Passenger killed, 16-year-old driver hurt in Argao highway crash

Lyle Andales 05/01/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 16-year-old motorcycle driver was injured while his passenger was killed in a head-on crash with an ambulance along the national highway in Barangay Langtad, Argao, Cebu, on Thursday morning, April 30. The…

Another ambulance-motorcycle crash claims life in Argao, Cebu

Caryl Evangelista 04/30/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A collision between an ambulance and a motorcycle claimed the life of a man in Argao town, southern Cebu on Thursday, April 30, 2026.  Jovee Lomocso, 29, died after the motorcycle he was…

Flyover crash: Ambulance driver charged, homicide rap pending

Airam Limatog 04/17/2026

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Authorities have filed charges of reckless imprudence resulting in serious physical injury and damage to property against the ambulance driver involved in a tragic flyover crash. Police Col. George Ylanan, director of the…

Braille Kwek: Victim’s wake bared; limits on counterflow urged

Jason A. Baguia 04/15/2026

The family of Braille Nichole Kwek, the 18-year-old female student of the University of San Carlos who died in a three-vehicle collision on the Archbishop Reyes flyover here on April 14 has made public details of…

New ambulance turned over to Brgy. Sawang Calero, Cebu City

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 01/27/2025

CEBU CITY, Philippines — To improve the barangay’s emergency assistance capability and allow its residents to access medical services, the Cebu City government turned over a new ambulance to Barangay Sawang Calero on Monday. The turnover ceremony…

Ombuds upholds decision on ambulance case vs Frasco couple

CDN Digital 10/19/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Office of the Ombudsman said there was no need to overturn its earlier decision to dismiss the complaint filed against Deputy Speaker Vicente Franco “Duke” Frasco and his wife, former Liloan Mayor…

Argao ambulance accident: Emergency responder dead, 3 others hurt

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 06/14/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  An emergency responder died while three others were injured after the ambulance they were riding on blew a tire, which caused the vehicle to roll over once in Argao town in southern Cebu.…

Israel hits ambulance in Gaza, claims vehicle used by Hamas

Reuters 11/04/2023

GAZA/TEL AVIV/BEIRUT — Israel struck an ambulance near a Gaza hospital on Friday in an attack the military said targeted militants, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected calls by Washington’s top diplomat for a halt to fighting…

Old ambulance becomes a lifeline to learning in Tarlac

Maria Adelaida Calayag 10/29/2023

TARLAC CITY, Tarlac, Philippines —Jhonrey delos Santos, a 21-year-old farmworker, will no longer miss school while devoting his time to harvesting sugarcane or drying palay in his village of Don Basilio in Gerona, Tarlac. Delos Santos, a…

El Salvador football stadium stampede kills 12—police

Agence France Presse 05/21/2023

Twelve people were killed Saturday in a stampede at an El Salvador stadium where football fans had gathered to watch a local tournament, police said. Authorities said initial reports pointed to a crush of fans who tried…

TEAM exec offers reorientation for ambulance, emergency vehicle drivers

Mary Rose S. Sagarino 04/24/2023

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Drivers of emergency vehicles, like ambulances, also need reorientation of existing traffic laws to prevent a repeat of the traffic accident at the North Reclamation Area in Mandaue City on Saturday morning, April…

Mandaue City road accident injures 14 

Niña Mae Oliverio, Paul Lauro 04/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mandaue City traffic investigators continue to look into the cause of a road accident early on Saturday morning, April 22, that injured at least 14 individuals. Police Corporal Darwin Cempron of the Traffic…

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