LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Nineteen families or 70 persons were rendered homeless in a fire in Barangay 9 here on Saturday, June 8. NINETEEN families lost their homes in a fire in Barangay 9, Lucena City, Quezon on June 8. (Photo via Danny Estacio) Eighteen houses were destroyed in the...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – One-thousand, two-hundred college students enrolled in State universities and private educational institutions received their P5,000 scholarship grant under the Alona scholarship program and the Office of the House Deputy Speaker during the payout on Tuesday, June 5, in...
CANDELARIA, Quezon – Police Lt. Gen. Rhoderick Armamento, commander of the Area Police Command-South Luzon, said the New People's Army is moving to recover lost ground in Southern Luzon. POLICE Lt. Gen. Rhoderick Armamento (center), head of the Area Police Command-South Luzon, leads the...
CEBU CITY – An 18-year-old fresh senior high school graduate died after a concrete lamp post fell on him in Camotes Island, Cebu, on Thursday, June 6. The freak accident happened past 9 p.m. in the bay walk of Barangay Poblacion, Poro. POLICE check the lamp post that broke and pinned a fresh...
CEBU CITY – Six persons were killed and six others were rescued after a fishing boat caught fire in the sea of Naga City, southern Cebu on Wednesday night, June 5. RESCUERS from Coast Guard-Central Visayas unload the bodies of two fishermen who were among the six persons who perished after a...
SARIAYA, Quezon – The suspected leader of a drug syndicate was arrested in a buy-bust operation on Tuesday, June 4, in Barangay Santo Cristo here. A SUSPECTED drug pusher was arrested by the police in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Santo Cristo, Sariaya, Quezon on June 4. (Photo by via...
ILOILO CITY – A health advisory has been issued for potential ash fall from the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island here and this province. THE sky in Iloilo City remains clear amid the eruption of Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island. (Tara Yap) The Iloilo City Health Office (ICHO) and...
TACLOBAN CITY – A full lockdown on swine and pork meat has been enforced in Calbiga, Samar to prevent the spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) following the positive results of blood samples taken from hogs in Barangay Calingonan, Calbiga. THE town of Calbiga, Samar recorded a positive ASF...
GUINAYANGAN, Quezon – A 51-year-old farmer was gunned down while resting on a hammock outside his house in Barangay Capuluan Central, this municipality, on Monday night, June 3. Police identified the victim as Carlito D. Bautista. Investigation said the gunman appeared behind and fired at...
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – Three foreigners were arrested and 500 grams of suspected shabu worth P3.4 million were seized in a buy-bust operation in Timog Park Subdivision here on Tuesday, June 4. THREE suspected drug pushers were arrested in a buy-bust operation in Angeles City on June 4....
TAYABAS CITY, Quezon – Two thousand, three-hundred eighteen farmers in this city affected by typhoon “Aghon” have been provided with agricultural assistance. FARMERS affected by tropical cyclone ‘Aghon’ receive agricultural assistance from the government. (Photo via Danny Estacio) Mayor...
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna – A-53-year-old foreman was stabbed to death and his brother, a 58-year-old construction worker, was injured during an altercation following a drinking spree on Sunday, June 2, in Barangay Balibago, this city. Police identified the victims as brothers Emilio and...