Gov't nutritionists warn public against unhealthy ‘fad diets'
By Pamela Mariz GeminianoBAGUIO CITY -- The National Nutrition Council in Cordillera has warned city residents against fad diets that promise fast and easy results as these may have negative effects on...
View ArticleLandslide buries house; Kibungan couple killed
KIBUNGAN, Benguet – A couple died when their bungalow was hit by a landslide here last week even as a Globe employee was hit by a landslide while traversing the Halsema Highway on the same day in...
View ArticlePrincipal, daughter survive Bokod crash
BOKOD, Benguet – A school principal and her daughter escaped death although both suffered injuries when the vehicle the former was driving rammed parapets here due to faulty brakes.Police said the...
View ArticleIfugaos' handiwork sustains famed Banaue Rice Terraces
LAGAWE, Ifugao -- The Banaue Rice Terraces, often called the 8th Wonder of the World, has been known to be a product of handiwork, carved by the hand, by the natives' ancestors around 2,000 years ago,...
View ArticleTwo dead in Tuba shootout; PNP probes gun, drug trade
By Dionisio Dennis Jr.TUBA, Benguet – Police are probing presence of a group engaged in illegal selling of firearms in Baguio and Benguet after two men were killed Tuesday morning Tuesday here in...
View Article10 outstanding Baguio citizens feted in rites
BAGUIO CITY-Five ladies and five gentlemen were honored as 2018 outstanding citizens during the Baguio Day celebration at the University of the Cordilleras Saturday.Five were awarded for community...
View ArticleVillar urged: Probe projects transfer Kalinga DPWH head
TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- Highways Sec. Mark A. Villar was urged to investigate alleged poor implementation of infrastructure projects of Kalinga and transfer the OIC district engineer of the province...
View ArticleMayor to DOTr: Stop colorums in Baguio
By Dexter A. See BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan urged the newly installed officer-in-charge of the Cordillera office of the Dept. of Transportation and Railways to stop or curb proliferation...
View ArticleEx-PNP officer, 4 others cheat death in dramatic Halsema road rescue
ATOK, Benguet – A retired police officer and four of his passengers cheated death with timely arrival of rescuers who pulled his Montero SUV from a roadside as their vehicle was teetering and about to...
View ArticleMt Province folks hit AFP, PNP men for ‘rights abuses’
By Gina DizonBONTOC, Mountain Province -- Military and police officers were urged to respect human rights and cultural practices of residents of militarized areas of Dandanak, Besao and Aguid, Sagada...
View ArticleMan stabbed in mayor’s house
VILLAVICIOSA, Abra – A man stabbed a drinking mate here Monday around 3:50 p.m.at the town mayor’s house in Barangay Lap-lapog.The victim was identified as Jovencio Dalipog, 56, while the suspect was...
View ArticleEx-Cagayan councilor killed in Tuguegarao
By Raymund CatindigTUGUEGARAO, Cagayan — Police are still probing the killing of a former town councilor in Solana town in a gun attack in this city on August 19. June Cusipag, 44, had just left his...
View ArticleDismissed MPSPC employees in protests ordered reinstated
By Erlindo Agwilang BONTOC, Mountain Province – Three dismissed employees of the Mountain Province Polytechnic College were ordered reinstated by the school’s board of trustees recently.The three were...
View ArticleBauko folks hit news story on regional disaster center; insist local...
By Angel BaybayBAUKO, Mountain Province -- Residents of this town questioned a news story published in a regional paper relative to construction of a multi-million regional disaster center here, saying...
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Neighbor slays teen girl over land row By Liezle Basa IñigoSTA. BARBARA, Pangasinan — A Grade 8 student was allegedly strangled to death inside her house in this town allegedly by a neighbor who had...
View ArticleBeneco open to private biz for power projects
By Dexter A. SeeBAGUI0 CITY – The Benguet Electric Coop. is open to entry of the private sector in its franchise area to help energize unviable areas.Beneco general manager Gerardo P. Verzosa bared...
View Article10 minahang bayan sites eyed in Benguet towns
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office has validated areas in the municipalities of Itogon and Mankayan as minahang bayan or sites where the public could do...
View ArticleSmall claims court cases amount raised to P300-K
By Aileen P. RefuerzoBAGUIO CITY – The amount of claims that fall within the jurisdiction of small claims courts has been raised from P200,000 to P300,000 effective Aug. 1 2018.Municipal Trial Courts...
View ArticleNo classes Sept 17-21 in Baguio pre-school up to senior high
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan issued Administrative Order (AO) No. 128, series of 2018 suspending classes in the pre-school to senior high school levels, both private and public, on Sept....
View ArticleCops kill 3 rob gang members
SAN FABIAN, Pangasinan — Three alleged members of a robbery gang were killed in an alleged shootout with police officers in this town on Sept. 1.Dennis Ambrosio, alias Pangok, the alleged leader of...
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