PNP chief confirms crashed chopper bound for Balesin to fetch him after...
MANILA, Philippines — Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Dionardo Carlos on Tuesday confirmed that the helicopter that crashed in Quezon province was on its way to Balesin Island to fetch him after...
View ArticleWife dead, husband hurt in motorcycle accident in Quezon
LUCENA CITY – A 60-year-old female back-rider died while her husband who was driving the motorcycle they were riding was injured in a road accident in San Narciso town, Quezon province on Friday,...
View ArticleAurora, Quezon now at very low risk for COVID-19, says OCTA
MANILA, Philippines — The provinces of Aurora and Quezon are now at very low risk for COVID-19, a fellow of the independent analytics group OCTA Research said Saturday. In a Twitter post, Dr. Guido...
View ArticleInfanta, Quezon mayor hurt in shooting incident
MANILA, Philippines — The mayor of the municipality of Infanta in Quezon Province was hurt in a shooting incident on Sunday morning. A police spot report said Mayor Filipina Grace America was...
View ArticleConstruction worker dead, laborer hurt in Quezon shooting incidents
LUCENA CITY––A construction worker was killed, and another laborer was injured in separate shooting incidents Sunday in Pagbilao town in Quezon province, the police said Monday. Pagbilao police...
View ArticlePNP chief tasks Calabarzon top cop to form team to probe attack on Infanta mayor
MANILA, Philippines — Police chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos has already tasked the regional director of the Police Regional Office 4-A (PRO-4A) to form a special group that will probe the attack against...
View ArticleCHR to investigate ambush of Quezon town mayor
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Wednesday it will investigate the ambush of Infanta, Quezon Mayor Filipina Grace America, as it expressed alarm over the attack committed...
View Article3 alleged NPA rebels yield in Quezon
LUCENA CITY––At least three alleged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered to the military in Mauban town in Quezon province, a police report said Thursday. Quezon police said the rebels – Marissa...
View ArticleButcher kills fellow butcher, injures another in Quezon shooting
LUCENA CITY––A butcher killed his fellow butcher and injured another in a shooting incident Thursday, March 3, in Candelaria town, Quezon province, police said. Candelaria police reported that Dennis...
View ArticleFree WiFi project benefits several towns, villages and a city in Quezon
LUCENA CITY, Quezon — A free WiFi project has enabled residents of several towns and villages in Quezon province to get connected to their families and friends based outside of the province and even...
View ArticleQuezon logs 1 COVID-19 case anew
LUCENA CITY––For the second time this month, Quezon recorded only one new case of COVID-19 on Thursday amid the continuous drop in the number of active infections in the province. In its 5 p.m....
View Article‘Rookie’ drug pusher busted in Lucena City
LUCENA CITY – An estimated Some P142,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) was seized from a “newly identified drug personality” following a buy-bust operation here early Saturday, according to the local...
View ArticleFour ‘persons of interest’ eyed in Quezon Mayor’s ambush
Police have identified four “persons of interest” as its investigation looks deeper into the attempted murder of Mayor Filipina Grace America of Infanta, Quezon province, last month. In a statement on...
View ArticleSuarez says Marcos Jr. may win in Quezon province this time
TIAONG, Quezon — For Quezon Gov. Danilo Suarez, the tide is changing in this province where Vice President Leni Robredo won in 2016. Suarez claimed Ferdinand Marcos Jr. may win this time, as he pledged...
View ArticleCops nab man in Quezon for extortion try on teen in nude photo
LUCENA CITY––Policemen arrested Thursday in an entrapment operation in Infanta, Quezon a man who allegedly tried to extort P5,000 from his victim in exchange for deleting her nude photos on his mobile...
View ArticleDOJ approves criminal raps vs 10 in biggest shabu haul
MANILA, Philippines — Government prosecutors have indicted 10 individuals arrested in Infanta, Quezon carrying over P11-billion worth of shabu last March 15. In a resolution dated March 21 which was...
View ArticleActive COVID-19 cases in Quezon down to 6
LUCENA CITY – Active COVID-19 cases in Quezon dropped to six with 36 of the 41 municipalities in the province reporting zero cases, the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) reported on Sunday,...
View ArticleAlert level 2 still up in 32 Quezon towns due to low vaccination rate
LUCENA CITY — Despite the steady drop in the number of active COVID-19 cases in Quezon, most parts of the province remained under alert level 2, owing to the prevailing hesitancy among residents in...
View ArticleOuting turns tragic as boy drowns in Quezon
LUCENA CITY––A family outing turned tragic after a 9-year-old boy drowned in a swimming pool in a resort in Tiaong town in Quezon province on Sunday, April 3, the police said. A police report Monday...
View Article2 drugs suspects on police watch list fall in Lucena bust
LUCENA CITY – Two alleged notorious drug traders on the police watch list were arrested here on Thursday (April 7) night and yielded more than P130,000 worth of “shabu” (crystal meth), police said. The...
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