Quezon COVID-19 watch: Death toll at 40; 1,234 total cases
LUCENA CITY – Two more Quezon residents from Mauban and Real succumbed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and increased the death toll to 40, the Integrated Provincial Health Office said...
View ArticleQuezon records 2 new COVID-19 cases, 2 recoveries, 1 death
LUCENA CITY – Two new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, two recoveries, and the death of one suspected virus carrier, were recorded in Quezon province on Saturday. The two new COVID-19 patients are...
View ArticleSuspected drug pusher falls in Lucena sting
LUCENA CITY — Police arrested a suspected peddler of “shabu” or crystal meth in a buy-bust operation here Saturday. Police Colonel Audie Madrideo, Quezon provincial police chief, reported that...
View ArticleQuezon town records 11th COVID-19 case
LUCENA CITY – Candelaria town in Quezon province has recorded its 11th coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case, local authorities reported Sunday. Candelaria government officials also denied that the town...
View ArticleCOVID-19 cases in Quezon now at 198
LUCENA CITY – A 58-year-old businesswoman from Infanta town in Quezon province has been recorded as the 198th confirmed coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case in the province, local authorities reported...
View Article8 nabbed in anti-drug operations in Albay, Quezon
LEGAZPI CITY –– Eight suspected drug pushers were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Albay and Quezon provinces on Monday and Tuesday, police said. In Albay, more than 90 grams of suspected...
View ArticleGovernor notes rise in daily cases in Quezon, calls for review of protocols
LUCENA CITY—Quezon Gov. Danilo Suarez sought a review of current measures being implemented in the province which appeared to be ineffective as COVID-19 cases continued to rise. Suarez addressed his...
View Article7 villages on lockdown in Quezon town due to surge of COVID-19 cases
LUCENA CITY – The number of villages placed under lockdown in Guinayangan town in Quezon province rose to seven on Saturday after a new positive case of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was added to the...
View ArticleVirus-hit frontliner in Quezon protects family, village by not returning home
LUCENA CITY – The responsible steps taken by a health worker in Gumaca town in Quezon province who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19 has prevented the possible spread of the...
View ArticleQuezon COVID-19 watch: Mauban records 1st case, 10 towns still infection-free
LUCENA CITY – Out of 41 municipalities in Quezon province, only 10 remain coronavirus (COVID-19)-free after Mauban recorded its first confirmed virus carrier on Saturday, according to provincial...
View Article2 drug suspects killed, 3 arrested in Quezon
LUCENA CITY – Two drug suspects were killed while three others were arrested in separate police operations in Quezon province on Saturday. Police Colonel Audie Madrideo, Quezon provincial police chief,...
View ArticleQuezon town addressing residents’ mental health issues amid pandemic
LUCENA CITY – Amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the local government of General Luna in Quezon has adopted a program to help families take care of loved ones with mental health...
View ArticleCops nab 3 in Quezon drug bust
LUCENA CITY – Police arrested three suspected drug pushers and seized an illegal firearm in Tiaong town in Quezon province before midnight Sunday. Colonel Audie Madrideo, Quezon police chief, reported...
View ArticleMotorcycle driver dies in Quezon accident
LUCENA CITY – A motorcycle driver died in an accident along the Maharlika Highway in Atimonan town in Quezon province pre-dawn on Sunday. The Atimonan police said Arvin Mapaye was negotiating the...
View ArticleLorenzo Tañada’s 122nd birthday: Non-working holiday in Quezon town on Aug. 10
LUCENA CITY – Malacañang has declared August 10 as a special non-working holiday in Gumaca town in Quezon province to mark the 122nd birthdate of the late senator Lorenzo “Ka Tanny” Tañada Sr., the...
View Article24 SAP recipients in Lucena nabbed for violating ‘physical distancing’ protocol
LUCENA CITY – Some 24 beneficiaries of the government Social Amelioration Program (SAP) who were lining up to get their cash aid were arrested here for violating the government’s safety protocols to...
View ArticleCloudy skies seen in parts of eastern Luzon, Visayas due to ITCZ
MANILA, Philippines — Residents in the provinces located in eastern Luzon and Visayas can expect cloudy skies and occasional rains due to the prevailing intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), state...
View ArticleHealth worker, 4 LGU employees, 4-year-old girl among new virus cases in Quezon
LUCENA CITY – A four-year-old girl, another health worker, and four local government employees assigned in a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) isolation facility in Guinayangan town are the latest...
View ArticleQuezon province logs 34 new COVID-19 cases; total now at 738
LUCENA CITY –– The number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Quezon province has surged anew with 34 new cases in less than a day, bringing the total number of confirmed virus carriers to 738...
View Article2 women drug pushers held in Lucena bust
LUCENA CITY –– Police arrested two known suspected drug pushers here, both females, on Thursday morning. Police Lieutenant Colonel Romulo Albacea, Lucena police chief, reported that anti-narcotics...
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