13-year-old boy dies after father’s tricycle falls off road in Bohol

Leo Udtohan 07/03/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY — A tricycle loaded with at least 12 passengers, mostly children, crashed on Pangangan Island in Calape town, Bohol on Sunday, leaving a 13-year-old boy dead and others injured. The fatality was identified as Zunle…

Bohol gov condemns killing of Danish national in Panglao; orders manhunt

Leo Udtohan 06/28/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY — Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado has condemned the killing of a Danish national in Panglao town on Tuesday afternoon, June 26. He also urged the police to arrest the person behind the killing. “Your provincial…

Lightning strikes, kills vendor in Ormoc City

Robert Dejon 06/15/2023

ORMOC CITY — A bread vendor died after being hit Wednesday afternoon by lightning in Barangay R.M. Tan, Ormoc City. Danny Ramirez, 40, a resident of Sitio Bogo, Barangay Curva, Ormoc City, took shelter inside a bamboo…

Bohol town mayor resigns from office

Leo Udtohan 06/13/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY — The mayor of Jagna town in Bohol province has announced that he would step down in December 2023 from office to focus on his consultancy firm. Mayor Joseph Achacoso Rañola shocked his constituents when…

Bohol named PH’s first Unesco ‘global geopark’

Leo Udtohan 05/28/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY—Bohol, home of the iconic Chocolate Hills and one of the world’s best diving destinations, has been recognized as the Philippines’ first global geopark by the cultural agency of the United Nations. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and…

Bacolod resident pleads not guilty of killing neighbor’s Siberian husky dog

Carla Gomez 05/20/2023

BACOLOD CITY — A resident of this city pleaded not guilty to accusations of killing “Skittles,” a Siberian Husky, in February. Dominador Bangero Jr. was arraigned before Judge Jose Paolo Ariola of the Municipal Trial Court in…

Negros labor groups to demand P750 national minimum wage on Labor Day protest

Carla Gomez 04/30/2023

BACOLOD CITY — Labor groups on Negros Island are uniting under the banner of the United Labor Alliance – Negros (ULAN) to demand for a P750 across-the-board national minimum wage during a protest in Bacolod City on…

Bohol gas station robbery: One security guard dead, another wounded

Leo Udtohan 04/18/2023

TAGBILARAN CITY — A security escort of a gasoline collector was shot dead in a gas station in Barangay San Pascual, Ubay town, Bohol on Monday, April 17. Ubay Police Station chief Capt. Romar Labasbas said two…

Bedridden mom, 3-year-old daughter, die in Bacolod fire

Carla Gomez 04/18/2023

BACOLOD CITY — A mother and her daughter died in a fire that destroyed seven houses at Purok Bayanihan, Barangay Taculing here at 8:47 a.m. on Monday, April 17, 2023. Mengel Itchon, 39, a stroke patient, reportedly…

Grade 2 pupil chokes to death in Cadiz City

Carla Gomez 04/15/2023

BACOLOD CITY – A Grade 2 pupil died at the Cadiz East Elementary School 2 after reportedly choking on food on Friday, April 14. Cadiz City Mayor Salvador Escalante confirmed the incident, saying Escalante the city government has…

Coconut farmers discover soldier’s body in Leyte town

Robert Dejon 04/13/2023

ORMOC CITY — A body of a soldier was found by coconut farmers in Barangay Balocawehay, Abuyog town in Leyte province on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. Abuyog Police Station chief Major Luis Hatton identified the victim…

Boy dies after cut coconut tree fell on him in Northern Samar

Robert Dejon 04/12/2023

ORMOC CITY — A 14-year-old boy died after he was hit by a coconut tree that was cut down by a man in Barangay San Miguel, Lavezares town, Northern Samar on Monday, April 10, 2023. Billy Joe…

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