Cops destroy P10.74-M marijuana plants in Benguet
BAGUIO CITY – Police officers in Benguet have destroyed PHP10.74 million worth of marijuana in Bakun town.
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Laoag public market closes for disinfection
The operation at the Laoag public market and commercial complex has been temporarily closed for three days after three fish vendors were confirmed positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).
Magalong orders to further curb Covid-19 cases
BAGUIO CITY – Mayor Benjamin Magalong on Wednesday directed members of the city’s management committee (ManCom) to come up with more measures to further lower the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in the city.
Navy ship to return to Catanduanes for more relief ops
The Philippine Navy’s BRP Batak will sail back to Catanduanes to bring more relief assistance from Cebu, the Naval Forces Central (Navforcen) in the Visayas said Friday.
Requirement to set up isolation areas for domestic flights lifted
The government has removed the requirement for air carriers providing domestic flights to reserve a portion of the aircraft cabin as an isolation area for passengers or crew who display symptoms of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Malacañang announced on Friday.
China donates P22-M to support ‘Ulysses’ relief efforts
The Chinese government has committed PHP22 million to support the Philippines’ relief efforts following the destruction brought about by typhoon Ulysses, which killed 73 and affected thousands since it made landfall last November 11.
PNP gets 3 new choppers
The Philippine National Police (PNP) now has a total of 10 air assets with the arrival of three H125 choppers, a police official said Friday.
Fur rescuers join search for missing person in Ifugao
CAMP DANGWA, La Trinidad, Benguet – Over a hundred rescuers from the government and volunteers, including family and friends, are digging on tons of mud, scouring the rivers, look on anything familiar such as clothes that float at the Magat reservoir, while dogs smell the surroundings to locate the remaining missing person in Ifugao.
DA-CAR disperses 10 cattle each for Benguet, Abra
BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in the Cordillera Administrative Region (DA-CAR) continues to disperse cattle for milk and meat supply in the region.
More relief goods transported to 8 Cagayan towns
MANILA – The Philippine Air Force (PAF) transported Wednesday another batch of relief goods and items for the residents of eight towns in Cagayan heavily affected by flooding spawned by Typhoon Ulysses.
Laoag to open online portal for biz licensing
LAOAG CITY – Business owners may soon be able to apply or renew their business licenses online through an internet-based program developed by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to prevent direct contact and possible coronavirus transmissions.
PNP orders crackdown on illegal mining, logging in Region 2
MANILA – Philippine National Police Chief, General Debold Sinas, on Wednesday ordered to intensify police operations against illegal mining and logging activities in Cagayan Valley after floods devastated the region due to the onslaught of recent typhoons
Duterte places Luzon under state of calamity
President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the entire Luzon under a state of calamity after the successive typhoons that ravaged the country’s largest island.
Houses damaged by ‘Ulysses’ hits 63.8K mark
The House Committee on Agriculture and Food will conduct on November 24 the investigation into the massive flooding that submerged many areas in the provinces of Cagayan and Isabela during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses.
Panelo apologizes to Robredo about ‘incorrect’ info on relief ops
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Wednesday said he apologized to Vice President Leni Robredo for accusing her of boarding a military aircraft to deliver relief goods in typhoon-hit Catanduanes.
#NasaPusoKoAngPangulo trends on social media
Filipinos turn to social media to express their support for President Rodrigo R. Duterte and to debunk misconstrued narratives of his absence from public eye throughout government responses for victims of successive typhoons that visited the country.