Ilocos rights group hits PNP for harassment of UP studes, NGOs
SUDIPEN, La Union – The Ilocos Human Rights Alliance, an alliance of human rights advocates in the Ilocos Region condemned threat and harassment allegedly perpetrated by cops of this town against...
View ArticleLorenzana says nabbed amazon not his relative
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana denied news reports last week stating that a New People’s Army amazon arrested recently in Abra province is his niece.In a statement sent to Defense reporters,...
View ArticleSoldiers wounded in Kalinga clashes with NPA get medals
GAMU, Isabela -- Four soldiers from the Philippine Army’s 5th Infantry Division were awarded with wounded personnel medals at their hospital beds here in Camp dela Cruz, Upi. Maj. Gen. Paul Atal,...
View ArticleMan who torched own family over facebook post sued
By Mar T. SupnadSTA. RITA, Pampanga -- A 25-year-old man who went berserk last July 6 and set his live-in partner and their two very young children on fire here has been jailed and charged as the...
View ArticleThree NPA guerillas surrender in Ilocos Sur
STA. CRUZ, Ilocos Sur — Three more New People's Army rebels surrendered to the Philippine Army’s 81st Infantry Battalion based in this town. This brings the number of rebels who surrendered to 11 since...
View ArticlePampanga mayoral row not over; SC rule awaited
By Ding CervantesMABALACAT CITY – The former mayor of this city is not giving up the fight to regain his seat.Marino Morales, who was unseated after the Commission on Elections installed a new mayor...
View ArticleMan left by wife commits suicide
By Myds SupnadCAOAYAN, Ilocos Sur- A 34-year-old construction worker died when he committed suicide after his wife reportedly left him behind in barangay Baggoc, this town while a woman was also...
View ArticlePhilex completes P40 million infra projects
TUBA, Benguet –Adhering to its duty of implementing public infrastructure in its host and neighboring communities, Philex Mining Corp. has completed P40.34 million worth of projects – such as...
View ArticlePOLICE ROUNDUP
Man shot dead in front of houseBANGUED, Abra – A man believed to be a victim of summary execution was found here around 6:30 a.m. in Sitio Dalnatan, Agtangao. Barangay chairman Mario S. Ballo of...
View ArticleBolinao folks protest shadowy Patar white beach claimants
By Liezle Basa IñigoBOLINAO, Pangasinan -- Tension brought about by a human barricade and roadblock that cramped the flow of tourists to the famous white beaches of Barangay Patar in this town for two...
View ArticleMarcos supporters urge Imee: Snub House probe
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte -- Supporters urged Ilocos Norte Gov. Imee Marcos Monday not to attend the House of Representatives committee on good government and public accountability hearing on July...
View ArticleMarried woman found in inn; commits suicide after confessing ‘sin’
BAGUIO CITY – A 22-year-old woman died after she reportedly drank cyanide inside an inn here after she called her husband though cell phone that she committed a “sin.” The 22-year-old victim of...
View Article16 hurt in crash along Benguet-Ifugao road
KABAYAN, Benguet – Sixteen passengers including the driver were seriously hurt when the van they were riding in rammed a boulder on a mountainside here Tuesday around 7:30 a.m. at the one-way ascending...
View ArticleEx-Ilocos Sur mayor, 4 others face graft charges
STA. CATALINA, Ilocos Sur -- Former Mayor Carlos Racadio Asuncion of this town has been charged with eight counts of graft and four counts of malversation before the Sandiganbayan Fourth Division in...
View ArticleKalinga Rep Mangaoang now Mt Province ‘caretaker’ solon
Speaker Alvarez issues designation By Erlindo Agwilang, Jr.BONTOC, Mountain Province -- House Speaker Pantaleon D. Alvarez has designated Kalinga Rep. Allen Jesse C. Mangaoang as Legislative Caretaker...
View Article‘Breakup’ of Cordillera under federal gov’t looms
As CAR commemorates 30th founding anniversary By Dexter A. See BAGUIO CITY– As the Cordillera Administrative Region is celebrating its thirtieth founding anniversary this July, Mayor Mauricio G....
View ArticlePampering squatters
BEHIND THE SCENESAlfred P. DizonBAGUIO CITY – If legitimate landowners and even government have a hard time in their intent to demolish buildings or houses of squatters (who are often referred to as...
View ArticleConvention Center design contest waste of public funds
EDITORIAL Despite denial of the Baguio City council that the P2.3 million to be spent by the city government for the Baguio Convention Center architectural design contest is not a waste of public...
View ArticleIfugao State University offers free tuition
LAMUT, Ifugao -- All campuses of the Ifugao State University (IFSU) in the province are set to offer free tuition fee to students who wish to finish a Baccalaureate degree starting this school year...
View ArticleKalinga government info officers hold poll
CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga -- Information officers of line agencies and local government units in the province recently organized themselves as “iKalinga Network of Information Officers and Workers”...
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