CSOs increase participation in government’s decision-making
HAPPY WEEKENDGina Dizon Civil society organizations definitely have a tremendous significance in making better communities because they are personally and organizationally moved with their noble...
View ArticleBribe or gift or whatever
LETTERS FROM THE AGNOMarch FianzaBAGUIO CITY -- For the nth time, President Duterte came under fire for his latest remarks about policemen receiving gifts from generous and thankful benefactors....
View ArticleEternally Secured (Part one)
TRUTH FOR TODAYJun MalazoOne of the greatest and most comforting promises that Jesus ever made is found in John 10:28-29, and it reads:"And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish,...
View Article‘Imperial’ Baguio treating Tuba a minion?
BEHIND THE SCENESAlfred P. DizonBAGUIO CITY – For so long, officials and residents of Tuba, Benguet have been complaining “imperial” Baguio City had been treating the town like the way China is...
View ArticleDemolishing 273 Marcos Highway establishments
EDITORIALThe Baguio City local government in coordination with the Dept. of Public Works and Highways-Baguio City District Engineering Office has issued demolition notices to owners of 273...
View ArticleNueva Vizcaya public school razed
By Victor MartinBAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya -- Three school buildings were destroyed in a fire that hit a public elementary school in Kasibu town in this province night of August 17. The...
View ArticleBiker dies in Cagayan mishap
ALCALA, Cagayan -- A 38-year-old man died after his motorcycle slammed into a waiting shed here on August 17.Melvin Sadron was on his way home from a drinking spree when he figured in the accident at...
View ArticleRise in leprosy cases reported in Ilocos
By Eva Visperas DAGUPAN CITY — Leprosy accounted second highest number of patients seeking treatment at the dermatology department at the Region 1 Medical Center.“We have a quite high census of leprosy...
View ArticleApayao heats up drive against dreaded dengue
LUNA, Apayao—Provincial constituents were urged to support province-wide drive agaisnt dengue and other diseases.Gov. Eleanor Bulut-Begtang has directed a “province wide implementation of control and...
View ArticleThree men slain in Bulacan drug war
BULACAN -- Three drug suspects were killed in alleged shootouts with police officers in this province on Aug. 17.The fatalities were identified as Julius Ace Lavarro, Alfie Garcia and Harold...
View ArticleMindanao fruits on sale at Session Road this weekend
BAGUIO CITY -- Promenaders enjoying a walk along Session Road when it is closed to vehicles on Sunday can also munch on fresh fruits from Mindanao, Mayor Benjamin Magalong said.“Former (Agriculture)...
View ArticleChico River contractor, Chinese workers fined for lack of permits
TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- The Dept. of Labor and Employment Cordillera has fined China CAMC Engineering Company Limited—the contractor of the P4.3-B Chico pump irrigation project in Kalinga—and 25 Chinese...
View ArticleBaguio officials to PMA execs: Respect communities in camps
BAGUIO CITY – The City Council approved a resolution requesting Philippine Military Academy (PMA) authorities to respect presence of communities and government structures inside their camps in in this...
View Article2 dead in Claveria, 3 hurt in Barlig road accidents
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan — Two persons died while three others, including a police officer, were seriously injured when two pickups collided in Barangay Taggat Sur, Claveria, Cagayan after midnight...
View ArticleOmbudsman suspends P’sinan PCSO head over STL inaction
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the 90-day preventive suspension of a Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) official over her alleged inaction to an order of...
View ArticleBaguio students assail campus militarization
By Christel BaptistaBAGUIO CITY – Student-led organizations and institutions in the University of the Philippines (UP) Baguio and progressive groups outside the university, held a protest rally at UP...
View ArticleHacked man, left for dead, survives
By Erwin BeleoBAUANG, La Union – A man who was hacked with a bolo during a drunken fight and left for dead survived, police reported.Jose Gundran, a 29-year-old resident of Barangay...
View ArticleCops nab 5, seize many guns, ammo in Abra
BAGUIO CITY-- Authorities arrested on Wednesday five persons and seized four firearms and dozens of live ammunition in three separate operations in Abra province, police reports showed. Reports...
View ArticleProbe P1.38 Isabela 82-km road proj, ombudsman urged
ILAGAN, Isabela — Former mayor Manuel Siquian of Angadanan has filed a complaint with the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with an alleged anomalous road project in the province.“The project was...
View ArticleP3.8-M marijuana seized in Mt. Province; 5 nabbed
BONTOC, Mountain Province -- Five alleged drug couriers were separately arrested for transporting marijuana bricks worth P3,882,000 during anti-illegal drug operations conducted by Mountain Province...
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