Pangasinan bocaps nabbed for drugs; engineer killed
By Liezle Basa-Iñigo and Cesar RamirezLINGAYEN, Pangasinan – A former barangay chairman in Malasiqui and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman in Mangatarem are now facing charges in court after their...
View ArticleProbe body finds no abuse of POSD in controversial taho vendor melee despite...
By Aileen P. RefuerzoBAGUIO CITY – Despite outcry from netizens, a fact-finding committee from the City Legal Office found no abuse of authority on the part of the Public Order and Safety Division...
View ArticleAs death toll rises, DENR warns public: Stop burning forests
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Forest fires have engulfed several mountains in Cordillera the past two weeks prompting Environment officials to issue warnings against the public to refrain from starting these...
View ArticleIlocos mayor hunted for illegal detention; vice mayor takes over
CABUGAO, Ilocos Sur -- The National Bureau of Investigation is now hunting the mayor here who was ordered arrested over the padlocking of a government-owned resort with its operator and four-year-old...
View ArticleDeadly Jap Encephalitis cases reach 10 in Baguio
BAGUIO CITY – The city council passed a resolution strongly urging all barangay officials in the city’s 128 barangays to extend assistance in information education campaign (IEC) on measles and...
View Article7 powerful habits of a self-made millionaire
LIFE POINTERSDaniel AllyWhen I was 21, I was ready to take my life to the next level, but I felt stuck—I still lived at my parents’ house, I was making $8 an hour at a side job, and I was enrolled in a...
View ArticleCrimes of Vatican against Our Lady
EASTWINDBernie V. LopezIn 1948, devotion to Our Mediatrix of All Gracespread like wildfire after rose petals bearing religious images fell from the sky in the Carmelite convent in Lipa City, witnessed...
View ArticleMaking Baguio City ‘plastic-free’/ Eco-walk
CITY HALL BEATAileen P. RefuerzoBAGUIO CITY - The Plastic Carry/Shopping Bags and Styrofoam-Free Baguio Task Force or Task Force Anti-Plastic recently formed by Mayor Mauricio Domogan began conducting...
View ArticleKababaihan Festival’ kicks off with art, dance, autonomy talks
BAGUIO CITY -- With the theme “We make change for women,” the Women’s Month steering committee here has lined up activities in celebration of this year’s Kababaihan Festival in the cityThe celebration...
View ArticleVolunteers sought for Balili River cleaning
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- The local government here urged those interested to take part in the Balili River clean up drive on March 15 to revive the river system.Spanning 23.81 kilometers from Sagudin...
View ArticleOutstanding Cordillera DRRM awardees feted
BAGUIO CITY – Cordillera Gawad Kalasag awardees were feted here recently at Newtown Plaza Hotel Monday by Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council and Office of Civil Defense. Leading GK...
View ArticleTexas meds serve 800 in Kalinga medical mission
CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga -- More than 800 individuals received medical services during a medical outreach carried out by the Houston (USA) Alliance of Volunteers in Medicine (HAVMed), BIBAK Texas, and...
View ArticleTadian’s Ubaya, Besao’s Ayyoweng festivals held
By Gina DizonTWO TOWN FESTIVALS were held last week in the towns of Tadian and Besao in Mountain Province. In Tadian, this year’s 11th Ayyoweng di Lambak ed Tadian was held March 1 – 4 themed: “Agyud...
View ArticleBaguio public transport plan, census of buildings
CITY HALL BEATAileen P. RefuerzoBAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio Domogan last week formed a multi-sectoral team to spearhead the formulation of the Local Public Transport Route Plan which will provide the...
View Article‘One government’
BANTAY GOBYERNOIke Señeres“Anti-corruption”, “anti-red tape”, “integrity monitoring” and “Ease of doing business” are buzz words that are apparently separate from each other, but are actually closely...
View ArticleNewsman Nars Padilla, ‘last boy scout’ writes 30
LETTERS FROM THE AGNOMarch L. FianzaBAGIO CITY -- I first heard about the legend in high school. Our third year music class burned hours after school dismissal in practicing pieces for the “Singing...
View ArticleCAR schools, agencies set events for International Year of IP languages
EDUCATION UPDATESJS TabancuraLA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Private and public schools in the Cordillera Administrative Region will host activities including camps, conferences, seminars and festivals to...
View Article700 Ilocos Norte farmers receive CLOAs from DAR
LAOAG CITY -- Some 700 farmers from Ilocos Norte have received their certificates of land ownership award (CLOA) from the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).Farmer Isidro Calma of Bacarra, Ilocos...
View ArticleBriones recognized by Council of Elders adopted daughter of Kalinga
By Merlina Hernando-MalipotTABUK CITY, Kalinga -- For her substantial contribution to Indigenous Peoples Education (IPEd), Education Secretary Leonor Briones was recognized by the Council of Elders as...
View Article200 take oath as Cordillera PNP cops
CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad— Only 200 out of more than a thousand applicants passed the screening process for new police officers in Cordillera.Chief Supt. Rolando Nana, Cordillera police chief,...
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