Du3o certifies Cordi autonomy bill urgent
By Dexter A. See BAGUIO CITY – President Rodrigo R. Duterte has certified House Bill 5343, the bill seeking establishment of an autonomous region in the Cordillera as urgent along with the proposed...
View ArticleP’sinan bettor wins P139-M lotto pot money
DAGUPAN CITY -- - A bettor from Pangasinan won the jackpot in the 6/55 Grand Lotto draw on July 22, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) announced.The still unidentified player picked the...
View ArticleLa Union rebel free: Ilocos peace council
SAN FERNANDO CITY — La Union is the only province in Ilocos region that is rebel-free, according to provincial officials who said this has contributed to growth of its economy and tourism.The absence...
View ArticleTravel agencies, tour ops to be regulated in Baguio
By Dexter A. See BAGUIO CITY – An ordinance regulating operation of travel agencies, tour operators and tour guides in this summer capital was approved on first reading by the city council. The...
View Article16 hurt in Natonin town road accident
NATONIN, Mountain Province – Sixteen persons were injured when a jeep they were riding in fell down a road here around 10 a.m. Wednesday.Police said the incident happened t Sitio Mangnao, Barangay...
View ArticleFour men rob at gunpoint Tabuk couple of P500-K
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Four men robbed at gunpoint a business couple here last week and ran away with half a million pesos and personal items. Police said the incident happened of July 23 in Appas...
View ArticlePols’ tiff over beach resort hampers DA farmers proj
CABUGAO, Ilocos Sur – A dispute over a beach resort between the municipal government here and First District Rep. Deogracias Savellano has affected the delivery of farm equipment from the Dept. of...
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Student IDs, journal found in Ifugao NPA camp KIANGAN, Ifugao -- The commanding officer of the 54th Infantry Battalion here urged students, parents and teachers to be partners for peace and...
View ArticleJapanese film fest opens August 10 in Baguio City
By Alah Soledad M. SungduanEIGASAI is coming to Baguio again. This time the Japanese Film Festival will feature the free screening of 12 award winning Japanese films covering a wide array of genres...
View ArticleNationwide rondalla group wows Camp John Hay crowd
By Julie G. FianzaBAGUIO CITY – Young and seasoned music conductors with 99 instrument-wielding musicians, chosen from all over the country played rondalla music to a packed audience at the CAP John...
View ArticleBaguio lauds chess whiz, German volunteer
BAGUIO CITY -- The city government has lauded a local chess prodigy and a foreign volunteer for achievements in the sports arena and contribution to the Summer Capital’s beautification, respectively.In...
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Mt Proc vice gov, son escape electrocution in road accidentBAUKO, Mountain Province – The vice governor of this province, his son and driver escaped electrocution when the vehicle they were riding in...
View ArticleTwo drown in Agno River; bodies found
THE BODIES of two persons, including a special child, have been recovered from the Agno River in the towns of Alcala and Bugallon in Pangasinan province.The first victim. Jonell Sebastian, 12 , a...
View ArticleLa Union fisherman missing in stormy sea
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – Rescue teams Friday were still searching for a fisherman who went missing at dawn Tuesday off the coast of this city amid rough weather conditions.The missing fisherman...
View ArticleSquatters enter subdivision in Baguio; owners bar road access
By Dexter A. See BAGUIO CITY – Owners of a subdivision here, fed up over squatters who set up illegal buildings over the area, have barred motor vehicles of outsiders saying they have repeatedly asked...
View ArticleMakabayan to House: Probe all LGUs getting tobacco tax
LAOAG CITY -- The regional chapter of Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan, the political party that includes the progressive partylists – Bayan Muna, Gabriela Women’s Party, Anakpawis, Act Teachers and...
View Article‘81st IB branding Ilocos folks NPAs to justify rights violations’
Ilocos Human Rights Alliance (IHRA) expressed concern over pronouncement of Lt. Col. Eugenio Osias, Commanding Officer of the 81st Infantry Battalion of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The army...
View ArticleDOLE gives cash to kin of 4 cops slain in Kalinga
CITY OF TABUK, Kalinga --The Dept. of Labor and Employment recently awarded cash for livelihood projects to beneficiaries of policemen killed and wounded while doing their jobs. DOLE Cordillera...
View ArticleCA upholds Baguio law; mayor orders fast probe of Camp 7 batching plant
By Dexter A. See BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan ordered the newly created Camp 7 batching plant task force to hasten joint inspection of the cement batching plant in barangay Camp 7 to find...
View ArticleAnonymous donor gives kidney patient new lease on life
By Ramon DacawiA fund support of P5,000 dialysis patient Martina Pacatiw Macario received last week will not stop her from sleeping –when she can – on a pew of the chapel of the Baguio General Hospital...
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