6 killed, 3 hurt in Isabela accidents
BY Freddie LazaroCAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – Six persons were killed, while three others were injured, in separate vehicular accidents in Cabatuan and Quezon towns in Isabela province on Monday.Town police...
View ArticleBa’gays told: Comply with waste laws or face sanctions
By Aileen P. RefuerzoBAGUIO CITY – Barangays should at all times implement and comply with laws on solid waste management or face sanctions.Mayor Benjamin Magalong issued this warning after chancing...
View ArticleNo piggeries in Baguio next year; MOA inked for relocation in Tuba
By Julie G. FianzaBAGUIO CITY- There will be no more piggeries in Baguio next year, Mayor Benjamin Magalong said. A usufruct agreement between Magalong and the owner of a 10,000 square meter...
View ArticleBakun town offers chicken 'kini-ing' pork alternative
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet- A new food item that can replace pork meat for the traditionally preserved meat viand is being introduced by the town of Bakun, one of the 13 municipalities of Benguet.The...
View ArticleSEAG gold medalist’s kid Baguio new wushu sensation
By Pigeon M. LobienBAGUIO CITY -- A seven-year-old daughter of a Southeast Asian Games champion is becoming the newest wushu sensation here after she won gold medal in the Mayor Benjamin Magalong...
View ArticleLMP condemns ambush of Lanao del Sur mayor
By Mar T. Supnad VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur– The League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) condemned the recent violent attack on Mayor Nasser Pangandaman, Jr. of the municipality of Masiu, Lanao...
View ArticleFirm to get consent for Kalinga tattoo use after outcry
By Rocky NgalobTABUK CITY, kalinga -- Authentic Caps Distribution Inc. the authorized exclusive distributor of the products of New Era Cap Co. Inc., committed to abide with regulations and policies of...
View ArticleCagayan NPA leader surrenders
ILAGAN, Isabela -- A leader of the New People’s Army recently surrendered to government troopers in Isabela.Identified only by his aliases of Popoy and Marlboro, the military said the surrenderee was a...
View ArticleIFSU prof cheats death as van lands on creek
KIANGAN, Ifugao – A professor of the Ifugao State University cheated death after the Mitsubishi Delica with plate number RBH 694 he was driving fell down the road and landed on a creek here at Hahlin,...
View ArticlePadaca gets 24 years for malversation, graft
By Raymund CatindigSAN JOSE, Isabela -- Former Isabela Gov. Grace Padaca may spend up to 24 years in prison after the Sandiganbayan convicted her of graft and malversation over the anomalous award of a...
View ArticleBontoc gets nat’l award for kids’ prog
By Alpine KillaBONTOC, Mountain Province – The municipality of Bontoc was awarded one of recipients of Seal of Child Friendly Local Governance (SCFLG) for 2018.The award, received by Sangguniang Bayan...
View ArticleSC summons judge in parking mess; declared unwelcome in Baguio
BAGUIO CITY — The city council declared a judge unwelcome in this summer unless he apologizes for summoning a city traffic enforcer who gave him a ticket for illegal parking.The Supreme Court has...
View ArticleLuzon Hydro bridges community for development in 12 years
It was in 2004 when the legendary Amburayan River two shores in Sudipen, La Union and Alilem, Ilocos Sur was finally linked by a dry crossing, the Friendship Bridge. Since its...
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2 arrested for estafa in Apayao STA. MARCELA, Apayao – Police arrested a certain Larry M Domingo and Benjielyn A Barsatan here Monday at Barangay Consuelo on Monday for estafa. This, after arrest...
View ArticleCity barangay roads audit / Convention Center defects
CITY HALL BEATAileen P. RefuerzoBAGUIO CITY – Barangays will be asked to audit their roads where parking had been allowed as basis for validating whether said streets are viable as parking or merely...
View ArticleMore squatters after SC voids CALTs
LETTERS FROM THE AGNOMarch L. FianzaBAGUIO CITY -- An influx of more land speculators and squatters is expected after the Supreme Court voided in September some 36 ancestral land titles in Baguio. In...
View ArticleTruths about speaking in tongues
TRUTH FOR TODAY Jun MalazoIt is one of the hallmark doctrines of the Charismatic/Pentecostal movements. Most, if not all, Charismatic and Pentecostal-like churches encourage their followers to...
View ArticleTrends in Philippine indigenous peoples’ land, resources
BEHIND THE SCENESAlfred P. Dizon(First of two parts)BAGUIO CITY -- The recent decision of the Supreme Court “nullifying “spurious ancestral land titles in Baguio City” is now the talk in coffee shops...
View ArticleSEC warns public on livestock scams
EDITORIALThe Securities and Exchange Commission warns the public of the onset of fraudulent schemes offered by various livestock businesses such as the Broilerpreneur Corporation, Super Livestock...
View ArticleHow long will Leni stay as Drug Czar?
PERRYSCOPEBy Perry DiazThe events leading to the appointment of Vice President Leni Robredo as Drug Czar were like a high-stakes poker game. When President Rodrigo Duterte, apparently annoyed at...
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