firearm during a confrontation with three “noisy” children using firecrackers in Parañaque City. Police...
BAGUIO CITY – No firecracker injuries were reported on Christmas Eve and Christmas here. But Mayor Benjamin Magalong said 2,206 different fireworks and illegal noisemakers were seized during the period. He said this was the result of the vigilance of barangay officials, the Baguio City Police...
DAGUPAN CITY – Police said an illegal fireworks manufacturing and storage facility exploded in Barangay Bacayao Norte here on Christmas Day. Dagupan police chief Police Col. Orly Pagaduan said debris from a makeshift fireworks factory were discovered in the house. Two individuals were killed and...
A 10-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man were injured by firecrackers on Dec. 25 and 26 amid a total ban on the use of such devices in Muntinlupa. Muntinlupa City Ordinance 14-092 prohibits “the manufacture, display, sale, distribution, possession or use of firecrackers or pyrotechnic devices...
A construction worker was arrested for four counts of statutory rape after allegedly raping his 13-year-old stepdaughter for a year in Pasig City. The Eastern Police District (EPD) identified the suspect as “Onyok,” 57, listed as the No. 1 most wanted person. He was nabbed following a joint...
DAGUPAN CITY – Two individuals were killed and two were injured in an explosion in Sitio Boquig, Barangay Bacayao Norte, this city, on Christmas Day. Initial report from the Dagupan City Information Office said the explosion occurred at 7:49 p.m. The Bureau of Fire Protection, police, CDRRMO,...
BACOLOD CITY – The 55-year-old widow of a communist rebel was gunned down in Sitio Makilo, Barangay Camansi, Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, Dec. 24. Police Lt. Col. Roberto Indiape Jr., Kabankalan police chief, said the victim Warlita was the wife of a New People’s Army (NPA)...
BAGUIO CITY – The first born or “panganay” of working parents here was named by the National Correspondents Club of Baguio (NCCB) as this year’s Lucky Christmas Baby on Christmas Day. Baby boy Kyro was born at 3:04 a.m. at the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center to Charlize Nicolie...
DAVAO CITY – Davao City first district Rep. Paolo Duterte has called for unity in his Christmas message. Duterte said the holiday season serves as a reminder of the importance of family, faith, and solidarity, particularly during what he described as a period marked by trials, criticism, and...
