ILOILO CITY – A bedridden woman was killed while almost 150 persons were displaced in a fire in this city on Tuesday, Jan. 7. AN aerial of the Jan. 7 fire that killed an elderly and displaced almost 150 people in Iloilo City. (MORE Power) Authorities identified the victim as Susan Aytuna of...
BACOLOD CITY – A barangay councilor and a rescuer were killed and three others were injured after they were electrocuted while taking down Christmas lights in Barangay Poblacion, Mabinay, Negros Oriental on Monday, Jan. 6. RESCUERS revive one of five individuals electrocuted while removing...
Oriental Mindoro Gov. Humerlito “Bonz” Dolor condemned the murder of national athlete and Southeast Asian Games multi-medalist Mervin Guarte on Tuesday, Jan. 7. “Paalam Mervin Guarte! (Goodbye Mervin Guarte)” Dolor said in a Facebook post. GUARTE (left) and Dolor. (FB) “Hustisya...
CEBU CITY – A 13-year-old boy was killed in a fire that hit their house in Barangay Duljo-Fatima here on Sunday morning, Jan. 5. The fatality was identified as Wrenchford Cahan. A MAN breaks down after seeing the charred remains of his son who was trapped in their house razed by a fire in...
SAN JUAN, Batangas – A woman and her live-in partner suspected of murdering and burning a Person with Disability in Barangay Barualte here last month were killed and wounded by four gunmen on Sunday night, Jan. 5. READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/12/17/burned-chopped-body-of-woman-found Police...
At least eight people lost their lives in road crashes during the recent holiday season, with the Department of Health (DOH) reporting a staggering 703 traffic incidents as of Monday, Jan. 6. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) The DOH highlighted the persistent challenge of...
BACOLOD CITY – A 57-year-old woman was killed by a lightning strike during a thunderstorm in Barangay Don Salvador Benedicto, Pontevedra, Negros Occidental on Saturday, Jan. 4. Police Capt. Darryl Kuhutan, Pontevedra police chief, identified the victim as Trinidad Baliguat of Barangay Don...
A 33-year-old man hacked his 71-year-old father to death and injured his 58-year-old mother after he was pestered to look for work in Barangay Inayangan, Davao City on Friday, Jan. 3. Investigation said the suspect, Jickie Bato, took a bolo after the reprimand and hacked his father, Ernesto, who...
Four people were killed in a collision between two passenger vans in Barangay Binugao, Toril District, Davao City on Saturday morning, Jan. 4. Police said the driver of the van heading north allegedly lost control of the vehicle in a curved portion of the Davao-Digos Road and rammed a van on the...
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – A 25-year-old man was allegedly gunned down by his father during a heated altercation in Barangay San Guillermo, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte on Friday morning, Dec. 3. Police Capt. Randy Damo, San Nicolas chief of police, identified the victim as Jovanie Fer Cabbat....
A retired police officer was shot dead in Barangay Simbo, Tupi town, South Cotabato province on Friday afternoon, Jan. 3. Police identified the victim as Teodorico Bastan, 79, of Barangay Datal Bob, T’boli town, South Cotabato. Investigation said Bastan, chief of barangay tanods of Barangay...
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the first death caused by a stray bullet on Saturday, Jan. 4, as the number of firecracker-related injuries continues to rise. (DOH) Data from DOH’s sentinel sites showed that the total number of injuries has now reached 771, which is 27.6 percent higher...
