MAUBAN, Quezon – A 23-year-old delivery rider drowned in the sea in Sitio Bulawagin, Barangay Cagsiay 1, here on Sunday morning, August 20. Police identified the victim as Fernando Bandalaria of Camarin, Caloocan City. The victim’s friend, Jeffrey Pelesigas, told police that Bandalaria left...
The Quezon City government announced on Sunday, Aug. 20, that it launched a program that will provide job opportunities to 300 of the city's persons with disabilities (PWDs) as part of its commitment to ensure inclusivity and equal opportunity to the most vulnerable sectors in the city. Through the...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte and the local government on Sunday, Aug. 20, expressed support to the Senate’s approval of the bill renaming two roads in the city after the late Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago. "Buong puso po nating sinusuportahan ang hakbang na ito ng Senado na ipangalan...
CAMP NAKAR, Lucena City, Quezon – The police and military unearthed a New People's Army arms cache in Sariaya, this province, on Friday, August 18. Quezon police director Police Col. Ledon Monte said the 1st Quezon Provincial Mobile Force Company (QPMFC) and the 59th Infantry Battalion...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Eleven people were rescued from a motor boat that capsized after it was battered by strong winds and big waves in the sea off Panukulan, Polillo Island, this province, on Friday afternoon, August 18. The Panukulan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office...
A construction worker died while four others were hurt after a wall at a construction site at the Quezon City Hall compound collapsed on Thursday evening, Aug. 17. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said that rescuers responded to the area after the wall collapsed at the Civic Center B Building,...
CAMP NAKAR, Lucena City, Quezon – Two New People's Army rebels and a supporter surrendered in Catanauan, this province, on August 16. Quezon police chief Police Col. Ledon Monte identified the surrenderers as communist rebels “Jayson” and “Lea” and NPA supporter Danilo Marilao. Their...
GENERAL LUNA, Quezon – Mayor Matt Erwin Florido here was named Outstanding Municipal Mayor in the Philippines in the field of social services by the Association of Local Social Welfare and Development Officers of the Philippines (ALSWDOPI) on August 15 at the SMX Convention Center in Davao...
Members of the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) stations seized a total of P3,685,920 worth of alleged shabu and collared 24 drug suspects in a series of buy-bust operations launched on Monday, Aug. 14, and Tuesday, Aug. 15. The Batasan Police Station (PS 6) arrested Gerry Gastador at the...
SARIAYA, Quezon – Four fishermen were rescued by members of the Bantay Dagat after a tornado overturned their fishing boat in Tayabas Bay in this town on Monday afternoon, August 14. Edwin Frias, head of the Sariaya Bantay Dagat, said the fishing boat was hit by the tornado at around 3 p.m....
A 58-year-old man died when his bicycle was hit by a truck along G. Araneta Avenue, in Barangay Tatalon, Quezon City on Monday, Aug. 14. The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) identified the victim as Elmar Usacdin, of Barangay Manresa. Initial investigation disclosed that the victim was biking...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon -- An 11-year-old boy died in a lightning strike while swimming at Tayabas Bay, Barangay Dalahican, this city, on Monday afternoon, August 14. Police identified the victim as John Alexander Ballon, a Grade 5 student, of Barangay Dalahican. The victim’s mother told police her...
