‘Pawikan’ found dead in Lamon Bay in Quezon
LUCENA CITY — A giant sea turtle, locally known as “pawikan,” was found dead on Wednesday morning, May 1, on the shore of Atimonan town in Quezon province. The marine turtle was washed ashore on the...
View ArticleQuezon busts: 120 held, P6.2M illegal drugs seized in April
LUCENA CITY — The Philippine National Police in Quezon confiscated more than P6.2 million worth of illegal drugs and arrested 120 suspected traffickers in the province during their operations in April....
View ArticleArrested driver of colorum vehicle in Quezon Province faces raps
MANILA, Philippines — A criminal case has been filed against the driver of a colorum vehicle who tried to escape and almost hit a Land Transportation Office (LTO) officer during an operation in...
View ArticleGun-for-hire gang member, pal held in Quezon drug bust
LUCENA CITY — A suspected drug pusher and an alleged member of a gun-for-hire group were arrested on Friday night (May 3) in a buy-bust operation in Candelaria, Quezon. The Quezon police said in a...
View ArticleDrug suspect shot dead in Quezon
LUCENA CITY – A 33-year-old male drug suspect was killed early Sunday, May 5, in Tiaong, Quezon. Quezon police reported that “Joseph”, 33, was walking his way home in Barangay (village) Cabay around 1...
View ArticleTruck with illegally quarried sand intercepted in Quezon
LUCENA CITY — Police on Sunday intercepted a truck full of illegally qyiuarried sand taken from a river in Infanta town in Quezon province, police said Monday. The Quezon police said in a report that...
View ArticleMalacañang declares May 15 a holiday in Quezon town
LUCENA CITY — Malacañang has declared May 15 as a special non-working day in Sariaya town in Quezon province to mark the local celebration of the farmer’s feast and “Agawan Festival.” Executive...
View Article‘Shabu’ worth P1M, gun seized in Quezon
LUCENA CITY — Police arrested three “high-value” targets and a street drug pusher in separate buy-bust operations on Sunday, May 12 in Quezon province. The operations resulted in the seizure of more...
View Article5 ‘tuk-tuk’ passengers dead, 4 others hurt in 3-vehicle mishap in Quezon
LUCENA CITY — Five passengers of a “tuk-tuk,” a three-wheeled motorcycle, died, and four others were injured early Wednesday, May 15, in an accident involving two other vehicles at the Maharlika...
View Article‘High-value’ drug trafficker busted in Quezon; P938,000 ‘shabu’ seized
LUCENA CITY — Police seized on Wednesday morning, May 15, more than P938,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) from an alleged “high value” trafficker in Tayabas City in Quezon province. Colonel Ledon...
View ArticleQuezon cops seize P3.5-million ‘shabu’, gun from 5 alleged traffickers
LUCENA CITY — Quezon police’s anti-illegal drug agents arrested five alleged traffickers and seized more than P3.5 million worth of “shabu” (crystal meth) in separate operations in Lucena City and...
View ArticleBack-rider dead, drunk motorcyclist hurt in Quezon road crash
LUCENA CITY — A motorcycle back-rider died, and the drunk driver was injured after their vehicle crashed on Wednesday into a concrete road barrier in Tayabas City, Quezon province. The Quezon police...
View ArticlePCG suspends sea travel in Quezon, Romblon, Marinduque due to Aghon
LUCENA CITY — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) suspended sea travel on Saturday, May 25, for all vessels in Quezon, Marinduque, and Romblon provinces due to rough seas brought by Tropical Depression...
View ArticleBaby boy, 2 others die in Quezon due to Aghon
LUCENA CITY — A 7-month-old baby boy drowned and two others died Sunday after they were hit by falling trees in Quezon province at the height of Severe Tropical Storm Aghon (international name:...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dead in Quezon road crash
LUCENA CITY – A helmetless motorcycle rider died in a road accident on Wednesday, May 29, in the island town of Quezon in Quezon province. In a report on Thursday, May 30, the Quezon police said that...
View ArticleDeath toll in Quezon road crash rises to 4
LUCENA CITY — The fatalities in the tragic road accident on Sunday in Tiaong, Quezon rose to four with the death of another victim during treatment, police said Monday. Police Lieutenant Colonel Daniel...
View ArticleOver P512,000 worth of shabu seized in Quezon busts
LUCENA CITY — Police anti-narcotics operatives arrested three suspected drug traffickers and seized more than P512,000 worth of shabu (crystal meth) in drug bust operations on Monday, June 3, in Quezon...
View ArticleMotorcycle rider dead, 1 hurt in Quezon road mishap
LUCENA CITY – A 27-year-old motorcycle rider died and another one was injured Monday after their unregistered vehicles collided in Sariaya town in Quezon province. The Quezon police said in a report on...
View ArticleElderly pedestrian dead in Quezon road mishap
LUCENA — A 74-year-old farmer died early Thursday, June 13, after a cargo truck bumped him at the Maharlika Highway in Calauag, Quezon. The Quezon police said in a report that Elpidio Dayao was walking...
View ArticleWidow killed by ‘mentally ill’ son in Quezon
LUCENA CITY – A 49-year-old widow was allegedly killed on Friday, June 14, by her son, who was suspected to be suffering from mental illness, in Sariaya, Quezon, police said. Quezon police, in a report...
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