Mandaue drowning: Kin of boy, who died, to sue fish pen owner

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 10/24/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The relatives of the 13-year-old boy, who drowned in a small body of water in Barangay Banilad, Mandaue City, are firm on their decision to file a case against a fish pen owner,…

Cebu City accident: Boy’s ‘basketball date’ with pa ends in tragedy

Emmariel Ares 07/03/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — When his father promised to take him to watch a basketball game together, a 4-year-old boy excitedly prepared his basketball jersey and patiently waited for his father to come home from work. Instead…

Spanish national, who went missing, found dead under 14 feet of seawater in Moalboal

Paul Lauro 10/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A Spanish national, who went missing while snorkeling off the seawaters of Barangay Basdiot, Moalboal town on October 26, was found by rescuers under 14 feet of water a day after he went…

Extreme flooding overwhelms New York roadways, killing 1 person

Associated Press 07/10/2023

NEW YORK — Heavy rain spawned extreme flooding in New York’s Hudson Valley that killed at least one person, swamped roadways and forced road closures on Sunday night, as much of the rest of the Northeast U.S.…

Farmer, who went fishing for tilapia, gets swept away by river, found dead two hours later

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 06/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A farmer, who did not listen to the warnings of his companions not to cross the river while they were fishing for tilapia in a spillway in Barangay Cambinocot, Cebu City, paid for…

Boy, swept away by Guadalupe River, found dead a day later at foot of bridge in Capitol Site

Paul Lauro and Emmariel Ares 06/10/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 6 year-old boy who drowned on Thursday, June 9, after being swept away by the strong current of the Guadalupe river in Barangay Capitol Site, Cebu City was retrieved past 8 a.m.…

5 missing Bulacan rescuers found dead

Carmela Reyes-Estrope 09/26/2022

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan —Authorities confirmed on Monday, Sept. 26, that the five local rescuers, who went missing, had been found dead after they drowned while responding to flood-hit villages in San Miguel town. The victims belonged…

Two 13-year-old girls drown in separate family outings in Danao,Tuburan

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 05/24/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two 13-year-old girls drowned in separate family outings in Danao City and Tuburan town in the past two days. The latest incident involved a 13-year-old girl from Lapu-Lapu City, who drowned after the…

Danao cops probe death of man, who drowned retrieving cellphone that fell into the sea

Pegeen Maisie M. Sararana and Paul Lauro 11/21/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Was there foul play in the death of an apprentice of a ship docked in a Danao City port, who allegedly drowned when he tried to retrieve his cellphone that fell into the…

Japanese man found dead 2 hours after he went diving in waters of Apo Island

Florence Baesa 02/15/2020

DUMAGUETE CITY,  Negros Oriental-The body of a Japanese national was found floating on the waters of Punta area Cogon in Apo Island in Dauin, Negros Oriental at least two hours after he went missing at around 9:30…

Boy learning how to swim drowns in Argao  

Benjie B. Talisic 07/29/2019

Cebu City, Philippines—A 15-year-old boy trying to learn how to swim drowned in Argao town,  southern Cebu on Sunday afternoon, July 28, 2019. According to Police Staff Saergent Alejandro Dayaganon, the desk officer of Argao Police Station,…

Mother says woman, who reportedly drowned her baby, is suffering from depression

07/27/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The 31-year-old woman, who allegedly drowned her 11-month-old baby girl in a pail of water last July 26, has been suffering from depression. This was revealed by the 60-year-old mother of the 31-year-old…

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