SABLAN, Benguet – Police destroyed on Monday fully grown marijuana plants with an estimated value of PHP2.93 million discovered in eight areas here and at the capital town of La Trinidad.…
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Pangasinan cops help woman give birth inside tricycle
NATIVIDAD, Pangasinan — A woman here gave birth to a healthy child inside a tricycle before reaching the nearest Rural Health Unit (RHU), with the assistance of police officers on…
Apayao barangays get 57 patrol vehicles
LUNA, Apayao — The provincial government has distributed 57 new patrol vehicles to barangays (villages) in all seven municipalities. “Use the vehicle to help our people in times of need especially…
Pangasinan postpones public events until mid-April
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino III has postponed all the scheduled public events and gatherings that are crowd-drawing starting Feb. 13 until mid-April this year due to the…
Training plane emergency landed in Ilocos Sur, 2 passengers safe
CAMP OSCAR FLORENDO, La Union – A Cessna 152 training plane emergency landed along a coastal area in Barangay Pilar, Sta Cruz, Ilocos Sur Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 12, 2020) after…
Flower prices in Baguio go up as Valentine’s Day nears
BAGUIO CITY — Prices of flowers here have gone up days before Valentine’s Day despite the cancellation of the crowd-drawing Panagbenga Grand Float Parade. Loreta Hornalez, a flower vendor who…
Over 500 OFWs affected by Covid-19 travel ban get aid
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union — Some 566 overseas workers who are unable to return to their work abroad yet due to the temporary travel ban have received PHP10,000 cash…
Love in the time of Covid-19
BAGUIO CITY — Showing affection to loved ones during the onslaught of a dreaded disease inspired a floral designer to think outside the box in selling items popular on Valentine’s…
Baguio establishments incur losses from event cancelations
BAGUIO CITY — The city’s hospitality industry is feeling the brunt of the cancellation of major events and gatherings due to the continuous threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).…
Tayum shootings may put Abra under Comelec control: poll officer
BANGUED, Abra — A local Commission on Elections (Comelec) official said here Tuesday the result of the Joint Security Coordinating Center (JSCC) investigation on the twin shootings in Tayum town, Abra…
3 tourists in Kalinga nabbed with P2.4-M marijuana
BAGUIO CITY — Three men visiting Tinglayan, Kalinga during the Holy Week were arrested for possession of PHP2.4 million worth of marijuana, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in the Cordillera Administrative…
13-hour power interruption in Baguio, Benguet for 2 days
BAGUIO CITY — Some parts of Baguio City and Benguet will experience a 13-hour power interruption on April 23 and 24, from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., the Benguet Electric Cooperative…
6 drown in Pangasinan during Holy Week
DAGUPAN CITY—The Pangasinan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) has recorded six casualties of drowning incidents in Dagupan City and the towns of Dasol, Bautista, Mangatarem and Alcala…
8 dead, 21 injured in Holy Week mishaps in Cordillera
BAGUIO CITY — Four vehicular accidents occurred in three provinces of Cordillera on Black Saturday and Easter Sunday killing eight and injuring 21 others. Based on the report of the Police…
7 dead, 15 hurt as truck falls off ravine
BAGUIO CITY— At least seven people died while 15 others were injured after a dump truck they were riding fell off a ravine in Tabuk City, Kalinga, police said on…
Gunmen fire at La Union town exec’s house
BALAOAN, La Union — The Balaoan Police is looking at all angles for the possible motive and arrest of the riding-in-tandem gunmen who riddled the house of the town’s municipal engineer…
3 cocaine packs found near Batanes lighthouse
TUGUEGARAO CITY — Three sealed plastic packs containing a kilogram of what is believed to be cocaine with an estimated PHP5.7-million street value were found by a fisherman off the…
Benguet capital town orders liquor ban, suspends number coding
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet — Benguet’s capital town has ordered all bars and establishments to stop offering liquor for a solemn observance of Lent and at the same time lifted the number…
Overworked, underpaid fish cage feeders rescued in Pangasinan
SUAL, Pangasinan — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 1 (Ilocos), assisted by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in Dagupan City and the Department of Labor and…
PAGASA records drop in Baguio temp due to rains
BAGUIO CITY — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) in this city has recorded a temperature of 14.2 degrees Celsius — the lowest this month — due to…