Abra councilor hunted for shooting old farmer
LICUAN-BAAY, Abra – A town councilor here is now being hunted by police for shooting a 77-year-old farmer around 6:30 a.m. April 9 in Barangay Tumalip. The victim was identified as Rodolfo Bautista...
View ArticleTruck falls off Halsema Highway; driver killed
BUGUIAS, Benguet – The driver of a mini dump truck was killed when the vehicle he was driving fell down a 350-meter high ravine here along the Halsema Highway April 9 around 12 midnight. Police said...
View ArticleSuspect in Ilocos vice mayor’s ambush nabbed
By Freddie G. LazaroLAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte -- Police arrested one of the three suspects in the ambush of the vehicle carrying Vice Mayor Jessie Ermitanio’s of Marcos town last Tuesday, which resulted...
View ArticlePNP changes Cordillera reg’l, provincial heads
‘Bato’ hits officials, LGUs doing illegal acts BONTOC, Mountain Province -- – A change in command was instituted by the Philippine National Police in Cordillera provinces even as PNP Director General...
View ArticleIgorot world ex- karateka champ continues mission
By Ramon Dacawi BAGUIO CITY -- Financial support to three patients at the Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center marked the latest humanitarian homecoming here of former world karate champion...
View ArticleCamille Dalmacio crowned Miss Agoo
By Trizha OcampoAGOO, LA UNION- Ms. Maria Camille Dalmacio, a representative of Universal Leaf Philippines Inc., was crowned as the new Miss Agoo 2017 last May 6.Miss Agoo is one of the most awaited...
View ArticleSC affirms La Union solon’s victory in polls
By Jun EliasAGOO, La Union – The Supreme Court has affirmed the victory in the 2016 elections of Rep. Sandra Eriguel of this province’s second district after it dismissed a petition questioning her...
View Article2 trapped miners cheat death as tunnel collapses
MANKAYAN, Benguet – Two young miners cheated death here when a private mine tunnel collapsed trapping them here Tuesday around 11 a.m. in Sitio Dugong, Barangay Taneg. The miners were rescued by their...
View ArticleCourt orders ex-BCDA head arrested over John Hay case
BAGUIO CITY – A court has ordered the arrest of former Bases Conversion and Development Authority president Arnel Casanova for publishing a “malicious notice” against the developer of Camp John Hay in...
View ArticleIlocos Sur PNP chief sacked; new director vows ‘internal cleansing’
By Myds Supnad CAMP PRES ELPIDIO QUIRINO, Ilocos Sur -- After only few months of duty, the Ilocos Sur police director was sacked.Senior .Supt Jovencio Badua was appointed as new Philippine National...
View ArticleGunmen 'sent by Duterte' harass, rob Kalinga folks
PINUKPUK, Kalinga – Residents here were gripped with fear when six masked gunmen, saying they were “sent by President Duterte,” barged into the house of a businesswoman and her brother Monday, harassed...
View ArticleEx-Baguio mayor Bugnosen passes on / Sen. Sotto’s ‘joke’
BEHIND THE SCENESAlfred P. DizonBAGUIO CITY – This summer capital lost one of its gentle and compassionate mayors last week. Former city mayor Jaime Roldan Bugnosen passed on May 9 after celebrating...
View ArticleTrump’s geopolitical miscalculations
PERRYSCOPEPerry Diaz When Donald J. Trump was campaigning for the presidency, he projected a “tough guy” image by lambasting everyone that stood on his way or anyone who disagreed with him. His...
View ArticleA corrupt PNP
EDITORIALPhilippine President Rodrigo Duterte has launched another tirade against corrupt police, the frontline troops in his deadly drug war, after four more officers were accused of kidnapping and...
View ArticleAthletes fuel Cordillera to medal haul in nat’l Palaro
By Georaloy I. Palao-aySAN JOSE, Antique - Bagging medals in arnis, taekwondo, archery, wushu, athletics, wrestling, and improved finishes by its team sports, Team Cordillera came out stronger than...
View ArticleHouse bills set to tax cooperatives assailed
By Nelson BolosTARLAC CITY -- The government should not tax the poor said Tarlac Second District Rep. Victor Yap over House Bills 4664 and 4688 which, among others, intends to tax cooperatives like...
View ArticleCordillera board okays minimum wage for ‘yayas’
BAGUIO CITY – A new order prescribing new minimum wage rates for domestic workers in the Cordillera was approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board. Taking in effect 15 days after...
View ArticleSuccessful entreps show way to business success
BUSINESS TRENDSArt TibaldoBANGUED, Abra – Succeeding in business takes knowledge, perseverance and passion. About 300 micro, small to medium entrepreneurs, returning overseas workers, representatives...
View ArticleBanca parade highlights Badoc fest
By Glenn T. BatuyongBADOC, Ilocos Norte -- Around 50 decorated fishing bancas joined the first La Virgen Milagrosa fluvial parade in the waters of Badoc in Ilocos Norte here May 5.Devotees from the...
View ArticlePangasinan town clinches Guinness for longest tables
By Eva VisperasSTO. TOMAS, Pangasinan – This town has clinched another Guinness world record.“We are thrilled to inform you that your application for the longest line of tables has been successful. You...
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