Fatal rescue in Alcantara: Two brothers electrocuted after freeing sister from grounded barbed wire

Nestle Semilla and Benjie Talisic 08/21/2018

It was a tragic Tuesday (August 21) for the Tabanao family in Alcantara town in southern Cebu after two members of the family were electrocuted while trying to rescue their sister who touched a grounded barbed wire…

Mother, son electrocuted in Carcar city

Benjie B. Talisic 05/18/2018

A woman and her son were electrocuted at Sitio Upper Cogon in Barangay Poblacion I, Carcar City, Cebu past 8 p.m. Thursday, May 17. The victims were identified as Ana Marie Alibo and Christian Alibo, 13, a…

Man trimming coconut leaves electrocuted

Rene Alima 01/05/2018

A 46-year-old farmer was electrocuted on top of a coconut tree in Barangay Looc, Santander town, Cebu on Thursday afternoon. The man was identified as Elominado Nero. According to PO1 Jericho Señagan, desk officer of Santander Police,…

Hubby, 49, electrocuted at his aunt’s wake

Rene Alima 12/02/2017

A MAN was electrocuted at the wake of his aunt on Friday in Barangay Poblacion, Aloguinsan, a southwestern town 59 km from Cebu City. Reneboy Biton, 33, died after he rushed in to save his wife, Remalie…

Elderly electrocuted in Toledo

CNU Intern Shaira Marie Rama 06/08/2017

A 68-YEAR-OLD woman was electrocuted after touching a live wire in Sitio Tapon, Barangay Matab-ang, Toledo City at around 6 a.m. on Wednesday. Remedios Plarisan, a widow, was reportedly cleaning her house when she touched a live…

Construction worker electrocuted

Intern 02/18/2017

A 27-year-old construction worker died of electrocution and fell off a roof of a school in Janssen site, Barangay Basak San Nicolas, Cebu City around 1 a.m. yesterday. Jonathan Palpita, a construction worker who hailed from Barangay…

Boy electrocuted in tuburan town

Rene F. Alima 08/24/2016

A FIVE-YEAR-OLD boy was electrocuted after he accidentally touched a fish net attached to a live wire around 5 p.m. last Tuesday in Barangay Marmol, Tuburan town, northwest Cebu. Kevin Montebon was already dead when brought to…

SUDDEN WINDS CAUSE DAMAGE

Carmel Loise Matus, Edison Delos Angeles, Leo Udtohan, Norman V. Mendoza 07/19/2016

A motorized boat carrying 16 people, including a 43-year-old Australian tourist, sank off Lapu-Lapu City after strong waves slammed the vessel as it was docking near a Mactan Island resort to unload its passengers and cargo yesterday.…

Construction worker electrocuted

Rene Alima 06/22/2016

A construction worker dies after he accidentally got electrocuted while repairing a house in Barangay Maslog, Danao City last Tuesday noon. Pronounced dead on arrival at Danao District Hospital, the construction worker was identified as Renan Pleños,…

Man trimming coconut leaves electrocuted

Rene F. Alima 06/07/2016

A 33-year-old man died after he accidentally touched the power line of Cebu Electric Company (Cebeco) III while trimming coconut leaves in Barangay Canbang-og, Toledo City around 4 p.m. last Monday. Marchie Laspoña, single, of the said…

Toledo OFW electrocuted in Saudi

Rene F. Alima 05/30/2016

A 24-year-old electrician from Toledo City, who was working in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was electrocuted inside an oil refinery last May 26. Franklien Billesta of Don Andres Soriano, Toledo City, was found by his co-workers lying on…

Man electrocuted at electric post in Pinamungajan

Apple Ta-as, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/22/2016

The body of a man was found hanging upside down and entangled in electric wires of an electric post along the roadside of Sitio Bulubugan, Barangay Tahao, Pinamungajan town in western Cebu late Sunday afternoon. Police said…

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