DAGUPAN CITY – The 15-year-old girl shot by her ex-boyfriend in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija has passed away, police said. Police said Lea died on Tuesday, Aug. 12, five days after she was shot by her ex-boyfriend, Leo, in a public school classroom on Thursday, Aug. 7. Lea succumbed to a bullet wound...
A group on Saturday, August 9, urged the government to prioritize urgent psychosocial support in schools following a recent classroom shooting in Nueva Ecija, which left two students critically injured and deeply shaken the local community. The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Philippines, in a...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – A minor who shot and wounded a student then turned the gun on himself inside a classroom in Barangay Rizal, Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija on Thursday, Aug. 7, died on Friday, Aug. 8. Police Capt. Noime Gogotano, Nueva Ecija police information officer, said suspect Leo...
CABANATUAN CITY – A shooting incident involving two teenagers inside a classroom at the Santa Rosa Integrated School (SRIS) in Barangay Rizal here on Thursday is a reminder of the importance of stronger school safety measures, police said Friday. Police Col. Heryl Bruno, Nueva Ecija Police...
The Department of Education (DepEd) and a teachers’ group on Friday, August 8, strongly condemned the shooting incident at Sta. Rosa Integrated School in Nueva Ecija, which left two students in critical condition and sent shockwaves through the education community. In separate statements, DepEd...
CABANATUAN CITY – A student was shot and wounded inside a classroom in Barangay Rizal, Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, on Thursday morning, Aug. 7. Initial investigation said the minor suspect, Leo, barged inside the classroom of the victim, Lea, 15. Leo drew a gun and shot the victim in the neck. The...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)- Nueva Ecija 2nd District Engineering Office (DEO) has completed three flood control projects totaling P178.8 million on the Pampanga River in the towns of San Isidro and Jaen. The flood control projects will reinforce riverbanks and help reduce...
A barangay chairman was killed and his son was wounded in a broad daylight shooting incident in front of their house in Barangay Banitan, Guimba, Nueva Ecija on Wednesday afternoon, July 23. Police identified the fatality as Barangay Banitan Chairman Cenon Pineda Jr., 55. Investigation said Pineda...
The Philippine Army (PA) and Indonesian Army kicked off Wednesday, July 16, a bilateral training exercise aimed at enhancing both nations’ territorial defense. The Training Activity (TA) “Dolphine” XVII-2025 focuses on four critical special operations capabilities namely urban warfare,...
The provincial government of Nueva Ecija vowed to continue its price support program to help farmers sell their produce at a higher price. Gov. Aurelio “Oyie” Matias Umali said during the Provincial Food Council (PFC) meeting in Palayan City on Tuesday that the program is a big help to palay...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – Police arrested a robbery suspect and recovered several stolen items during a hot pursuit operation in Nueva Ecija province on Sunday. The suspect, identified only as “Lex,” 42, of Barangay Mambangnan, San Leonardo town, Nueva Ecija, was nabbed around 7:30 a.m. in...
The San Jose Green Energy Corp. (SJGEC) announced it has secured a half-billion-peso loan with Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) following the final stages of approval for its new solar power project in Nueva Ecija. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, June 16,...
