Timeline: The deadly airplane-fire truck collision at LaGuardia Airport

03/25/2026

NEW YORK— It took less than a minute for a routine landing to spiral into a deadly crash Sunday at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. But the collision between an Air Canada airplane and a fire truck crossing…

Binaliw landfill collapse in Cebu City: Live updates

01/15/2026

On January 8, 2026, a portion of the landfill in Barangay Binaliw, a mountain barangay in Cebu City collapsed burying a facility with several workers inside. Emergency responders have been deployed, with rescue and retrieval operations ongoing…

2 US Navy aircraft crash into South China Sea

10/27/2025

Washington, United States–Two US Navy aircraft crashed into the South China Sea in separate incidents on Sunday, October 26, officials said, with no fatalities reported. The first crash involved a MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, which “went down in…

Judge dies in road collision in Pinamungajan

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/22/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A judge died in a road collision involving two motorcycles in Pinamungajan, southwestern Cebu on Wednesday, October 22, 2025. The victim was identified as Judge Carmela Rosario Pasquin, 41, of the Municipal Circuit…

Cebu rains trigger Mahiga Creek death, landslide accident

Lyle Andales and Mary Rose Sagarino 08/26/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Heavy rains on Monday, August 25, led to separate accidents in Cebu, leaving one man dead and another critically injured by falling rocks triggered by a landslide. Mahiga Creek death A 56-year-old construction…

No serious injuries reported during Ironman 70.3 race

Frances Noquilla CTU-Main Intern 08/10/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The staging of this year’s Ironman 70.3 Lapu-Lapu went smoothly with no severe injuries reported during race day on Sunday. Despite the challenging swim, bike, and run course, Dr. Kris Parilla, Ironman Medical…

Road safety system broken, licensing reforms needed – DOTr

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 05/05/2025

MANILA, Philippines — Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon has admitted that the system meant to ensure road safety is broken, adding that there would be several reforms initiated to address the increasing number of vehicular accidents in the…

Construction sites top work accident cases in CV, DOLE-7 reports

Pia Piquero 04/26/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Nearly half of the over 100 workplace accidents that were reported in Central Visayas last year came from the construction industry. Lawyer Roy Buenafe, regional director of the Department of Labor and Employment…

Delta Airlines plane flips on landing in Toronto

02/18/2025

TORONTO— A badly injured child is among eight people who were hurt Monday when a Delta Airlines plane flipped upon arrival at Toronto’s Pearson Airport. The airport confirmed on X that an “incident” occurred with the Delta…

‘Master diver’ found dead in shores of Alegria, Cebu

Futch Anthony Inso, Paul Lauro 12/04/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The body of a former “master diver” was discovered in Brgy. Madridejos in Alegria town, southwestern Cebu on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. The body was found floating along the shores in Sitio Anongan…

Woman driving drunk who killed bride still in wedding dress sentenced to 25 years in prison

12/03/2024

A woman who admitted to drinking and who was driving well over twice the speed limit when she smashed into a golf cart, killing a bride who had just got married at a South Carolina beach, was sentenced Monday…

Riprap collapses in Cebu City barangay: 1 dead, 1 hurt

Futch Anthony Inso and Paul Lauro 12/02/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 49-year-old wife died while her 50-year-old husband was injured after a riprap of a subdivision collapsed with debris landing on their house at past 6 p.m. on Sunday, December 1, on Sitio…

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