TESDA allots 30,000 tech-voc scholarship slots in Cordillera
By Carlito C. DarBAGUIO CITY -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority has set 30,000 slots of scholarship grant for Cordillera Administrative Region that can be availed of starting...
View ArticleImee cites vision, gains of Ilocos Norte in Sopa
ByJennifer T. PambidLAOAG CITY –Gov. Imee Marcos delivered here her seventh state of the province address (SOPA) Oct. 28 saying the wheels of a vision she had set in making Ilocos Norte a livable,...
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99 kilos ‘hot’ meat seized in Pangasinan DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan – A man who tried to sell 99 kilos of “double dead” meat at a market in this city was arrested Monday. Jojo de Guzman, a resident of...
View Article2 destroyed bridges linking MP, Ifugao, Benguet fixed
Halsema, Bontoc-Banaue roads now open By Wabilyn M. Lomong-oyBONTOC, Mountain Province - For almost two weeks after the onslaught of Super Typhoon Lawin, the Samoki bridge (which connects Mountain...
View ArticleP200K set for arrest of village chief’s killer
VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur -- The reward for information leading to the arrest of the killers of the chairman of Barangay 3 here last week is now P200,000.Ilocos Sur Gov. Ryan Singson announced Monday he...
View ArticleLa Union power firm up for sale
By Jun EliasSAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – The provincial government of La Union is selling the Bauang Private Power Corp. (BPPC) in Barangay Payocpoc for P57 billion.“Gov. (Francisco Emmanuel) Ortega,...
View ArticleCapitol rehab soon but gov wants under- ground parking area
BONTOC, Mountain Province – The long delayed decision of the National Historical Commission of the Philippines over the demolished half of the provincial capitol is over.The agency has opted for...
View ArticleBaguio council urged: Relocate Globe tower
Diseases rampant among folks near site BAGUIO CITY – Residents here urged the city council anew to act fast and cause immediate relocation of a 60-meter Globe tower built in a residential area over two...
View ArticleTarlac UV operators slam LTO, LTFRB inaction on colorum vans
Duterte urged: Fire execs By Mar T. SupnadGERONA, Tarlac – Transportation service franchise holders here deplored the inaction of government on the unabated operation of colorum vehicles which...
View ArticleDSWD to Lawin survivors: Report relief irregularities
DA Sec assures assistance for farmers, fisherfolks THE DEPARTMENT of Social Welfare and Development on All Souls Day (Nov. 2) urged survivors of Super Typhoon Lawin to report irregularities in relief...
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Night club male dancer cornered in buy-bust BAGUIO CITY – A night club male dancer was arrested here Wednesday around 2 a.m. inside Mineski Computer Shop, Bonifacio St.in a drug buy-bust...
View ArticleKalinga still without electricity
TABUK CITY – Kalinga has still no electricity as repair of power and transmission lines felled by Typhoon Lawin has yet to be finished. Annie Cascacio of the Kalinga Electric Cooperative (Kaelco) said...
View Article3 kids die in road, river accidents
By Liezle Basa Iñigo and Franco G. RegalaSUAL, Pangasinan - Tragic accidents marked the Halloween holiday with a family of three killed here in a motorcycle accident while a nine-year-old boy drowning...
View ArticleIlocos Sur receives ‘Gawad Pagkilala’
By Freddie G. LazaroVIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources conferred the “Gawad Pagkilala” award to the provincial government of Ilocos Sur for its “efficient and...
View ArticleFormer rebels’ livelihood projects to be monitored
By Peter A. BalocnitTABUK CITY, Kalinga- - The Comprehensive Local Integration Program Committee (CLIPC) here will monitor progress of livelihood assistance awarded to former rebels.They also agreed to...
View ArticleGov’t to declare 10 tribal sites as protected areas
Ten sites inhabited by indigenous people will be declared protected areas, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said last week. The DENR-Biodiversity Management Bureau will implement the...
View Article2,880 juveniles arrested in Baguio, rehab center urged
By Aileen P. RefuerzoBAGUIO CITY – The number of juvenile delinquents had drastically risen here prompting Councilor Mylen Yaranon to propose a “Bahay Pag-Asa” for rehabilitation of children in...
View Article‘Healthiest places’ in Mt. Province awarded in rites
By Juliet B. SaleyBONTOC, Mountain Province – The provincial government recently awarded winners in the first provincial search for healthiest places in the province. Awarded P50, 000 each were Kayan...
View Article19 Central Luzon officials on surveillance for drugs
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga — The Philippine National Police in Central Luzon is validating information on alleged involvement of at least 19 mayors and vice mayors in drug trafficking.This was revealed last...
View ArticleCircular ecology and linkage economics
BANTAY GOBYERNOIke SeñeresIf you have doubts whether climate change is real or not, that is up to you to decide, but it should not be too difficult that the prospect of a water crisis happening in...
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