SUYO, Ilocos Sur – A seven-year-old child was hit and killed by a pickup truck in Barangay Uso here on Friday afternoon, Jan. 16. Police said the victim suddenly crossed the road after alighting from a tricycle and was struck by the vehicle driven by a 38-year-old man from Itogon, Benguet. Her...
CAMP FLORENDO, San Fernando City, La Union – A 65-year-old woman was shot and killed in Barangay San Vicente, Umingan, Pangasinan on Tuesday. Police Major Jimmy Paningbatan, chief of the Umingan Police Station, said two men entered the house of the victim Lena and shot her. The suspects fled...
BACOLOD CITY – Two laborers were allegedly stabbed to death by their companion after he was annoyed over their teasing in Purok Orchids, Barangay Santol, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental on Thursday, Jan. 15. Police identified the victims as Arnel, 25, and Lemping, 61. Police Capt. Joelan Vinson,...
ORION, Bataan – A woman was killed and four others were injured in a collision between a car and a tanker truck on Roman Highway in Barangay Puting Buhangin here on Friday, Jan. 16. Police Major Madtaib Jalman, chief of the Orion Municipal Police Station, said the car, a Honda Civic, allegedly...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – A 22-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman were killed in a landslide that buried their house in Barangay Bariis, Matnog town, Sorsogon province after midnight Saturday, Jan. 17. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, Police Regional Office-5 spokesperson, said initial reports from...
CALASIAO, Pangasinan – A 19-year-old man was hit and killed by a dump truck in Barangay San Miguel here on Thursday, Jan. 15. Police identified the victim as Male Jero of Pantal West, Dagupan City. Investigation said the victim allegedly jumped under the passing dump truck. He died on the spot...
BAGUIO CITY — A 63-year-old woman was killed and her four companions were injured when they were hit by a wayward electric bus in Camp John Hay here on Friday, Jan. 16. Police identified the fatality as Rowena Andrion. Investigation said that the electric bus with license plates NY369B driven by...
SAN JOSE, Batangas – A 42-year-old woman was stabbed dead by her husband during a heated argument in Barangay Tugtug here on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 15. Police identified the victim as Christine, self-employed. Investigation said Christine had an argument with the suspect, Erick, 44, an egg...
ZAMBOANGA CITY - Hot pursuit operations are ongoing after an officer of the Philippine Coast Guard was shot dead while buying coffee in Ipil municipality, Zamboanga Sibugay province on Thursday evening, Jan. 15. The victim was identified as Lt. Junior Grade Glennick Ytang, PCG sub-station commander...
CEBU CITY – The number of people who perished in the trash slide in a dumpsite in Barangay Binaliw here rose to 25 with the recovery of seven more fatalities on Thursday, Jan. 15. SFO3 Wendell Villanueva, information officer of the Cebu City Fire Department, said only 11 persons remained missing...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A 68-year-old carpenter died and eight people, including the driver, were injured after their multi-purpose vehicle rammed a concrete barrier in Barangay Gulang-Gulang, this city, before dawn on Thursday, Jan. 15. Police identified the victim as Saturnino of Villa Esperanza,...
AMPATUAN, Maguindanao del Sur – Police and soldiers launched a manhunt Tuesday for gunmen who ambushed and killed a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) field commander and his aide in a remote village here Monday night. Hams Kindo, alias Commander Tuabak, 46, commander of the MILF 118th Base...
