Quezon bust yields shabu worth P173K, alleged pusher arrested
LUCENA CITY – Police arrested a suspected drug peddler Thursday and seized more than P173,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) in Candelaria town in Quezon province. Police Colonel Joel Villanueva, Quezon...
View Article7 dead, 120 rescued as fire hits vessel off Real, Quezon
LUCENA CITY – Seven passengers perished when fire broke out on a vessel bound for Real, Quezon on Monday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported. The fatalities, aboard Vessel Mercraft 2, include...
View ArticlePalace condoles with kin of fatalities in vessel fire tragedy near Quezon port
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday extended condolences to the relatives of those who died on a vessel that caught fire near a Quezon port, saying an investigation is already underway....
View ArticleTruck helper stabbed dead in Quezon province
LUCENA CITY––A truck helper was stabbed and killed before midnight Wednesday, May 24, inside an eatery along the Maharlika Highway in Sariaya town in Quezon province, police said Thursday. The Quezon...
View ArticleFire razes school offices, classrooms in Isabela
QUEZON, Isabela––A three-hour fire on Wednesday gutted some structures and offices in the La Salette of Quezon school in Samonte village in this town, said authorities. Village councilor Leo Warren...
View ArticleLPA triggers scattered rains in parts of Luzon
MANILA, Philippines — A low pressure area (LPA) spotted in the vicinity of Coron, Palawan will bring rains in parts of Luzon on Wednesday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical...
View ArticleDeath toll in Quezon ferry fire climbs to 9
LUCENA CITY—The death toll from the fire that hit a ferry off the coast of Real, Quezon, on May 23 rose to nine after a mother and daughter who were injured during the incident died while being treated...
View ArticleRampant illegal fishing in Quezon waters alarms group
LUCENA CITY—Rampant destructive fishing methods were again reported in the bays of Tayabas and Lamon in Quezon province, prompting an environmental group to urge the local government to curb the...
View ArticleActive COVID-19 cases in Quezon down to 2
LUCENA CITY – The number of active COVID-19 cases in Quezon is down to two as of Friday, provincial health authorities reported. Latest data from the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) showed...
View ArticleCops nab 2 alleged ‘bookies’ bet collectors in Quezon
LUCENA CITY––Two suspected bet collectors for an illegal operation of Small Town Lottery (STL) called “bookies” were arrested Monday, June 6, police operations in Calauag and Catanauan towns in Quezon...
View ArticleMotorcycle back-rider dead, 7 injured in Quezon mishap
LUCENA CITY––A motorcycle back-rider died, and seven other motorists were injured in a road accident Tuesday, June 7, in Candelaria town in Quezon province, police said. Candelaria police reported that...
View Article11 drug suspects fall in Calabarzon; yield P1.111M shabu, gun
LUCENA CITY—Police arrested 11 drug suspects and seized more than P1,111,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) in buy-bust operations on Monday and Tuesday in Batangas, Rizal, Cavite and Quezon provinces,...
View ArticleCops nab 6 drug suspects in Calabarzon; P1M shabu, marijuana seized
LUCENA CITY––Anti-narcotics agents arrested six drug suspects on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 7 and 8, and seized more than P1,086,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) and marijuana in buy-bust operations...
View Article4 vehicles sink off Quezon port after cargo sea vessel tilts
LUCENA CITY — Three dump trucks and a van sank Friday (June 10) in the waters off the port of Real town in Quezon province after the sea vessel carrying the vehicles tilted on its side, police said....
View ArticleMan hacks drinking buddy in Quezon
LUCENA CITY – A local government employee was critically injured after he was hacked by a buddy in a drinking session in Burdeos town in Quezon province early Sunday, police said. The Quezon police in...
View Article2 die, 1 hurt in Quezon shooting incident triggered by ‘love triangle’
LUCENA CITY – Two men died and a woman was injured in a shooting incident that was described by police as a “crime of passion,” on Friday night, June 17, in Candelaria town in Quezon province. Quezon...
View ArticleQuezon’s most wanted felon nabbed in Cavite
LUCENA CITY — A 28-year-old man tagged as first on the list of wanted criminals in Quezon province was caught in his hideout in Alfonso town in Cavite province early Thursday. Police Lt. Col. Reynaldo...
View ArticleDrunken man stabs elder brother in Quezon
LUCENA CITY—A drunken man on Thursday stabbed his elder brother in a fit of rage inside their house in Sariaya town in Quezon province. The Sariaya police report said the drunk suspect, Joselito...
View ArticleOver P180K shabu seized, 3 drug suspects nabbed in Quezon busts
LUCENA CITY — More than P180,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) was seized from three drug suspects who were arrested in separate buy-bust operations on July 15 and 16 in this city and Tiaong town in...
View ArticleCalabarzon records almost 300% hike in COVID-19 cases
LUCENA CITY — The Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) region recorded on Friday, July 15, a nearly 300 percent rise in the current number of active COVID-19 cases since the start of...
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