Only 1 active COVID-19 case left in Lucena
LUCENA CITY––This capital city of Quezon province has only one remaining active COVID-19 case as of Dec. 20, health authorities said Tuesday. Citing the latest report from the City Health Office (CHO),...
View ArticleQuezon logs zero COVID case on Christmas Day; active infections down to 10
LUCENA CITY — For the fifth time this month, health authorities in Quezon province recorded no new COVID-19 cases on Christmas Day. The Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO), also reported on...
View Article2 pedestrians dead in Quezon road accident
LUCENA CITY — Two pedestrians died after a passenger bus hit them along Quirino Highway in Tagkawayan, Quezon shortly before midnight on Tuesday. Quezon police reported that Jacobo Magdamit, 65, and...
View ArticleQuezon hospital readies wards for COVID-19 patients
LUCENA CITY – The steady rise of new COVID-19 cases in Quezon has prompted the biggest public hospital in the province to prepare its wards for the surge of infected patients. Dr. Rolando Padre,...
View ArticleQuezon logs 94 new COVID-19 cases
LUCENA CITY – The province of Quezon logged 94 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, January 7, as the number of active cases rose to 352. The infected individuals have been admitted in several hospitals and...
View Article1 dead, 2 hurt in Quezon road crash
LUCENA CITY––A motorcyclist died, and his two back-riders were seriously injured, in a road accident in Catananuan town in Quezon province on Sunday, a report said Monday. The Catanauan police reported...
View Article3 gun ban violators nabbed in Quezon, Batangas
LUCENA CITY––Three election gun ban violators were arrested Thursday in Quezon and Batangas provinces. Colonel Joel Villanueva, Quezon police chief, said patrolling policemen nabbed Jay Jay Santiago,...
View Article3 arrested in Quezon drug bust; P122K shabu, gun seized
LUCENA CITY – Police seized over P122,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) from three drug suspects in Lucban, Quezon on Friday. The arrested suspects were identified as Arnel Placino, 55; Ryan Obmerga,...
View ArticleQuezon hospital’s Ob-Gyne ward temporarily closed as COVID hits staff
LUCENA CITY – The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ob-Gyne) of the Quezon Medical Center (QMC) will be temporarily closed due to a surge of infections among its doctors, nurses and midwives....
View ArticleCOVID-19 hits 147 health workers in Quezon in 12 days
LUCENA CITY–The continued spike in COVID-19 cases in Quezon was starting to take its toll on health care workers (HCW) across the province. Dr. Tiong Eng Roland Tan, officer-in-charge of the Integrated...
View ArticleCalabarzon’s most wanted falls in Batangas
LUCENA CITY–An alleged rapist tagged as the most wanted person in Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) was arrested Wednesday in Rosario town in Batangas province. Brig. Gen. Eliseo...
View Article1 dead in Quezon highway road crash
LUCENA CITY – One motorist perished while another was seriously injured in. a collision between a motorcycle and a van along the national highway in Sariaya, Quezon Friday night, the local reported on...
View ArticleQuezon logs 308 new COVID-19 cases
LUCENA CITY – Quezon province recorded an alarming 308 new COVID-19 patients on Friday that almost eclipsed the record-high 309 single-day tally four months ago. In its 5 p.m. bulletin issued on...
View Article4 drug suspects held in Rizal, Quezon; P8-million ‘shabu’ seized
LUCENA CITY — Police nabbed four alleged big-time drug traffickers and seized over P8 million worth of “shabu” (crystal meth) in separate buy-bust operations in San Mateo town, Rizal province, and in...
View ArticleMetro Manila, Quezon now low risk for COVID-19 — OCTA fellow
MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and Quezon province are now classified as low risk for COVID-19 based on metrics from the independent analytics group OCTA Research. “NCR (National Capital Region)...
View Article2 motorcyclists yield marijuana, knife in Lucena checkpoint
LUCENA CITY – Two motorcycle riders who were caught evading a police checkpoint here on Saturday night yielded marijuana and a bladed weapon. Lucena police in a report said John Errioll Cuenza, 20, was...
View ArticleCavite, Laguna, Rizal, Quezon now at low risk for COVID-19 — OCTA
MANILA, Philippines — Four provinces adjacent to Metro Manila are now at low risk for COVID-19, a fellow of independent analytics group OCTA Research said Wednesday. Guido David said that Cavite,...
View ArticleFish vendor nabbed in Quezon drug buy-bust
LUCENA CITY—Police arrested Friday a fish vendor allegedly selling “shabu” (crystal meth) in Mauban town, Quezon province. Anti-illegal drugs operatives collared around 2:30 a.m. Rennol Tarriela, 41,...
View ArticleFish traps pose deadly threat to baby turtles in Tayabas Bay
LUCENA CITY—Numerous “baklad” or huge stationary fish traps sunk into the bottom of Tayabas Bay in Quezon province pose deadly threats to sea turtles, locally known as “pawikan,” according to an...
View ArticlePalace condoles with family of police patrolman killed in chopper crash
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday condoled with the family of police patrolman Allen Noel Ona who died in a helicopter crash in Quezon province. The incident also wounded two other police...
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