Daanbantayan farmer admits to hacking female neighbor to death

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 10/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A farmer from Daanbantayan, Cebu was jailed after he allegedly hacked a female neighbor until she died. Alfonso Tundag Jr. said he lost his temper after his neighbor, Necitas Abing, told him that…

Daanbantayan, Cebu killing: Farmer hacks to death female neighbor

Paul Lauro 10/07/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Residents of Barangay Pajo, Daanbantayan town in northern Cebu were greeted with a grisly killing at past noon today, October 7, after a farmer hacked to death his 52-year-old female neighbor, who was…

San Remigio, Cebu: Money woes force farmer to kill wife, then self

Futch Anthony Inso 08/08/2024

TRIGGER WARNING: MENTIONS OF SUICIDE LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — A financial problem was allegedly the motive in the deaths of a farmer and his wife in Purok Boongon, Barangay Canagahan in San Remigio town on Wednesday morning,…

Extreme drought hits Cebu City: Farmer decides ‘free harvest’ for tomatoes

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 04/23/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — He is giving out his tomatoes for free but not because of the abundance in harvest. He is Emelio Secretaria, a farmer who owns four hectares of farmland nestled in Barangay Sudlon 2,…

Farmer stabbed by common-law partner over cellphone

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 04/17/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines –A 32-year-old farmer was stabbed by his common-law partner in Bayawan City, Negros Oriental, on Wednesday morning, April 17, allegedly because of an argument over a mobile phone. The victim was identified as Ronjo…

Farmer survives shooting attack in Daanbantayan; victim shot in head, stomach

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 08/28/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 56-year-old farmer survived a shooting attack on August 26 by an unidentified gunman in Daanbantayan town in northern Cebu. The farmer was sleeping on a bench outside his house in Lib-og 1,…

Cebu Daily Newscast: Drunk farmer attempts to kill younger brother, was killed instead in Cebu City

CDN Digital 08/24/2023

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Thursday, August 24.   Drunk farmer attempts to kill younger brother, was killed instead in Cebu…

Drunk farmer attempts to kill younger brother, was killed instead in Cebu City

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 08/23/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 40-year-old farmer was killed after he was allegedly struck on the head with a piece of wood by his younger brother whom he attempted to stab with a broken bottle. Police said…

Dalaguete: Farmer stabs, kills elder brother after a heated argument

Paul Lauro 08/19/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A 38-year-old farmer killed his 39-year-old brother, who was also a farmer, after the former allegedly got angry when his big brother would allegedly order him around. This happened in Sitio Lunas, Barangay…

Farmer, who moonlights as drug dealer, nabbed; P170,000 seized in Dalaguete buy-bust

Emmariel Ares and Paul Lauro 08/05/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A farmer, who allegedly moonlights as a drug dealer, was caught with P170,000 worth of suspected shabu during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Mantalongon, Dalaguete town in southern Cebu today, August 5. The…

A farmer’s story: ‘There’s money in farming’

Futch Anthony Inso 06/06/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu— “Naay kwarta sa pag panguma.” (There’s money in farming.) This is what 24-year-old farmer Jetro Secretaria said as he shared how he chose to work on his parents’ farm instead of looking for a…

Brother-in-law kills farmer, pregnant daughter over uprooted coconut tree

Paul Lauro 05/13/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An altercation over an uprooted coconut tree ended in the fatal shooting of a farmer and his pregnant daughter, and the wounding of the farmer’s other daughter in Barangay Cadulawan, Minglanilla town in…

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