BADOC, Ilocos Norte — A 49‑year‑old businesswoman was shot dead, allegedly by her live‑in partner, in Sitio Alalucap, Barangay Labut, Badoc, Ilocos Norte, early Friday, Aug. 21. Police said the victim, identified as “Liza,” married, sustained a gunshot wound to the head. The suspect,...
JONES, Isabela — A man was killed over a P900 debt while sleeping in a hammock in Barangay Sto. Domingo on Aug. 17, police said. The victim, known only as “Jake” of Barangay San Vicente, had been drinking with “Mark” and other acquaintances earlier that day. Police said the suspect...
JONES, ISABELA — Police are investigating the death of a 51‑year‑old man believed to have been killed in a suspected explosive blast along a riverside area in Barangay Payac on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Authorities identified the victim as Norberto, a resident of the same barangay. A barangay...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon — Two children drowned Thursday morning, Aug. 20, while swimming at the spillway of the Lakawan River in Barangay Ilayang Dupay. Lucena City police identified the victims as Aila, 8, and Zai, 7, residents of Purok Sentro in the same village. At around 11 a.m., the sisters...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — Three children drowned while swimming at a beach in Calapan City on Thursday, Aug. 20. Lt. Col. Michael C. Caraggayan, Calapan City Police chief, said the victims, an eight‑year‑old and two six‑year‑olds, had gone to Sitio Proper, Barangay Navotas, to...
LIPA CITY, Batangas — A 49‑year‑old batching plant supervisor was shot to death while drinking in front of his house Wednesday night, Aug. 19, in Purok 5, Barangay Rizal. Police identified the victim as Elmer, an employee of Remix Batching Plant and a resident of the area. He sustained...
BACOLOD CITY – An 84‑year‑old faith healer was stabbed to death while sleeping beside his wife inside their house in Don Hermino Village, Barangay 1, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental, on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Police identified the victim as Bay, also a pedicab driver. Police Master Sgt. Henry...
Vanessa Blanca, the singer behind the original version of the popular track “DOTA O Ako,” has died at 30. Her cousin Ivy shared the heartbreaking news on Facebook on Wednesday, August 19, revealing that Vanessa died following an accident at the condominium where she was staying in Manila....
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the South Carolina apartment where the actor died over the weekend, according to a police report released Tuesday. A Greenville police officer who responded to the residence...
CEBU CITY-A 39-year-old man died in a shooting incident here early morning Tuesday, Aug. 18. Police identified the fatality as a certain Paolo, who was attacked by two unidentified assailants in Barangay Sambag 2 around 2:50 a.m. Police said the victim was smoking a cigarette by the road when two...
LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of fans lined the streets of a seaside Welsh village on Saturday to bid farewell to late singer Bonnie Tyler as her coffin was brought home. The Grammy-nominated Welsh pop star, beloved worldwide for her 1983 chart-topping power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” died...
RIZAL, Nueva Ecija — Two passengers were killed while 11 others were injured when a public utility bus (PUB) lost control, hit a tree and overturned in a rice field in Barangay Aglipay here early Thursday, August 14, a belated police report said. Police said the accident occurred at around 4 a.m....
