TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – A couple and their companions were robbed of almost P1 million in valuables in a resort in Barangay Calumpang here on Christmas Eve. Police identified the victims as Christopher Tamayo, 43, his wife Shiela, 38, and companions Bomer Marfil Quising, 28, and George D....
A fire that broke out at the boundary of Imus City and Kawit left 120 families homeless (Photo from Mayor Alex Advincula's Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – A fire gutted a residential area at the boundary of Imus City and Kawit on Monday, Dec. 23. The Bureau of Fire Protection...
CEBU CITY – Four men were arrested as suspects in the recent gang-rape of a 15-year-old girl in Oslob town, southern Cebu. The four suspects were aged between 18- and 20-years-old. Two of the suspects are siblings, police said. A POLICE tape secures the entrance of a house where a 15-year-old...
Some ₱4.3 million financial incentives were given by the Rizal Provincial Government to 551 students who received Latin honors from their respective schools recently. Rizal Governor Nina Ricci Ynares said they awarded ₱20,000 cash to each of the 35 summa cum laude awardees, ₱10,000 each to...
CEBU CITY - A 29-year-old drug pusher tagged as a high-value individual was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Mandaue City on Friday night, Dec. 20. Police recovered 4.5 kilos of suspected shabu with an estimated value of P30.6 million from Kent Kirk Calonge Ponsica, who was arrested on M....
SAN NARCISO, Quezon – A civilian volunteer of the Philippine Army was electrocuted in Barangay White Cliff here on Friday afternoon, Dec. 20. Police identified the victim as Jeruic Mandia, 21, of Boac, Marinduque. Investigation said the victim went to the restroom while attending classes at...
MULANAY, Quezon – Two fishermen went missing in the sea of Barangay Santo Niño here on Thursday, Dec. 19. Police identified them as Brences Profugo, 23, and Edrian Drio, 16, residents of Barangay Cambuga, this town. Carmelita Profugo, mother of Brences, told police that her son and Drio...
CEBU CITY – Two kilos of shabu worth P13.6 million were seized from a 46-year-old man in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Pulpogan, Consolacion town, northern Cebu on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 19. A KG9 9mm pistol with five bullets was also seized from the possession of Jame Lacang, a native...
CEBU CITY – Mystery surrounds the death of a 15-year-old girl in Oslob town, southern Cebu province who reported to the police that she was gang-raped before she died the next day. Police Major Jude Librando Cebrero, chief of the Olob Police Station, said they are still investigating the death of...
ILOILO CITY – The Commission on Audit has cited the local government unit of Miag-ao town, Iloilo province for its good fiscal management. GARIN (Miag-ao InfoCen) The COA, in its latest annual audit report, said that Miag-ao led by Mayor Richard Garin, which inherited a P326 million debt...
ILOILO CITY – The Iloilo provincial government has approved a P5.97-billion budget for next year. THE Iloilo Provincial Capitol in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) The Iloilo provincial board granted the proposed budget submitted by the administration of Iloilo Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr....
CAVITE – Authorities seized P195,000 worth of marijuana products in a buy-bust operation in Dasmariñas City on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Cavite Provincial Police Office (PPO) said two high-value individuals were arrested during the sting operation, identified as alias Damo and alias Ric. Seized...
