Priest in Baguio among stray bullet victims on New Year’s Day

Luisa Cabato 01/03/2024

MANILA, Philippines — An elderly priest from Baguio City was wounded after being hit by a stray bullet during the New Year’s Day celebration, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said on Wednesday. The 60-year-old…

Police to monitor firecrackers, stray bullet incident on New Year’s Eve

Emmariel Ares 12/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – With only a few days left before New Year’s Day, police in Central Visayas said they will continue to intensify their monitoring of firecrackers and stray bullet incident to ensure public safety. Police…

Cebu City shooting leaves woman wounded, homeless man dead

Niña Mae Oliverio and Paul Lauro 09/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A woman was wounded while a homeless man was killed by a stray bullet during a shooting attack by a motorcycle-riding gunman and his cohort against the woman early this morning, September 24,…

Fireworks-related injuries doubled in CV says DOH

Futch Anthony Inso 01/03/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines- Fireworks-related injuries in Central Visayas have already doubled, the Department of Health (DOH)-7 said on Tuesday. Based on the data released by the health department, from December 21, 2022, to 6:00 a.m. of January…

PCG member, civilian nabbed for illegal gun discharge

John Eric Mendoza 01/02/2023

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Sunday said a civilian and a member of the Philippine Coast Guard were arrested for indiscriminate firing during New Year festivities. “The celebration was resoundingly safer compared to…

Family of Parian shooting victim cries for justice

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 12/23/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The family of the man who was killed by a stray bullet allegedly from two warring gangs on Thursday morning is cying for justice. Anthony Corro and his family were on their way…

Stray bullet kills habal-habal driver in Mandaue

Mary Rose Sagarino 05/06/2021

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — A 39-year-old habal-habal driver or a motorcycle-for-hire driver died a few hours after celebrating the birthday of his brother when he was hit by a stray bullet while inside his house in Sitio…

Child in NegOr lands in ICU after being hit by stray bullet on New Year’s Day

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 01/01/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — A child in Negros Oriental is the lone stray bullet case in Central Visayas for New Year 2021 with the child being seriously wounded. Dr. Mary Jean Loreche of the Department of Health…

Former convict shot dead in Mambaling attack; teenage girl hit by stray bullet

Benjie Talisic 02/07/2018

A 34-year-old former convict was killed while a 16-year-old girl was wounded during a shooting attack in Sitio Puntod, Alaska Barangay Mambaling, Cebu City at past 8 p.m. on Tuesday. Jonathan Pagusara died after an unidentified gunman…

Cebu police eye cops as suspects in tanod murder

Ador Vincent S. Mayol 03/29/2017

THE Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) is looking into the possible involvement of some policemen in the ambush-slay of a village watchman in northern Cebu’s town of Consolacion last Tuesday. Based on the information they gathered, Senior…

Police: Less firecracker, stray bullet injuries

Ador Vincent S. Mayol, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag, Nestle L. Semilla, Norman V. Mendoza 01/02/2017

FIRECRACKER-related injuries incurred in the aftermath of the New Year revelry in Central Visayas dropped by half last Dec. 31, the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas (PRO-7) said yesterday. From 67 cases in 2015, only 33…

Stray bullets injure 2 in Cebu; firecracker blasts hurt 42 in Central Visayas

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 01/01/2017

At least 42 people were reportedly injured due to firecracker blast while two others were victims of stray bullets in Central Visayas at the height of the revelry to welcome the New Year, a Department of Health…

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