Margret Fermin

Margret Fermin is a news writer based in the Philippines.
Taal Volcano raised to Alert Level 2 Phivolcs

PHIVOLCS continues to monitor Taal volcano

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) continues to monitor the Taal Volcano after it detected tremors around it, Monday, December 2. Based on the advisory released yesterday by …

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P1-M worth marijuana seized in Agusan del Sur

P1-M worth marijuana seized in Agusan del Sur

Authorities seized about P1-million worth of marijuana in Brgy Kasapa 1, Loreto, Agusan del Sur on Tuesday.

According to the report of Caraga Police Director Brig. Gen. Joselito Esquivel Jr., Loreto Municipal Police Station (MPS), Agusan del Sur Police Provincial Office, Agusan del Sur Provincial Mobile Force Company and 1303rd Regional Mobile Force Company (RMFC) conducted a marijuana eradication operation in the mountainous part of the said area.

According to Esquivel, the police took about 20 hours to reach the vast marijuana plantation. It was about 10 am when the farm was discovered where operatives immediately pulled down 19-pound marijuana plants worth P1.04 million.

“Most of the uprooted marijuana plants were burned in the area while a sample of recovered marijuana was brought to Agusan del Sur Provincial Crime Laboratory Office for screening and confirmatory testing,” said the official.

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8-year-old electrocuted inside the school

8-year-old electrocuted inside the school

An 8-year-old boy did not make it to the hospital alive after he got electrocuted while playing on the stage of his school in Barangay Gomez this morning.

As requested by the family, the victim was identified under the name Mark Anthony, a Grade 3 student at Gomez Elementary School, and a resident of the said barangay.

According to the police, the victim was seen playing on the stage of the school, about 7 am this morning. The child soon held at a steel fence that was attached in a live wire.

The victim immediately got electrocuted and was rushed to the hospital but died. Police are currently investigating who is responsible for the incident.

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Gun, ammunition seized from Australian passenger in Mactan Airport

Gun, ammunition seized from Australian passenger in Mactan Airport

Airport authorities seized a gun and ammunition from an Australian national passenger at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA).

According to the Office for Transportation Security (OTS), X-ray operator Sheena Mae Doydoy and baggage inspector Michael Paul Mendoza, they saw the gun in the passenger’s baggage as it passed the initial security screening checkpoint.

A gun and ten bullets were found inside the Australian national’s green trolley bag.

Passenger Stanley Wayne, an Australian and passenger of the Philippine Airlines flight PR 2880 heading to Manila owned the luggage.

Wayne failed to show pertinent documents for the firearm.

Authorities turned over the gun to the Philippine National Police (PNP) Aviation Security Unit.

Wayne was first placed in police custody and is scheduled to be charged with violating Republic Act No. 10591 of the “Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act.”

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Fire hits oil refinery in Pampanga

Fire hits oil refinery in Pampanga

Some residents were startled after hearing an explosion during a fire at an oil refinery in Barangay San Pablo Libutad, San Simon, Pampanga Tuesday night.

According to Police Maj. Freddie Henry of the San Simon police, a part of the plant, exploded while it is conducting an old oil refinery at around 11.30 pm.

The fire spread quickly to other parts of the plant, so the fire was raised to a first alarm before it was extinguished within 30 minutes.

No one was reported injured in the incident while the oil refinery’s administration is investigating the cause of the explosion and the total amount of damage it caused.

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Chinese nationals steal P1.2M from Malaysian employer arrested

Chinese nationals steal P1.2M from Malaysian employer arrested

Two Chinese nationals were arrested in Las Piñas City Tuesday night after allegedly stealing P1.2 million from their Malaysian national employer.

The foreigners were arrested after a 36-year-old businessman reported to police when he noticed cash from his bank account was stolen.

The money comes from the online gaming he runs where players’ bets go straight into his bank account.

The victim received a notification on his cellphone that the money had been transferred to the accounts of his two Chinese nationals employees.

The suspects were between 19 and 20 years old.

According to Police Lt. Alberto Vida, chief of the intelligence section of Las Piñas City police, the suspects had been serving the victim’s company for a long time. They also knew about handling the Malaysian national’s accounts.

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