BACOLOD CITY – A 36-year-old high school teacher was allegedly stabbed to death by a 24-year-old Grade 12 student in his house in Barangay Alijis here on Friday, June 12. Education Program Specialist II RJ Paglomutan, Department of Education (DepEd)-Bacolod Schools Division spokesperson,...
BACOLOD CITY – Two men were killed by a speeding sedan driven by the son of a barangay councilor in Purok 2, Barangay Tuyom, Cauayan, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, June 10. Police identified the fatalities as 40-year-old Dolfo and Junior, 59, residents of Barangay Tuyom. Police Lt. Col....
CABUGAO, Ilocos Sur – The chairman of Barangay Turod-Patac here was gunned down on Friday, June 12. Police said the victim, Leo Ronnel Tabaco Taverna, 39, was sitting in front of a neighbor’s house at around 1:45 p.m. when a pickup truck arrived. Two men disembarked and shot him. The suspects...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – A 22-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Barangay Isabang, this city, on Thursday, June 11. Police identified the victim as Art. Investigation said the victim was on the right side of the road when he was hit by a black Toyota Hilux pickup. The vehicle fled...
SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna – A 58-year-old Person with Disability (PWD) was killed and six families lost their homes in a one-hour fire in Barangay San Vicente here on Thursday morning, June 11. Police identified the victim as Ricky. The fire started at about 7:34 a.m. and was declared under control...
DIPACULAO, Aurora — The municipal government ordered the temporary closure of Hermanos Leisure and Farm Resort where Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball players Rene Clert N. Baterbonia and Divine Adili stayed and drowned during a team-building activity on June 8. The closure order was issued after...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Four crew members of a fishing boat owned by a major canning factory died due to suffocation on board their fishing vessel on Thursday, June 11. Three fatalities were identified as Ranillo Sanugal Jr., 27; John Edgar Dotillos, 22; and Arnold Bongcawel. The fourth remains...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A pregnant woman and three others were killed and another individual was injured in a fire in a building in Barangay Rea here on Thursday, June 11. Calamba City police chief Police Col. Dennis de Guzman said the fatalities were living and trapped on the second floor of the...
BALER, Aurora – The local government of Dipaculao, Aurora is conducting a parallel investigation on the drowning of Ateneo de Manila University basketball players Rene Baterbonia and Divine Adili during a team-building activity on Monday, June 8. Mayor Danilo A. Tolentino said they are working...
TACLOBAN CITY – A 45-year-old farmer was allegedly hacked to death by his stepfather on Tuesday, June 9, in Barangay Naulayan, Matag-ob, Leyte. Police identified the victim as Nilo. Initial investigation revealed the victim was drunk and tried to hack a dog. The suspect, Des, 62, farmer, of...
BUTUAN CITY – Representatives Alfel Bascug (Agusan del Sur first district) and Eddiebong Plaza (second district) filed House Bill No. 1108 on Tuesday directing the House of Representatives to conduct an inquiry into the deaths of Rene Clert Baterbonia and Divine Adili. Baterbonia, a native of...
BALER, Aurora – Police found no evidence of foul play in the drowning of Ateneo de Manila University basketball players Divine Adili and Rene Baterbonia during a team-building activity in Dipaculao, Aurora on Monday, June 8. The Aurora Provincial Police Office said Tuesday, June 9, that initial...