Philex grants Itogon P16- M for aggie high school
TUBA, Benguet– Philex Mining Corp. is providing its host town of Itogon a total of P16 million to build an agricultural secondary school that would help the municipality pursue and support the national...
View ArticleAnakbayan Cordillera: Free tuition no longer a guarantee
EDUCATION UPDATESLA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Anakbayan Cordillera expressed uncertainty on having free tuition in State Universities and Colleges for academic year 2017-2018 following recent pronouncements...
View ArticleValuing basic skills on emergency, ERC /Kawan
COMMUNITY BILLBOARDBenjie L. LumecioGearing oneself with skill is an advantage over things, a fact that is applicable to most real life situations. Obtaining skills however entails time, effort...
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Missing man found dead in Vintar well VINTAR, Ilocos Sur -- A 60-year-old man was found dead in a well two days after he was reported missing in Vintar, Ilocos Norte on June 14.Tommy Agpalza was last...
View ArticleMissing man found dead in Vintar well
VINTAR, Ilocos Norte – A 60-year-old man was found dead in a well two days after he was reported missing here Jan. 14.Tommy Agpalza was last seen on Thursday night, when he asked permission from his...
View ArticleFarmer found dead with genitals cut off
BACARRA, Ilocos Norte -- A 58-year-old farmer was found dead with his penis severed here Tuesday. Chief Insp. Dexter Corpuz, Ilocos Norte police spokesman, said the death of Prudencio Balicat, a...
View Article2 bocaps nabbed for drugs in N. Ecija
CUYAPO, Nueva Ecija -- Two barangay chairmen were arrested while another escaped in separate anti-illegal drug operations here Jan. 15. Central Luzon police director Chief Superintendent Aaron Aquino...
View ArticleNPA hits AFP ceasefire violations in Kalinga
LUBUAGAN, Kalinga -- Despite unilateral ceasefire declared by the Philippine government and national Democratic Front of the Philippines, the Armed Forces of the Philippines had been violating...
View ArticleSlay of drug suspects up in Northern Luzon
MORE SUSPECTED drug personalities were gunned down in Northern and Central Luzon last week. Sheryl Gammad, 25, manager of Lexicon Trading Store in Barangay Bugallon in Ramon, Isabela, was attending...
View ArticleKMU-Cordillera assails SSS contribution hike
By Aldwin QuitasolBAGUIO CITY – The Kilusang Mayo Uno urged the Duterte government not to be part of their problems, saying Social Security System contributions should be not increased.According to...
View ArticleCordillera dengue cases drop by two percent
BAGUIO CITY – Health authorities revealed dengue fever in the region declined by two percent for the first forty nine weeks of 2016 with ten thousand five hundred sixty one suspected cases compared to...
View ArticleMPSPC celebrates 25th College Charter Day
BONTOC, Mountain Province -- With the theme “Commemorating the humble beginnings, seizing the future” the Mountain Province State Polytechnic College (MPSPC) celebrates its 25th College Charter...
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Judge Rasing awards 10 cops for dedication, shootfestCAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet -- Ten deserving cops and winners of a shootfest were awarded here Monday with guest of honor and speaker...
View ArticleGarcia is new JHMC president
BAGUIO CITY- Allan R. Garcia replaced Dr. Jamie Eloise M. Agbayani as president and chief executive officer of John Hay Management Corp., a government-owned-and-controlled corporation.Following his...
View ArticleEx-Abra state college prexy gets 18 years for anomalies
BANGUED, Abra -- A former president of a state college of this province has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for allegedly implementing anomalous projects on campus.In a 90-page decision issued...
View Article2 dead in Cagayan, Isabela gun attacks; cop, kid ambushed
By Raymund CatindigTUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Two persons were killed and two others were wounded in separate gun attacks in Isabela and Cagayan last week.Sheryl Gammad, 25, manager of Lexicon Trading...
View ArticleChilly Baguio folks welcome Ms U bets with culture, warmth
By Freddie G. Lazaro BAGUIO CITY – Temperature dropped here Wednesday but excitement over the 65th Miss Universe pageant heated up with the arrival of 29 candidates who toured this city and received...
View ArticlePNP exec relieved over missing guns
By Eva VisperasURDANETA CITY – The chief of police here has been relieved from his post pending an investigation into missing firearms.Superintendent Marcelino Desamito Jr. was assigned to the regional...
View ArticleJeep falls down Itogon, Benguet ravine; 14 hurt
ITOGON, Benguet – Fourteen passengers were injured when the public utility jeep they were riding in fell down a 25-meter deep ravine here Tuesday, Police said the incident happened around 3:20 p.m....
View ArticleGroups hit Baguio odd- even scheme for vehicles
By Aileen P. RefuerzoBAGUIO CITY – Groups here opposed a proposal of the city council to adapt an odd-even scheme for private vehicles during weekends saying it was “unfriendly and unfair to...
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