SANTA CRUZ, Laguna – Gov. Sol Aragones announced on Friday that this province is under a state of calamity due to the effects of typhoon ‘’Crising’’ and the southwest monsoon or ‘’habagat.’’ The Sangguniang Panlalawigan issued a resolution on Friday, July 25, declaring a state of...
Government work in the entire province of Batangas was suspended on Tuesday, July 22, due to the continuing inclement weather. However, the provincial government said that frontline offices directly involved in disaster risk reduction and management, delivery of basic health services, and other...
SAN PABLO CITY, Laguna – Three individuals were killed and six were injured in a collision between a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) and a bus on the Maharlika Highway in Barangay San Francisco, this city, before dawn on Saturday, July 19. Police identified the fatalities as Jovan Fabricante, 41;...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – A 17-year-old student was gunned down in Purok 7, Barangay Parian, this city, on Thursday, July 17. Police identified the victim as JP. Investigation said the victim was walking when two men onboard a motorcycle appeared and shot him. JP died on the spot from multiple...
Over the past decade, Southern Luzon has undergone a remarkable transformation, not just as an industrial and residential hub but as an emerging center for higher education. Santa Rosa, Laguna, along with the surrounding cities of Biñan, Calamba, and parts of Silang and Tagaytay, is steadily...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – Gov. Sol Aragones said she would establish community pharmacies across the province beginning this September, providing free maintenance medicines for conditions such as hypertension, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar. Dubbed “Akay ni Gob Botika,” these community...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police Col. Junar Yupio was named as the new Laguna Police Provincial Office chief. Yupio replaced Police Col. Ricardo Dalmacia. Police Regional Office 4-A chief Police Brig. Gen. Jack Wanky led the turnover ceremony here on Friday, July 4. Wanky reminded them of the...
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) issued flood bulletins on Thursday, July 3, for the Pasig-Marikina-Laguna de Bay and Tullahan River basins due to light to moderate rains brought by the southwest monsoon or “habagat.” The bulletins, in...
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna – In her first act as Laguna’s chief executive on June 30, Gov. Sol Aragones signed an executive order that prohibits employees in State-run health care facilities in the province from being rude or disrespectful to patients. Executive Order No. 1, titled “Bawal Ang...
BINAN CITY, Laguna -- A 36-year-old woman was shot dead after attending a court hearing in Barangay Canlalay, here, on Tuesday morning, June 24. Police identified the victim as Phoebe Dawn Marie Monton. The victim was standing in a vulcanizing shop when a man onboard a motorcycle appeared and shot...
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – A suspect in the killing of a Quezon town vice mayor three years ago was killed in a shootout on Friday morning, June 20, in Sitio Santa Ana, Barangay Malao-a, this city. Police Col. Romulo Albacea, Quezon police director, identified the suspect as Rolando, 52, a resident...
Police say they have arrested a suspect behind the online bomb threat in Santa Cruz, Laguna on Wednesday morning, June 18. The Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 4-A conducted follow-up investigation and traced the suspect through his account. With the Santa Cruz Police, the RACU 4-A nabbed the suspect...
