The Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Region 2 reported three fatalities from super typhoon ‘’Uwan’’ in the Cagayan Valley region. OCD-Region 2 Director Leon Rafael said the fatalities were residents of Kayapa and Kasibu, both in Nueva Vizcaya, and killed in landslides. They were five-year-old...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A karaoke bar owner here was shot dead on Saturday night, Nov. 8. Police identified the victim as Marian Dinglasa Luna, 47. Investigation said Luna had just emerged from the bar kitchen when a masked gunman appeared and shot her. Luna was taken to a hospital where he was declared...
Two children were killed in landslide at the height of typhoon ‘’Uwan’’ in Barangay Balangabang, Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya, before dawn on Tuesday, Nov. 10. Police Major Len Gomultin, Kayapa police chief, said the victims – two five-year-old twin boys – were sleeping with their family when...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 64-year-old woman was found dead Sunday in Seaside Pier 2, Barangay 3, Catbalogan City, Samar. The victim’s house made of light materials suddenly collapsed due to typhoon “Uwan” while she was inside. Her body was retrieved by the Catbalogan City Disaster Risk Reduction...
BACOLOD CITY – A 54-year-old businessman was shot dead in Barangay 23 here on Saturday night, Nov. 8. Police Major Joeil Reclamado, head of Police Station 4, identified the victim as Mick, a resident of Barangay Estefania here. Reclamado said the victim, who is engaged in the car rental business,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – A Bureau of Internal Revenue employee tagged as a person of interest in the recent murder of two BIR security guards in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay was shot dead on Friday night. The Ipil municipal police identified the victim as Ian Jude Soriano Nario, 47, Revenue Officer II and...
A lineman repairing power lines damaged by typhoon “Tino” in Cebu province was electrocuted on Thursday. The victim was identified as Junric Niñal Heraldez, 25, junior lineman of Cebeco. Police said the victim was working with Raynel Cano, senior lineman of Cebeco, in Barangay Bojo, Aloguinsan...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A pastor who shot to death their treasurer at the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) Church is now under police custody, according to a report Friday. The SDA North-Central Mindanao Conference (NCMC) said in a statement that Pastor Chosen Gem Abesta, 37, of Manticao, Misamis...
CEBU CITY – The body of a woman buried alive during a landslide in Barangay Sapangdaku was recovered on Thursday, Nov. 6, as the death toll from typhoon ‘’Tino’’ continued to increase. The body of Alicia Llevado, 46, was recovered at 1:38 p.m. Two family members were earlier found. The...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 62-year-old grandmother went missing at the height of typhoon “Tino” in Barangay Hilaan, Bontoc town, Southern Leyte province on Tuesday afternoon. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO) said Yolanda Labastida and her husband were evacuating...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Two security guards were found dead with multiple bullet wounds at the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) office in Ipil municipality, Zamboanga Sibugay province on Tuesday, Nov. 4. The Ipil Municipal Police Station identified the victims as 52-year-old Jamie Dante, a resident of...
TACLOBAN CITY — A 78-year-old man died early Tuesday morning in Barangay Romualdez, MacArthur, Leyte, after his nipa hut was struck by a fallen tree during the onslaught of typhoon “Tino.” The victim, alias Max, a widower and jobless resident, was discovered at 5:40 a.m. According to the...
