Mandaue City drowning: 11-year-old girl found floating in river

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/10/2025

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – An 11-year-old girl was found dead, floating in a river in Sitio Kanipaan, Barangay Basak, Mandaue City on Tuesday morning, June 10. According to the Mandaue City Police Office (MCPO), they received information…

Holy Week drowning: 15 dead due to drowning – PNP

Jason Sigales 04/19/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) recorded 15 deaths due to drowning during the Holy Week. In a statement on Good Friday, the PNP said that the Holy Week drowning fatalities involved eight minors and…

PNP: Drowning most common incident during Holy Week

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 04/18/2025

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) maintained it has been a generally peaceful Holy Week so far despite logging 28 incidents. These events include drowning, road accidents, and arson. In a statement on Good Friday,…

One-year-old baby drowns in pail of water in Sagbayan, Bohol

Futch Anthony Inso 01/21/2025

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- A one-year-old baby drowns in a bucket of water in Purok 6, Barangay San Isidro, Sagbayan town, Bohol, on Tuesday morning, January 21, 2025. The victim was identified as John Andrei Tinapay, a…

‘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…

Fisherman, missing in Negros Occ., found in Bantayan, Cebu waters

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 08/08/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The body of a fisherman from Negros Occidental was found floating off the Marcos Shoal, Brgy. Hilotongan in Bantayan town, Cebu  two days after he was reported missing in Negros Occidental. The fisherman…

Woman, 33, found lifeless on shoreline of Asturias, Cebu

Futch Anthony Inso 07/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Joan, 33, left their home in Sitio Bung-aw, Brgy. Pondol in Balamban town in midwestern Cebu at around 8 a.m. on Saturday and no longer returned. Her common-law partner, who was beginning to…

4-year-old boy found dead in river laid to rest in Talisay

Emmariel Ares 07/05/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  The boy who met his untimely demise after falling into a river in Brgy. Inayawan, Cebu City on Sunday, June 30, has been laid to rest less than a week after his passing.…

Lapu-Lapu City drowning: 5-year-old drowned by own half brother

Futch Anthony Inso 05/11/2024

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — A 5-year-old boy died after he was allegedly drowned by his own half-brother while they were swimming in the seawaters of Sitio Lawis, Brgy. Suba-Basbas in Lapu-Lapu City on Friday, May 10, 2024,…

Security guard dies while saving 2 minors from drowning

Futch Anthony Inso 02/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An 18-year-old security guard died while saving two drowning minors at a beach in Barangay Catarman, Liloan town, on Sunday, February 4, 2024. The victim was identified as Judel Escorel, a working student…

Drunk fisherman drowns while spearfishing in Oslob

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 12/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 48-year-old fisherman, who was allegedly intoxicated, lost his life when he drowned at sea on Thursday evening, December 21, 2023 in Barangay Lagunde, Oslob, southern Cebu. The drunk fisherman was allegedly spearfishing…

Unidentified man found near Maribago wharf in Lapu-Lapu City

Futch Anthony Inso 11/27/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- The body of a still unidentified man was found floating near the wharf in Barangay Maribago in Lapu-Lapu City on Monday morning, November 27, 2023. Police Staff Sergeant Ronald Salimbot, investigator of Mactan Police…

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