Hi, My Name is...54

Babies are the future of any society. But maybe in the Philippines that is not the case. These kinds of stories might encourage the pro-abortion crowd as abortion remains illegal in the Philippines. In the meantime there is always abandonment.

Hi, my name is 9-month-old baby. After 9 months of having me around my mother decided she did not want me anymore. So, she put me in a bag and left me on inside a tricycle like trash. In fact the tricycle driver told the authorities he though I was trash. When the doctors examined me they found out I was malnourished which means my mother had not been giving me the food I need. 

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/520921/9-month-old-baby-abandoned-in-lapu-lapu

The Lapu-Lapu City Police Office (LCPO) is now conducting backtracking to identify the person responsible for abandoning a 9-month-old baby near a boutique in Barangay Poblacion, Lapu-Lapu City on Saturday evening, August 5, 2023.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Christian Torres, chief of the City Investigation Detection and Management Unit (CIDMU), said that they are now reviewing the CCTV cameras near the area where the baby was abandoned.

On Saturday, a tricycle driver turned over the baby girl to the barangay hall.

Torres said that based on their investigation, the tricycle driver told them that someone left the baby in his tricycle unit.

The baby was placed inside an eco-bag.

At first, the tricycle driver thought that it was just trash. The driver was about to throw the eco-bag but was shocked to find out that a baby was inside it.

“Swerte nalang gyud to kay pag-aksyon niya ug butang, nilihok ang bata,” Torres said.

(He was lucky because when he was about to throw the bag, the baby moved.)

The baby is currently admitted at the Lapu-Lapu City Hospital for treatment after they found out that it was malnourished. 

The City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) provided the needs of the infant.

“Possible sad nga dili taga dinha ang nagbilin,” he added.

(It is possible that the one who left it is not from there.)

Aside from identifying the person who abandoned the baby, Torres said that they are also trying to identify the parents, who may face charges for abandoning their child.

Hi, my name is newborn baby. At 4:00 a.m. just after giving birth to me my mother abandoned me in a tricycle. Luckily the driver saw what she did and rescued me. I was so newborn my placenta was still attached. The driver did not chase after my mother. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/22/newborn-baby-placenta-still-attached-abandoned-in-tricycle-in-rosario-cavite

A newborn infant with a placenta still attached was abandoned in a parked tricycle in Barangay Tejeros Convention in Rosario.

Rosario Public Information Officer Sid Samaniego told the Manila Bulletin that the infant has been officially turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Thursday, Aug. 22.

Early morning on Saturday, Aug. 17, a tricycle driver named Mac Leonardo Dela Cruz discovered the abandoned baby. 

At around 4:00 a.m., Dela Cruz reportedly saw a woman wearing a yellow shirt and pink jogging pants enter a parked tricycle nearby.

A few hours later, Dela Cruz approached the tricycle and saw a newborn infant alone inside, crying and covered in blood.

Dela Cruz sought help from the authorities, and the baby was immediately taken to the Rosario Maternity and Medical Emergency Clinic (RMMEC) for a check-up and medical treatment.

To ensure the baby is in good health, the infant remained under the care of RMMEC until the doctors confirmed the baby was ready for turnover to the DSWD.

Authorities, meanwhile, are backtracking CCTV footage to net the suspect who abandoned the baby.

Hi, my name is dead newborn baby. After giving birth to me my mother abandoned me in a vacant lot. She did not even bother to cut my umbilical cord. After several days the locals noticed a foul stench but did not pay any attention because it is the Philippines and the air always smells. But then the smell became unbearable and that is when a resident found my rotting remains. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/25/newborn-baby-s-remains-dumped-in-vacant-lot

The decomposing body of a newborn baby boy was found in a vacant lot in Purok Celita, Barangay Alijis here on August 21. 

Police Capt. Greeky Cayao, head of Police Station 7, said residents noticed foul odor in the area for several days but paid no attention to the stench. 

A resident checked the area when the smell became unbearable and found the body. 

The baby had an umbilical cord attached to him when he was found. 

Cayao said the baby might have been in the area for three days when he was discovered. 

Police said it is unclear if the baby was alive or dead when he was abandoned. 

Cayao said the baby was subjected to autopsy to determine the cause of death and was later buried.

Hi, my name is abandoned newborn baby boy. After giving birth to me my mother quickly abandoned me. She was so quick that she did not cut my umbilical cord. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/3/abandoned-newborn-baby-boy-found-in-quezon

An abandoned newborn baby boy was found on Monday, September 2, in Purok 7, Barangay Santo Cristo, this town. 

Police said that Susan Vegas Angeles, 44, a resident, found the infant whose umbilical cord was still attached.

He was taken to the Sariaya lying-in clinic in Barangay Concepcion and later transferred to the United Candelaria Doctors Hospital in Candelaria, Quezon for further medical attention.

Police are looking for his mother and have coordinated with the Municipal Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) for documentation and assistance.

Hi, my name is 11-month-old baby. My father did not want me so he decided to sell me for 55,000 pesos. The NBI was tipped off and they arrested him. Now I will grow up in the care of the Social Services Development Department of the Quezon City.

https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/18/father-arrested-charged-for-selling-his-11-month-old-baby

The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) slapped a Quezon City father of a human trafficking charge after he was arrested in the act of selling his 11-month- old baby for P55,000.

Charged before the Quezon City Prosecutor's Office was Kenneth Crisologo who was arrested last Sept. 3 during an entrapment operation conducted by agents of the NBI's Special Task Force (NBI-STF).

The NBI said "the case stemmed from an information received by the NBI-STF that Subject Crisologo is engaged in selling his own child online.”

“NBI-STF operatives were able to engage with Subject Crisologo, who confirmed that Subject was indeed selling a baby in exchange for P55,000,” it said.

“With this development, NBI Director Jaime B. Santiago instructed the operatives of NBI-STF to conduct an entrapment operation to arrest the Subject,” it added.

The entrapment operation was conducted in barangay (village) Pag-asa, Quezon City that “resulted in the arrest of Subject Crisologo in the act of selling his 11-month old child.”

After Crisologo's arrest, the NBI said the child was turned over to the Social Services Development Department of the Quezon City.

Hi, my name is 7-month old baby. I used to sleep in the same bed as my parents. At the foot of the bed they kept a pail full of water which they used to wash me. For some reason the pail was always full. In the middle of the night I rolled off the bed and into the pail where I drowned. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/10/21/baby-boy-drowns-after-falling-into-bucket-of-water

A seven-month-old baby boy died after he drowned in a pail of water in their house in Barangay Sum-ag here on Monday, Oct. 21. 

Police Master Sgt. Rutthan Guardafe, chief investigator of Police Station 9, said the victim’s parents discovered their son drowning around 7:30 a.m. 

Guardafe said that the victim’s parents would often put a pail at the end of their bed to enable them to easily clean their son. 

The victim’s parents suspect that their son might rolled over their bed and fell into the pail. 

The baby was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead.

Hi, my name is unborn baby. My father's friend came over and showed off his .38 caliber pistol. All of a sudden the gun went off and hit my mother in the abdomen. The bullet killed me instantly. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/11/3/unborn-baby-killed-in-accidental-firing-in-cadiz-city

An eight-month-old unborn baby was killed by a stray bullet in Purok Zone 4, Barangay VF Gustilo, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on All Souls’ Day.

Police said that a 35-year-old man was showing his .38 caliber revolver to his friend with his 34-year-old live-in partner nearby when the firearm accidentally discharged and hit the abdomen of the woman.

The victim was taken to a hospital here but the baby did not survive. 

The man surrendered to a barangay official and was arrested by the police on Sunday, Nov. 3.

He turned over the firearm with five bullets and a fired cartridge.

Police Lt. Col. John Joel Batusbatusan, Cadiz police chief, said that both parties have discussed a settlement as they considered it as a case of accidental firing.

However, he said the man may still face charges for illegal possession of firearm and ammunition.

Hi, my name is six-year-old daughter. I am not a baby but close enough. My father accused me of stealing a bracelet and cash from a neighbor. Instead of asking me what happened he stabbed me to death. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/11/21/father-stabs-6-year-old-daughter-to-death-in-surigao-del-norte

Police arrested a 23-year-old man for allegedly assaulting and stabbing his six-year-old daughter to death in Mainit town, Surigao del Norte province on Tuesday night, Nov. 19.

Surigao del Norte Police Provincial Police Office (PPO) Director Police Col. Nilo T. Texon, in a report on Thursday, Nov. 21, to Police Regional Office-13 Director Police Brig. Gen. Alan M. Nazarro, said the victim was accused of stealing a bracelet and cash from a neighbor. 

The suspect confronted the victim when she arrived home at 7 p.m. The suspect assaulted and stabbed the victim with a locally made knife called sundangay in the body. 

She was taken to a hospital in Mainit where she was declared dead. The suspect fled but was arrested by the police in a follow-up operation. 

Texon vowed justice for the victim.  

"The Surigao del Norte police remain unwavering in their commitment to ensure justice is swiftly served in this heartbreaking case,” he said, adding, “We urge everyone to remain vigilant and to foster an environment where children can grow up free from violence and harm, and let this incident remind us all of our shared responsibility to protect the most vulnerable members of our community." 

PRO 13-Regional Public Information Office chief Police Major Jennifer S. Ometer said the suspect is under the custody of the local police for proper disposition and awaiting the filing of appropriate case.

HI, My Name is...53

Living in the Philippines means living with the danger of getting zapped. From low hanging wires to hidden wires the possibility of accidentally electrocuting yourself is very real.

Hi, my name is ordinary farmer. I was out for a walk when I accidentally touched a hanging live wire. Bzzt!!! And then I was dead. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/28/farmer-electrocuted-to-death-in-quezon

A farmer was electrocuted to death after he accidentally touched a hanging live wire while walking in Barangay Pacabit, this town, on Monday afternoon, August 26.

Police said residents turned the power off and removed the victim.

The victim was taken to the Bondoc Peninsula District Hospital here where he declared dead.

Police are conducting an investigation to determine who is responsible for leaving the dangling live wire unattended.

Hi, my name is Mario Sabalboro. My daughter and I were chasing a cat. All of a sudden I touched a live wire and died on the spot.

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1793750/quezon-farmer-electrocuted-while-chasing-cat

A farmer died on Monday after he accidentally touched a live wire while chasing a cat in Mulanay town in Quezon province.

The Quezon police reported on Tuesday, June 27, that Mario Sabalboro, 38, and his 14-year-old daughter were chasing a feral cat in Barangay Ilayang Yuni around 10:30 p.m.

During the chase, Mario accidentally touched a live wire inside a private property and died on the spot.

His daughter tried to help her father but was also electrocuted and lost consciousness but suffered only injuries. She was taken to the Bondoc Peninsula District Hospital in neighboring Catanauan town for treatment.

Hi, my name is Edwin Pereyra. Me and my nephew were walking through a rice field and carrying a steel plow to cultivate my field. All of a sudden the plow accidentally touched a love hanging wire and electrocuted me to death. 

https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/19/farmer-dies-after-being-electrocuted-in-quezon

A 45-year-old farmer died and his nephew was injured after they were electrocuted in Barangay Mangahan, this town, on Monday afternoon, September 18. 

Police identified the fatality as Edwin Pereyra and the injured as Angelo Gacula, also a farmer, and residents of Barangay Mangahan.

Investigation said Gacula was walking on a rice field carrying a steel plow to cultivate his farm.

But the steel plow accidentally touched a hanging electric wire and was electrocuted.

Pereyra rushed to help his nephew but he, too, was electrocuted.

They sustained injuries and taken by relatives to a clinic where Pereyra was declared dead and Gacula is undergoing treatment. 

Hi, my name is Loreto. I was working on the third for of a building when all of a sudden I touched a live wire. I plunged to the ground dying upon impact. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/16/laborer-electrocuted-in-cagayan

A construction worker plunged to his death after he was electrocuted on the third floor of a building under construction at the public market in Camalaniugan, Cagayan on Thursday, August 15.

Police identified the victim as Loreto, 27, of Barangay Felipe Tuzon, Camalaniugan.

Investigation said the iron bar the victim was holding accidentally touched a live wire. He was electrocuted and plunged to the ground.

The victim was first taken to a hospital in Camalaniugan and later transferred to a hospital in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan where he was declared dead.

Hi, my name is Ella. Mymother was cleaning the water pump of our makeshift hut when she touched a live wire and was electrocuted. I sprang into action to recuse her but I was also electrocuted. Being eight months pregnant both me and my baby died. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/5/pregnant-woman-dies-trying-to-save-mom-from-electrocution

A pregnant woman died after she tried to rescue her mother who was electrocuted in their residence in Barangay Arwas here on Wednesday, September 4.

Police identified the victim as Ella.

Investigation disclosed that the victim’s mother was cleaning the water pump of their makeshift hut when she was electrocuted.

The victim tried to rescue her mother but she was also electrocuted. 

They were taken to the hospital where Ella, who was eight months pregnant, was declared dead. Her baby also died.

Ella's mother is recuperating in the hospital.

Their water pump had not been functioning for three days allegedly due to a wet electric wire. 

Hi, our names are Amador, JR,  and Juan. We were installing a solar streetlight post when we touched a live wire of the Camarines Sur Electric Cooperative. Three of our coworkers were also injured. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/6/3-laborers-electrocuted-to-death-in-naga-city

Three construction workers died and two others were injured after they were electrocuted while installing a steel solar streetlight post in Barangay Bagumbayan Sur, Naga City, Camarines Sur province, on Friday afternoon, September 6.

Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office-5 (Bicol), identified the victims as Amador, 27, and JR, 30, from Camarines Norte and Juan, 40, from Camarines Sur.

Investigation said the victims were installing a steel solar streetlight post when they accidentally touched a live wire of the Camarines Sur Electric Cooperative and were electrocuted.

Two co-workers were injured – Anton, 24, from Camarines Norte and Jose, 36, from Camarines Sur.

Victims were taken to the Bicol Medical Center here where three of them were declared dead on arrival.

Calubaquib said that the injured are in a critical condition and under observation.

Investigation is ongoing as of posting time. 

Hi, our names our being withheld. Call us Nephew and Uncle. We are both farmers. While preparing the carabao sled a live wire fell and landed on it. I touched the sled and was electrocuted. My uncle, in a desperate attempt to recuse me, was also electrocuted and died. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/20/man-uncle-electrocuted-to-death-in-victorias-city

A 19-year-old man and his uncle died after they were electrocuted in Hacienda Carugiat, Barangay 13, Victorias City, Negros Occidental on Thursday, September 19. 

Police withheld the names of the 19-year-old victim from Barangay 13, Victorias City, and his 60-year-old uncle from Barangay Pasil, E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental.

Police Capt. Genus David, deputy chief of the Victorias City Police Station, said the victims, who were both farmers, were preparing their carabao sled when a live wire fell and landed on the sled.

The 19-year-old victim touched the sled and was electrocuted.

He collapsed to the ground, prompting his uncle to rush and rescue him. However, his uncle was also electrocuted. 

The victims were declared dead in a hospital. 

Hi, my name is Jessie James Torremocha. I wasn't electrocuted but I did die while restoring electricity during a storm. The wind was so strong it blew me right off the pole. I do not remember if I was wearing a safety harness which would have prevented such a fall. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/20/lineman-falls-to-death-while-working-in-bacolod

A 34-year-old lineman plunged to his death while working on an electric post in Barangay Villamonte here amid inclement weather due to the southwest monsoon or “habagat” enhanced by tropical cyclones on Sunday, September 15.

The Negros Electric and Power Corp. said the victim, Jessie James Torremocha, 34, from Davao City, fell from a 30-foot electrical post and passed away on Tuesday night, September 17, at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Metro Bacolod Hospital and Medical Center here.

NEPC said that Torremocha was a devoted lineman who died while diligently working to restore power following severe weather.

“He was an epitome of a true Line Warrior embodying dedication and bravery,” NEPC said.

NEPC mourned his death and condoled with the victim’s family and friends. The company thanked for his service and commitment.

Mayor Albee Benitez here also condoled with the family of Torremocha.

“Jessie’s dedication and commitment to ensuring the stability of our power services will always be remembered with gratitude,” Benitez said.

Benitez said that Torremocha’s sacrifice is a reminder of the risks and responsibilities taken on by those who work tirelessly for the greater good of our community.

Torremocha’s wife arrived here on Monday, September 16, to facilitate the transport of his remains back to Davao City.

Hi, My Name is...52

Here is a collection of weird or random deaths and crimes. We all expect to die but no one expects to die this way.

Hi, my name is being withheld even though I am a 42-year-old man and not a child. I was out drinking with my friends at a resort. I had so much to drink I had to relieve myself. As I let go against I fence I reached out my hand to stabilize myself. All of a sudden I got the shock of my life as I touched a live electrical wire.

https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/3/laborer-electrocuted-while-urinating-in-cadiz-city

A 42-year-old laborer was electrocuted while urinating in Barangay Cabahug, Cadiz City, Negros Occidental on Sunday afternoon, September 1.

The fatality, whose name was withheld, was a resident of Barangay Alijis here.

Investigation said the victim, who was having a drinking spree with friends, accidentally touched a live wire connected to a fence while urinating on the wall of a resort.

He was taken to the Cadiz District Hospital where he was declared dead.

Hi, my name is Susana Antolin Abarra. Just after Mass ended at 5 a.m. and we were all walking out of the Church a 5-year-old boy dashed out into the highway. I ran after him and pushed him out of the way of an oncoming multicab. The vehicle struck me head on. I died 14 hours later. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/2/septuagenarian-dies-hours-after-rescuing-child-running-down-highway-in-ilocos-sur

A 70-year-old woman died hours after rescuing a five-year-old boy from being rammed by a multicab in Barangay Poblacion Norte, Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur on Sunday, September 1.

Police identified the victim as Susana Antolin Abarra.

Investigation said Abarra had just finished attending Mass at 5 a.m. when the boy who also attended the Mass suddenly ran towards the national highway. 

The victim ran and pushed the boy and was hit by the approaching multicab driven by a 19-year-man from Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur.

Abarra was taken to a hospital in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur where she died at around 7 p.m. due to serious injuries.

The boy and the driver of the multicab were unharmed.

The driver faces appropriate charges.

Netizens paid tribute to Abarra for her sacrifice.

Hi, my name is John Kenneth Figueroa. I had been having trouble from a store owner whenever I park my van next to his store. The arguments got so bad I was even confronted at my own house. My van was damaged and m motorcycle was even spit upon. This time one of the store owner's buddies confronted me after I parked and we got into a fight. He then pulled a gun and shot me four times, once in the head and thrice in the back. 

https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/regions/918285/man-shot-dead-in-antipolo-after-parking-near-a-store/story/

A 26-year-old van driver was shot dead in Antipolo, Rizal allegedly over an argument about a parking space.

In EJ Gomez’s “24 Oras" report Monday, a CCTV camera recorded the victim parking his van beside a store.

According to witnesses, this prompted an angry response from the store's owner.

(They always have an argument whenever the victim parks there. But this time, witnesses said he did not stop there to park.)

(The store owner tried to choke the victim.)

However, the store's owner denied quarreling with the van driver. Rather it was his buddy, "Toto," who got into a fight with the victim.

(I did not choke him. I tried to push him back into his vehicle so they wouldn’t fight. But I wasn’t able to stop them.)

The CCTV camera recorded the victim and Toto trading blows. Moments later, Toto allegedly fired a gun.

The van driver was shot four times - thrice in the head and once in the back. He died on the spot.

Toto then drove away in a car.

Meanwhile, police arrested the store owner.

However, the victim’s mother believed that the suspects had planned to kill her son.

(They damaged his vehicle and spat on his motorcycle. And he had been threatened in front of his house.)

(They waited for him to alight from the vehicle. When he got out, there was one person here, another there. They planned it. There was no opportunity for him to run away.)

Hi, my name is unknown. I was so tired I decided to drag a piece of foam into the middle of the street and fall asleep. Of course I was run over immediately and died. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/16/man-sleeps-in-the-middle-of-the-street-dies-after-being-hit-by-a-car-in-pasig-city

An unidentified man who placed his improvised bed in the middle of the street and slept on it died after he was hit by a car along Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City on Friday morning, August 16.

The incident occurred at around 5 a.m. eastbound of Ortigas Avenue at the corner of Lanuza Avenue.

Authorities said the victim allegedly carried a piece of foam in the middle of the road and slept on it.

The man was run over and dragged by an oncoming vehicle, killing him instantly. 

Authorities are still investigating the identity of the motorist.

The incident caused heavy traffic along the eastbound lane of Ortigas Avenue.

Hi, my name is Zoila. They say I am an unemployed housewife but being a housewife is a job all its own. I was washing my clothes out on the terrace when a motorcycle pulled up. The driver approached me and shot me dead as I was in the middle of my washing. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/9/1/housewife-shot-dead-in-laguna

A 57-year-old housewife was gunned down while washing clothes in her house in Barangay Del Remedio, this city, on Saturday afternoon, August 31.

Police identified the victim as Zoila, unemployed.

Investigation said the victim was washing clothes on the terrace when a man onboard a motorcycle arrived. 

He approached the victim and shot her at close range.

The suspect, who was wearing black helmet, maong pants, and black jacket, fled and Zoila was taken by her relatives to a hospital where she declared.

Police recovered four fired cartridge cases of unknown caliber at the crime scene.

Police are conducting follow-up investigation.

Hi, my name is Mary Ann Tampos. On the morning of August 14th I went into labor and gave birth on the sidewalk. The baby was premature and dead on arrival. An ambulance was called but I refused to go with them. They made me sign a waiver to that effect. I told them I did not have any money to pay for a stay in the hospital. The doctor told me I would not have to pay for my bills but I still refused to go. I later died on the same sidewalk from massive blood loss. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/14/pregnant-scavenger-dies-after-giving-birth-to-premature-baby-on-cebu-city-sidewalk

A pregnant scavenger died after giving birth to a premature baby on a sidewalk here on Wednesday morning, August 14.

Mary Ann Tampos, 35, died hours after giving birth to a baby girl on General Maxilom Ave.

Witnesses said it was around 6 a.m. when Tampos, a resident of Barangay Tisa here, went into labor.

A group of pedestrians that included a nurse and a traffic enforcer assisted her.

As Tampos attempted several pushes, witnesses noticed that the baby had already turned red. Tampos successfully gave birth but the baby girl was already dead when she came out.

An ambulance arrived later on.

Medical workers, including a doctor, tried to bring the Tampos to the hospital but she resisted.

The medical team repeatedly convinced Tampos to go with them but to no avail. There were instances when the medical team tried to force the woman to board the ambulance but she would resist.

They decided to let Tampos sign a waiver as proof that she refused to be brought to the hospital.

Tampos died on the same spot where she had given birth at around 9 a.m. Massive blood loss was suspected to be the cause of the woman’s death.

A friend said that Tampos refused to be brought to the hospital as she did not have money to pay for her medical bills.

The doctor told Tampos that she did not have to pay for her hospital bills but she still refused, the friend said.

Hi, my name is Gelo. I met this fine girl online and invited her to go on a road trip using my motorcycle. When I picked her up I asked her if she wanted to drive and told her to put all her belongings in the utility box. Later on I offered to switch places with her. When she got off the bike I sped off with all her belongings. However, she reported me right away and the cops were able to catch me. 

https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/13/from-roadtrip-to-badtrip-man-arrested-for-stealing-valuables-of-woman-he-met-online

A supposedly enjoyable road trip between new acquaintances turned into misfortune when the man, whom the victim only met online, stole her belongings in Tanay, Rizal, the Rizal Police Provincial Office (Rizal PPO) said Monday, August 12. 

The police identified the 21-year-old suspect as "Gelo” who was arrested in a dragnet operation on Friday, August 9. 

According to the female victim, Gelo invited her on a road trip to Marilaque Highway in Tanay using his motorcycle. 

Upon picking up the victim in Quezon City, the suspect asked her if she wanted to drive the motorcycle. He then instructed her to place her belongings inside the motorcycle's utility box compartment. 

While cruising along Marilaque Highway, the victim said Gelo offered to switch places with her to drive the motorcycle. 

Upon disembarking from the motorcycle, the suspect immediately fled from the scene abandoning the victim and taking with him her belongings. 

The victim immediately reported the incident to the Tanay Municipal Police Station, prompting them to conduct a dragnet operation which led to the suspect's arrest. 

Gelo is now detained at the Tanay Custodial Facility and is facing charges of theft as well as disobedience and resistance to an agent of a person in authority after attempting to escape and resisting the officers during the operation. 

The Rizal PPO reminded the public to be cautious of such schemes.

Hi, my name is Jefferson Bagsic. I am a pedicab driver in Manila. Romeo Pasigna is a fellow driver with whom I have a grudge against because he is always getting more passengers. One afternoon I saw him sitting in front of a store. Seeing my chance I walked towards him and stabbed him in the back, killing him.

https://mb.com.ph/2024/8/3/clash-over-passengers-leads-to-killing-of-pedicab-driver-in-manila

A pedicab driver was stabbed and killed by his fellow driver after a quarrel ensued between them over a passenger, the Manila Police District (MPD) reported on Saturday, August 3.

The MPD identified the suspect as Jefferson Bagsic, 41, a resident of Barangay 38, Tondo, Manila.

Based on the police report, the victim identified as Romeo Pasigna was sitting in front of a store on Kagitingan Street corner Lakandula Street in Tondo around 12:50 p.m. on July 31 when the suspect walked towards him and stabbed him in his back.

The suspect immediately fled after committing the crime.

Pasigna was declared dead at Gat Andres Bonifacio Memorial Medical Center.

Personnel of the MPD Moriones Station conducted a follow-up operation and saw Bagsic standing on the sidewalk of Delpan Street. 

Bagsic surrendered to the authorities and revealed that he had a long-time grudge against the victim, particularly in getting passengers. 

Police recovered a revolver with two live ammunition from the suspect.

Bagsic was brought to the MPD Moriones Tondo Police Station and was charged with frustrated murder and violation of Republic Act 10591 or the Comprehensive Law on Firearms and Ammunition.

Hi, my name is Francisco Sampan. My neighbor makes a living by brewing and selling coconut wine also known as tuba. We were having a drinking session when I said his coconut wine tasted bad. He got really mad and said I should stop buying from him. We got into a fistfight and I knocked him to the ground. But when I turned my back he pulled a scythe from his waistband and slit my throat. Thankfully I survived.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/592479/man-slits-neighbors-throat-over-tuba-criticism-in-carmen

Due to a negative comment about the taste of coconut wine, locally known as “tuba,” a man slit his neighbor’s throat in Purok Lumboy, Barangay Cantucong, Carmen town, on Tuesday afternoon, August 27, 2024, at around 3 p.m.

The victim, identified as Francisco Sampan, 60, was rushed to the hospital, where he is now recuperating.

The suspect was identified as Carlito Aresco, 56, whose livelihood is producing and selling coconut wine. Both Sampan and Aresco are residents of the said barangay.

Police Captain Jessie Tañola, chief of the Carmen Police Station, said that the victim and the suspect were having a drinking session when the victim told the suspect that his coconut wine did not taste good, which made the suspect angry.

“Katong biktima nakabuhi og istorya nga way lami ang tuba, unya murag natandog ang garbo sa suspect,” Tañola said.

The suspect responded that if the victim did not like the taste of his coconut wine, he should stop buying from him. Their heated argument escalated into a fistfight, during which the suspect was defeated and knocked to the ground.

When the victim turned his back, the suspect suddenly stood, grabbed his scythe from his waist, and slit the victim’s throat from behind.

“Mao to nilakaw ang biktima unya nagkuha ug sanggot ang suspect dayon abis sa liog sa biktima,” Tañola added.

The victim was rushed to the nearest hospital for treaatment. Meanwhile, the suspect was arrested and will face charges of frustrated homicide.

Hi, my name is being withheld but I am an ex-convict. I had a crush on this girl but I went to prison for assaulting a barangay tanod so I was never able to express my feelings. In fact we never talked at all.  When I got out I saw she was pregnant and I lost my mind. So, I beat the heck out of her. I rained punched on her head and other parts of her body because I was so angry. Of course I am back in jail.

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/587638/cebu-city-ex-con-angry-at-seeing-his-crush-pregnant-punches-her

An ex-convict or a former convict was arrested after he attacked a woman, whom he allegedly had a crush on in Barangay Duljo-Fatima, Cebu City on July 30. This was after he found out that she was pregnant.

Authorities, who investigated the incident, said the suspect, who was released from prison last January after serving time for assaulting a barangay tanod, got angry when he saw and learned that the woman whom he had a crush on was heavy with child.

“The victim was hit in the head and different parts of the body,” said an initial investigation report on the attack.

According to the victim, the suspect did not woo her and they were not in a relationship.

She was even surprised why the suspect suddenly attacked her.

It was found out that the suspect allegedly had a crush on the victim before he served time on prison.

He was allegedly planning to woo the victim when he would be released from jail.

But according to the victim, the suspect did not woo her.

On July 30, at past 8 p.m., when the suspect saw the victim and found out that she was pregnant, he suddenly lost it and attacked her.

He allegedly rained punches on the woman, who suffered bruises from the attack.

After the attack, the victim reported this to the police, who then arrested the suspect.

The suspect was detained at the Mambaling Police Station detention cell as a physical injury complaint was being readied against him.

Hi, my name is being withheld because I am a minor. I am only 16 but I have a 23-year old boyfriend and my parents did not like him. So naturally I planned to kill them. My boyfriend tried to dissuade me to no avail. A voice whispered me to do it. How could I refuse? Of course I stabbed them both. Now they want me to undergo psychiatric evaluation. 

https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1976280/minor-stabs-parents-for-opposing-relations-with-older-guy

Police here are recommending that a 16-year-old woman undergo a thorough psychiatric exam after she stabbed and wounded her own parents who strongly opposed her having a relationship with a 23-year-old guy.

The incident happened in Purok 5 Bliss in Barangay Buru-un here on Friday evening.

Police Major Zandrex Panolong, spokesperson Iligan City Police Office, said that the suspect turned off the lights in her parents room and stabbed her father first then her mother.

In the commotion, the suspect also wounded her hands.

The victims were rushed to a local hospital where they are being closely monitored.

Panolong said that an initial investigation revealed that the suspect bared plans to kill her parents to her boyfriend who, in turn, talked her against doing it.

Panolong added that the suspect told investigators that “a voice seemed to whisper to her to pursue her plans.”

Hi, our names are being withheld because we are minors. It was so hot out that we had to rest under a tree. But there was a problem. The tree was not in a good condition. It was weakened because it was so old.  In fact it fell on us! Several of us were able to get away but it killed 2 boys while others were injured. 

https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/553217/freak-accident-in-pinamungajan-tree-falls-on-2-boys-killing-them

What was supposed to be a time to rest for 6 children under the shade of two buli or buri trees from the beating heat of the afternoon sun turned tragic when the one of the trees fell on the children crushing 2 of them to death.

Police Senior Master Sergeant Vincent Alqueza, investigator of the Pinamungajan Police Station said that the freak accident happened at past 2 p.m. on Thursday, January 25, in Sitio Luy-a, Barangay Lamac of this southwestern Cebu town.

Alqueza told CDN Digital in a phone interview on January 25 that the two children, 2 boys, whose ages were 15 years old and 12 years old, were crushed by the tree trunk that fell on them and died on the spot.

A 13-year-old girl was injured in the back when she was hit by a part of the trunk of the tree when it fell.

The other 3 children, whose ages are 14 years old, managed to run before the tree fell.

Initial investigation showed, that the five children had just finished cleaning a “baul” or a cultivated dry field and were rested under two buli trees that shaded them from the heat of the afternoon sun at past 2 p.m. that day.

When the 5 children decided to rest under the 2 buli trees, their 15-year-old cousin was already there also taking shelter from the beating heat of the afternoon sun.

Unfortunately, while they were resting there, a trunk of one of the buli trees which was weakened due its old age suddenly gave way, causing the trunk and the upper part of the tree to fall on the  6 children.

Three of them noticed the falling tree trunk on time and managed to run away from where they were resting and avoided being hit by the tree.

Their 13-year-old female cousin noticed the tree falling too late, and she was hit in the back, but she managed to escape from being crushed by the tree.

Alqueza said that the 13-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital for treatment.

(We have one injured, the girl, she is at the hospital. She was the one whom we asked (and got details about the accident) but she still (at that time on Thursday) that her cousins died in the accident.)

Unfortunately, for the 15-year-old boy and the 12-year-old boy, who failed to move out of the way of the falling tree trunk, which landed on both of them, crushing them, causing them to be dead on the spot.

The children were all from the area or from Sitio Luy-a, Barangay Lamac, Pinamungajan town.

Pinamungajan is a second class municipality located 70 kilometers in southwestern Cebu.