CUENCA, Batangas – A 33-year-old man shot and killed his wife and 10-year-old son then himself in Barangay Don Juan, this town, on Sunday, Sept. 21. People in the area heard gunshots and discovered the victims. Initial investigation said the man was allegedly suffering from depression. The man...
BACOLOD CITY – A 34-year-old man allegedly involved in a love triangle was killed in Purok Mars, Barangay Singcang-Airport here on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Police Lt. Ildefonso Leonardo, deputy commander of Police Station 8, identified the victim as Paul, a resident of Barangay Alijis here....
BACOLOD CITY – A 40-year-old construction worker stabbed to death over old grudges in Purok Sagrado Dos, Barangay Estefania here on Sunday, Sept. 21. Police Major Joeil Reclamado, head of Police Station 4, said the victim was having a drinking session at home when a man appeared and asked him to...
BACOLOD CITY – A 46-year-old man was allegedly killed over an unpaid debt in Barangay Suba, Calatrava, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Sept. 20. Police Capt. Jesus Alba, chief of Calatrava Municipal Police Station, said the victim and his wife were riding a motorcycle on their way home when they...
BALER, Aurora - Vice Gov. Isidro "Sid" Galban was sworn in as the new governor of this province following the death of Gov. Reynante A. Tolentino on Monday due to illness. Galban was inducted by Judge Edith Cynthia A. Wee-Cabbat on Tuesday, Sept. 23, at the provincial capitol. An engineer by...
TACLOBAN CITY - A police chief in Biliran province is facing homicide raps for allegedly shooting and killing a drinking buddy, Sunday in Barangay Balire, Tunga, Leyte. The suspect was identified as Capt. Alberto Parena, 53, of Barangay Abango, Barugo, Leyte. The victim was identified as alias...
BAGUIO CITY – A 74-year-old man who was among the nine victims of a landslide in Tuba, Benguet, during the height of super typhoon "Nando" Monday died while being treated in a hospital. Four vehicles, a Ford Ranger, a Toyota Innova, a Toyota Grandia, and a tanker truck, all headed to Baguio...
BALER, Aurora - Aurora Gov. Reynante Tolentino passed away on Monday, Sept. 22, three weeks after taking a medical leave. A Facebook post by daughter Aurora second district board member Yam Tolentino said her father died at 7:33 a.m. No further details and cause of death were posted by the...
Police have arrested a 23-year-old criminology student who allegedly killed his parents and sibling in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon last May. The suspect was apprehended in a manhunt operation in Purok 4, Barangay Uno, Malaybalay last Friday, Sept. 12. He faces parricide and murder cases and no bail...
PANUKULAN, Quezon – A fishing boat captain was stabbed dead by a fisherman during a drinking spree on their fishing boat in Barangay Balungay, this town, on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Police identified the victim as Ruel of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro. Investigation said the suspect Robert, 28, stabbed...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A localized thunderstorm has caused severe flooding in central Bukidnon, leaving three people dead and five missing as of Thursday, authorities reported. According to a report by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) 10 (Northern Mindanao),...
BACOLOD CITY – A two-year-old girl from Barangay Mandalagan died from dengue recently, the sixth death from the mosquito-borne disease here this year. A City Health Office (CHO) report as of Sept. 7 said the victim experienced fever and vomiting on Sept. 1 and was admitted to a hospital six days...
