GUMACA, Quezon – Diocese of Gumaca Bishop Euginius Cañete has mourned the death of Pope Francis. BISHOP Euginius Cañete FB. Cañete ordered the ringing of bells in all churches under the diocese in honor and for the eternal repose of the soul of the pope who died at the age of 88 on...
GUMACA, Quezon – Fourteen persons were injured when the van they were riding rammed a tanker truck in Barangay Inaclagan here on Wednesday morning, Jan. 29. Police identified the injured as Marlon, 39, driver; Allan, 38; Romnick, 28; Christine, 26; Regie, 28; Clinton, 32; Reymark, 24;...
GUMACA, Quezon – An 84-year-old woman drowned and her body was caught in a fish trap or “baklad” in the shoreline in Barangay Villa Padua here on Monday morning, Dec. 2. The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office identified the victim as Nelda W. Caballero, a resident of Barangay...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – This city formalized a sisterhood agreement with the municipality of Gumaca in Quezon province during a ceremony on Wednesday, September 18, in a hotel here. ZAMBOANGA City Mayor John Dalipe and Gumaca Mayor Webster Letargo sign a sisterhood agreement on Wednesday, September 18....
GUMACA, Quezon – A 60-year-old housewife was killed and a 37-year-old welder was injured after they were hit by a three-wheel motorbike or tuk-tuk on Friday morning, May 31, in Barangay Hagakhakin, this municipality. Police Major Marnie Abellanida, Gumaca police chief, identified the victim...
GUMACA, Quezon – A 57-year-old land developer was killed while his daughter was wounded after his live-in partner shot them at dawn on Sunday in Elas Memorial Park, Barangay Butaguin, this town. Police chief Police Major Marnie Abellanida identified the fatality as Raynaldo, owner of Elas Land...
GUMACA, Quezon – A seven-year-old boy died after he was hit by a truck on the Maharlika Highway, Barangay Camohaguin, this town, on Friday morning, May 17. Police identified the victim as Kent, a resident of Barangay Camohaguin. Kent suddenly crossed the road and was sideswiped by an Isuzu...
GUMACA, Quezon – Fourteen persons were injured after a passenger van crashed into a truck parked on the road shoulder in Barangay Casasahan Ilaya here on Saturday afternoon, December 23. One of the passengers, Radel Rada, 37, of Catanauan, this province, sustained injuries and is in critical...
GUMACA, Quezon – A 65-year-old hearing-impaired man was dragged and killed by a Philippine National Railways (PNR) train while walking on the railroad tracks in Barangay Inaclagan here on Tuesday morning, December 5. Police identified the victim as Danilo Caperiña, single, and a resident...
GUMACA, Quezon – A police officer was relieved after he was involved in a traffic altercation with a truck driver and his helper that went viral on social media on Thursday afternoon, October 26, on the Maharlika Highway in Barangay Rizal, this town. MAP of Gumaca, Quezon. The police...
GUMACA, Quezon – The municipal government is set to undertake a low-cost housing project, Mayor Webster Letargo announced on Saturday, May 20. LETARGO (Danny Estacio) Letargo said some 500 to 600 employees of the municipal government are on a priority list to acquire low-cost housing units set to...
GUMACA, Quezon – A 70-year-old farmer died while five others, including a two-year-old boy, were injured after their tricycle was struck by a van on the Maharlika Highway in Barangay Villa Padua here on Friday afternoon, Nov. 25. Police identified the fatality as Victorino Calvelo....
