CEBU CITY – Kenjie de Jesus was supposed to celebrate his 14th birth anniversary on Wednesday, Oct. 30. He was looking forward to that special day and had given his mother P500 for a simple celebration. De Jesus, however, did not make as instead of a birth anniversary celebration, his family is...
TAYUM, Abra – A deaf-mute woman was allegedly gunned down in Sitio Pitao, Barangay Bagalay, Tayum, Abra on Sunday night, Oct. 27, by a candidate for municipal councilor in next year’s elections. Police Capt. Michael Joe Dasalla, Tayum chief of police, identified the victim as Florida A. Teneza,...
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Two Grade 9 students were killed and three individuals were injured in a collision between a motorcycle and a tricycle here on Monday, Oct. 28. Police Master Sgt. Prodencio Atas, Tabuk police spokesperson, identified the fatalities as Hazam B. Bawalan and John Raye S....
CAMP JUAN, Ilocos Norte – Ilocos Norte police director Police Col. Frederick E. Obar has created a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) to probe the murder of barangay chairman Mark Adrian P. Barba and his two companions in Barangay 22 San Guillermo, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte before dawn...
SARIAYA, Quezon – A 54-year-old businessman was gunned down in a birth anniversary party in Barangay Manggalang 1, this town, on Saturday night, Oct. 26. Police identified the victim as Roderick Geron. Investigation said the victim was having a drinking spree when a man, Enrico, also a...
ILIGAN CITY – A farmer and his son were electrocuted to death in Zone 8, Sitio Pigsulan, Barangay Kabacsanan here on Thursday morning, Oct. 24, days before the man was about to celebrate his wedding anniversary. A FARMER and his son were electrocuted in Iligan City on Oct. 24. Iligan City Police...
CEBU CITY – An environmental lawyer has highlighted the need for the province of Bohol to have an efficient anti-venom supply after a three-year-old girl died due to cobra bites. Atty. Jordan Pizarras said district hospitals in Bohol must undertake immediate stocking of anti-venom to prevent...
CALAUAG, Quezon – A nine-year-old girl was killed after she was hit by a rescue vehicle in this town on Friday afternoon, Oct. 25. Police identified the victim as Mary Bithany Cambronero Añonuevo. Investigation said the victim was standing on the shoulder of the Calauag-Guinayangan...
ILOILO CITY – A male tourist from Laguna drowned at world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province in the aftermath of severe tropical storm “Kristine” on Friday afternoon, Oct. 25. Malay Municipal Police Station investigator Lt. Romeo Sabrine said the victim and a companion, also...
AGONCILLO, Batangas – Eight persons were killed and six individuals are missing in three barangays due to a flash flood here spawned by tropical cyclone "Kristine" on Thursday, Oct. 24. A WELCOME arch in the town of Agoncillo in Batangas province. (Wikipedia) Police identified the fatalities as...
TALISAY, Batangas – Authorities have identified the 18 fatalities of a landslide in Barangay Sampaloc here on Thursday, Oct. 24. VIEW of the municipality of Talisay, Batangas from Tagaytay City. (Wikipedia) READ: https://mb.com.ph/2024/10/25/18-killed-in-batangas-landslide The victims were Isidro...
SAN NICOLAS, Ilocos Norte – A barangay captain and his two companions were gunned down in Barangay 22 San Guillermo here before dawn on Saturday, Oct. 26. Police identified the victims as Mark Adrian P. Barba, barangay captain of Barangay 6 San Juan Bautista and Association of Barangay Captain...