Quezon COVID-19 death toll rises to 381 with 7 new fatalities
LUCENA CITY – A seven new deaths due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) were recorded in Quezon, bringing the province’s death toll to 381, authorities reported Sunday. The Quezon municipal...
View ArticleMan stabs, injures co-worker over argument on who has better singing voice in...
LUCENA CITY –– A construction worker in Lucban town in Quezon province was injured after a fellow worker stabbed him over a heated argument on who has the better singing voice between them. Lucban...
View ArticleQuezon records 243 COVID-19 recoveries, 11 deaths in 2 days
LUCENA CITY –– At least 243 persons stricken with COVID-19 in Quezon province beat the disease between Tuesday and Wednesday this week, the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) said. The IPHO, in...
View ArticleHealth exec in Quezon welcomes GCQ extension
LUCENA CITY –– The top provincial health official of Quezon province welcomed the decision of President Duterte to extend by another month the general community quarantine (GCQ) in the province, from...
View Article3 dead in pickup–truck collision in Quezon
LUCENA CITY — The driver and two passengers of a Hilux pickup died in a collision with a trailer truck along Quirino Highway in Tagkawayan town in Quezon province shortly before midnight Thursday,...
View ArticleCOVID-19 hits Quezon town vice mayor
LUCENA CITY – General Luna, Quezon Vice Mayor Jovito Red announced that he recently tested positive for COVID-19. Red said that he is feeling well and has no more fever and cough. He called on those...
View ArticleTricycle driver slain, passenger hurt in Quezon shooting
LUCENA CITY – A female tricycle driver was killed while her passenger was seriously injured when they were shot by a gunman in Candelaria, Quezon Saturday night. The Candelaria police said Raquel...
View ArticleCOVID-19 claims lives of 5 more persons in Quezon
LUCENA CITY –– Five more COVID-19 patients died in Quezon province on Wednesday, May 5. These include two older persons in the island town of Quezon, health officials said. The Integrated Provincial...
View ArticleQuezon logs UK, S. Africa variants; gov gets the virus
LUCENA CITY — The highly contagious UK and South Africa variants of the coronavirus have reached Quezon province, as six cases were reported by the Integrated Provincial Health Office (Ipho) on...
View ArticleCOVID-19 hits Quezon congresswoman
LUCENA CITY – Quezon 3rd District Representative Aleta Suarez announced on social media that she tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), two days after her husband, Governor Danilo...
View Article2 Quezon drug suspects busted
LUCENA CITY – Police arrested two drug suspects and seized 14 plastic sachets of shabu (crystal meth) worth an estimated P56,000 in Tayabas City, Quezon Friday night. The Quezon police on Saturday...
View ArticleFarmer dead in Quezon road mishap
LUCENA CITY – A 23-year-old farmer died after he was hit by a passenger jeep in San Narciso, Quezon Friday night. The Quezon police said the victim, Elwin Caadlawon, was accidentally sideswiped by the...
View ArticleFarmer hurt in Quezon hacking incident
LUCENA CITY — A 29-year-old farmer was seriously injured in a hacking incident in Lucban town in Quezon province on Saturday night. Quezon police report said Mark Glenn Deapera was walking home when he...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dead in Lucena road crash
LUCENA CITY – A motorcyclist died after he accidentally crashed into a drilling machine along the side of the diversion road here early Sunday, police said. The Lucena police reported that Harold...
View Article68-year-old STL bet collector gunned down in Quezon
LUCENA CITY –– A 68-year-old Small Town Lottery (STL) bet collector was shot and killed in Candelaria town in Quezon province around 7:30 p.m. Sunday, police said Monday. Emerson Tagana, a resident of...
View ArticleSuspected drug pusher busted in Quezon province
LUCENA CITY –– Police arrested a drug suspect and seized P102,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) in Gumaca town in Quezon province on Tuesday. A Quezon police report said Salima Basman, 38, a resident...
View Article1 dead, 1 injured in Quezon hit-and-run incident
LUCENA CITY – A motorcycle back-rider died while the driver was injured in a hit-and-run incident along the Maharlika Highway in Candelaria, Quezon Friday night, police said Saturday. The Candelaria...
View ArticleCOVID-19 vaccines from capsized boat in Quezon still usable — DOH
MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 vaccines carried in a boat that capsized in Quezon province are still usable, Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire said Saturday....
View Article3 alleged bet collectors of illegal STL fall in Quezon
LUCENA CITY – Police arrested three suspected bet collectors for the illegal operation of Small Town Lottery (STL) called “bookies” in Lopez town in Quezon province on Saturday, police said Sunday....
View Article4 nabbed for illegal coconut logging in Quezon; hot lumber seized
LUCENA CITY — Police arrested four suspected illegal coconut loggers and seized a van loaded with hot lumber in Quezon province on Saturday, police said Sunday. The Quezon police office in a report...
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