Sagada folks want sale of confiscated logs stopped
‘Tree-cutting site in Bauko is our ancestral domain’ By Gina DizonSAGADA, Mountain Province -- Ownership of ancestral domain should be recognized in the lot where a number of trees were cut at nearby...
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Lingayen-Dagupan auxiliary bishop namedDAGUPAN CITY– Pope Francis has appointed Elmer Mangalinao as auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan.The pope made the announcement at noon on...
View ArticleBright prospects for Cordillera autonomy with new government
By Dexter A. See BAGUIO CITY – The renewed pursuit for Cordillera autonomy which took a back seat during the Aquino administration will gain headway under presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte...
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Baguio night market trader shot dead BAGUIO CITY – A woman trader at the Harrison Road night market here was killed after she was shot by still unidentified men here at Barangay Queen of Peace...
View ArticleVice mayor’s aide shot dead
By Eva VisperasVILLASIS, Pangasinan – An aide of the vice mayor of Rosales, Pangasinan was gunned down in this town on Tuesday with police still trying to identify assailants and their motive.Michael...
View ArticleDomogan not a ‘political butterfly’
By Dexter A. See BAGUIO CITY – Not, a political butterfly, Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan is, saying he need not change party but would just support the administration of incoming president Rodrigo...
View ArticleMore issues, harassments raisedagainst PSU execs
OJT students forced to work LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The complaint of parents that their sons and daughters were made to work full time in a pharmaceutical laboratory firm while under On-the-Job Training...
View Article3 Ifugao pastors in hot water over money scam
ALFONSO LISTA, Ifugao – Three pastors are now in hot water after 11 farmers complained against them Monday at the police station here for allegedly taking thousands of pesos from them with the promise...
View ArticleWarden sued for guard’s murder over love triangle
By Jun EliasSAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The warden of the La Union provincial jail and an alleged member of a group engaged in contract killing are facing charges for the murder of a prison guard in...
View ArticleJeep falls down Itogon ravine; 1 killed, 2 hurt
ITOGON, Benguet – A miner was killed while two others were seriously injured when the Willis type jeep they were riding in fell down a ravine here Monday at Goldfiend, Poblacion around 6:40 a.m.A...
View ArticleMt Prov ‘transition team’ created as gov’s fate hangs
Comelec rule awaited on proclamation of Mayaen-Luis BONTOC, Mountain Province -- The provincial government has created a transition team to prepare and ensure smooth turn-over of local governance to...
View ArticleWill somebody tell him campaign is over
ON DISTANT SHOREVal G. Abelgas“Shut up!” Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte uttered these words at least three times during the presidential campaign and in his daily press conferences since it became...
View ArticleJournalists and corruption
HAPPY WEEKEND By Gina Dizon Let’s face it. There are corrupt journalists much as there are corrupt officials and employees in government, in church and private institutions. In this world where the...
View ArticlePassenger jeepneys’ unseating capacity
BENCHWARMERRamon Dacawi Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board member Ariel Inton finds offensive “For Slim Only “ stickers at the...
View ArticleAsin’s undesirable taste
LETTERS FROM THE AGNOMarch Fianza Contrary to its bitter taste, there are some who say that the right amount of salt makes watermelon and pineapple taste sweeter. This is the unexplainable...
View ArticleQuo vadis, Bongbong?
PERRYSCOPEPerry DiazHad Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. won the vice presidential contest, it could have been one of the greatest – if not the greatest – political comebacks in the annals of...
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BEHIND THE SCENESAlfred P. DizonLA TRINIDAD, Benguet–The road to finally end the “war” between the government and the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army may not be that easy even with...
View ArticleNorthern Luzon posts many gun-ban arrests
EDITORIALThe Commission on Elections-imposed a nationwide gun ban from Jan. 10 to June 8, which the Philippine National Police implemented to ensure honest, orderly and peaceful elections last May 9 is...
View ArticleBaguio jins shine in all- women taekwondo tilt
BAGUIO CITY – Members of the Baguio taekwondo team stamped their class against their rivals by grabbing a total of sixteen gold, silver and bronze medals in the recently-concluded all-women martial...
View ArticleUnique activities set for Grand Gotad ad Ifugao
By Marcelo B. LihgawonLAGAWE, Ifugao -- The provincial local government has released the final list of activities for the 50th founding anniversary of the province dubbed “Gotad ad Ifugao 2016" on...
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