At least 79 drown, hundreds missing in migrant shipwreck off Greece

Reuters 06/15/2023

KALAMATA, Greece — At least 79 migrants drowned early on Wednesday and hundreds more were missing and feared dead after their overloaded boat capsized and sank in open seas off Greece, in one of Europe’s deadliest shipping…

Boy drowns in Batangas resort

Delfin T. Mallari Jr 05/19/2023

LUCENA CITY — A 7-year-old boy drowned in a beach resort in Lobo town in Batangas province during a family picnic on Thursday, May 18. In a report Friday, the Batangas police said the minor victim and…

Naga drowning: Body of brgy. health worker who saved grandson from raging river retrieved 

Paul Lauro 05/10/2023

CEBU, Philippines—Rescue personnel were able to retrieve the body of a barangay health worker who drowned while trying to cross the river with her grandson in Sitio Langsub, barangay Uling, City of Naga in Cebu.  The body…

Body of fisherman found floating at sea in Tuburan, Cebu

Paul Lauro 05/09/2023

CEBU, Philippines—A fisherman was believed to have drowned in the waters off the coast of Barangay Carmelo in Tuburan town, northwestern Cebu. Police in Tuburan, in a report, identified the victim as 42-year-old fisherman Silvino Lore Guinita…

Two young female students drown in pond in Lapu-Lapu

Paul Lauro 04/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines–Two young female students died after they drowned in a pond near a creek in sitio Suba-Masulog Tumoy, Barangay Basak, Lapu-Lapu City on Thursday afternoon, April 20, 2023.  Police identified the fatalities as Nijel Rhaine…

Property owners of septic tank tragedy in Talisay identified, Samsam vows to help family of victims

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/12/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Talisay City Government vowed to help the family who lost their two young boys after they drowned in a hole intended for a septic tank last Easter Sunday. Mayor Gerald Anthony ‘Samsam’…

Two kids die after falling into pit for septic tank in Talisay

Paul Lauro 04/11/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Two boys aged 6 and 7 years old died after they reportedly fell into an excavation that was intended for use as a septic tank in Purok Sayaw, Sitio Laray, Barangay San Roque in Talisay…

PNP: 72 Holy Week deaths due to drowning in 4 regions

John Eric Mendoza 04/10/2023

MANILA, Philippines — (UPDATED 12:42 p.m.) A total of 72 deaths due drowning in four regions were reported and recorded during the Holy Week, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said on Monday, April 10, 2023. The PNP said…

Holy Week death toll reaches 21 in Luzon

the Inquirer staff 04/09/2023

A total of 21 people died while nine others remained missing or injured in different vacation accidents in several places in Luzon during the Holy Week as families took advantage of the lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions.…

Criminology student drowns in Barili, Cebu

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 02/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 20-year-old criminology student died after drowning while swimming in a beach in Barangay Sayaw, Barili town, southwestern Cebu. Police Master Sergeant Gilbert Alegado, investigator of the Barili Municipal Police Station, confirmed that…

City Council pushes info drive to prevent drownings in Lapu-Lapu

Futch Anthony Inso 07/15/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City Council passed a resolution urging concerned government agencies to disseminate information in preventing or mitigating incidents of drowning. This is lieu with the observance of the World Drowning Prevention Day…

Minglanilla mayor orders probe on resort drowning

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/14/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Minglanilla Mayor Rajiv Enad ordered to suspend the operations of the resort where a 20-year-old barista drowned last Wednesday, July 13.  Enad, in a statement published on social media, also said they instructed…

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