200 establishments encroached on Marcos road: City gov’t, DPWH
By Dexter A. SeeBAGUIO CITY – The city government in coordination with the Dept. of Public Works and Highways-Baguio City District Engineering Office found some 200 establishments encroached on...
View ArticleLeptospirosis cases in Pangasinan rise to 26
By Jan Carlo AnolinDAGUPAN CITY -- At least 26 cases of leptospirosis have been reported in Pangasinan following the continuous flooding in certain areas due to heavy rains.The Public Health...
View ArticleSagada caves deteriorating; DPWH urged: Fix dug area
By: Francis B. Degay SAGADA, Mountain Province – Caves of this tourist town are deteriorating as rock formations and biodiversity inside and outside are being destroyed, said a team from the...
View ArticlePCSO, Mt Province government give PWDs free devises
BONTOC, Mountain Province -- The provincial government through the Provincial Persons with Disability Affair Office has partnered with the Philippine Charity Sweepstake Office and MVRN Prosthesis...
View ArticleCandon bypass road opening in Ilocos Sur, a ‘game changer’
By Leilanie AdrianoCANDON CITY -- The opening of the 7.3-km. bypass road here has immediately eased traffic congestion and opened new doors of opportunities in this northern part of Luzon.Candon Mayor...
View Article‘Tanim-bala’ at Cagayan Airport victimizes mayor
By Marjaleen RamosALCALA, Cagayan -- Mayor Cristina Antonio of this town appealed on Tuesday to the Dept. of Transportation to conduct a fair investigation on the alleged “tanim-bala” that victimized...
View ArticleMt Prov Rep Dalog files 10 bills; all pass first reading
By Erlindo AgwilangQUEZON CITY -- Mountain Province Rep. Maximo Y. Dalog, Jr. filed 10 measures on his first day of office last July 1, all of which were approved on first reading by majority members...
View ArticleSandigan affirms Isabela town mayor’s conviction
STO. TOMAS, Isabela -- The Sandiganbayan has upheld the conviction of Sto. Tomas Mayor Antonio Talaue for failing to remit the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) premium contributions of...
View ArticleAbra mayor dismissed for grave misconduct
BANGUED, Abra -- The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of the mayor of Bangued for approving the award of a printing service contract with companies owned by their family.In an 18-page...
View Article290 erring Baguio biz establishments closed
Crackdown on By Gaby KeithBAGUIO CITY – Some 290 business establishments of this summer capital were closed in this summer capital as the city government intensified crackdown on erring businesses...
View ArticleNight market slated at Burnham
By Dexter A. SeeBAGUIO CITY – The local government relocated the booming night market operation from its present site along a 500-meter stretch of Harrison road to the Jose Abad Santos Drive,...
View Article9 marijuana couriers nabbed in Ifugao, Kalinga checkpoints
7 ‘tourists’ from Sagada bound to ManilaBAGUIO CITY-- A total of nine marijuana couriers, believed to have been paid to pose as tourists from Metro Manila, was recently arrested in in Ifugao and...
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4 nabbed in Baguio City pot sessionBAGUIO CITY -- Four men were caught here in the act of having pot session at Purok 2, Tam-awan Road, Pinsao Proper night of June 15. Nabbed were identified as as...
View ArticleJapanese musicians with ancient instruments, clothes wow Baguio
Audience taken back through time 500 years ago By Pigeon LobienBAGUIO CITY – A group of out of time seven musicians with ancient instruments, garbed in clothes pretty much in fashion during the time of...
View ArticleISU opens center for indigenous studies
LAMUT, Ifugao -- The Ifugao State University (IFSU) formally opened the International Innovation Center for Indigenous Studies (IICIS) at its main campus in Nayon, this town in efforts to strengthen...
View ArticleNPA attacks militia camp in Cagayan
By Freddie Lazaro TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – A group of New People’s Army (NPA) fighters attacked the detachment of the Civilian Active Auxiliary in Barangay Balanni, Sto. Niño, Cagayan on Monday.Lt/...
View ArticleTruck falls off Ifugao town ravine; 7 dead
By Dionisio Dennis Jr.AGUINALDO, Ifugao ---- Seven persons died while three others were injured Wednesday after a truck plunged into a ravine here, police said.Police Maj. Carolina Lacuata, Police...
View ArticleDENR sets public hearing on Baguio high rise building construction moratorium
By Aileen P. RefuerzoBAGUIO CITY – The Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources Cordillera (DENR-CAR) has set a public consultation on key environmental issues facing the city which includes the...
View ArticleBeneco hydropower plant to reduce power rates
By Michael Jerome de GuzmanBUGUIAS, Benguet -- The Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) is investing in its own hydropower plant and buy its output to cut the cost of electricity that it sells to...
View ArticleMt Prov program benefits folks with loans, livelihood
BONTOC, Mountain Province, -- The Provincial Livelihood Program (PLP) of the provincial government here is now providing livelihood assistance to qualified individuals in the province.Based on data of...
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