BAGUIO CITY — The Office of Civil Defense – Cordillera Regional Office (OCD-CAR) implemented a red alert status on Wednesday morning in anticipation of the effects of tropical depression ‘Julian’.…
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1-M signatures for Marcos’ burial in Heroes’ Cemetery to be presented to Supreme Court Thursday
LAOAG CITY — More than one million signatures calling for the burial of former president Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) has been prepared for submission…
Anti-road obstructions task force created to address traffic problem in Baguio City
BAGUIO CITY -– Rafael Tallocoy, executive secretary to Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan, on Tuesday, October 4 said a task force was created to strictly implement transportation and traffic regulations…
Army boss says peace talk, cease fire deal pave way for recruitment of reds
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya — A Philippine Army(PA) official here said the government’s peace process and ceasefire agreement with the New People’s Army(NPA) pave the way for recruitment activities by the…
High-value target, cohort yield drugs, grenade, 100 ammunition
BOLINAO, Pangasinan — A high-value target of the police in its war on drugs, and his cohort, also a drug personality were arrested at 5:00 a.m. Sunday in Barangay Salud,…
Dagupan to launch community-based drug rehab program
DAGUPAN CITY — The city is coming up with a community-based drug rehabilitation program for illegal drug users called S.U.R.E. or Sagip User Rehabilitation and Empowerment in support of the…
Ordinance filed prohibiting parking of vehicle in front of PWD ramps
BAGUIO CITY –- To reinforce the “Accessibility Law” (Batas Pambansa 344), Baguio City Vice Mayor Edison Bilog proposed an ordinance prohibiting the parking of any motor vehicle in front of…
Vigilante, Cops kill La Union Illegal Drug Surrenderers
AGOO, La Union – Two illegal drug surrenderers were gunned down in separate incidents in different towns of the province last Monday. Killed on the spot by an unknown assailant in…
SP bent on declaring PSU president persona non grata
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP), after a lengthy closed door meeting, decided to hold in abeyance till next week a proposed resolution seeking to declare Pangasinan State University…
No damage in Magnitude 5.4 quake felt in Pangasinan
DAGUPAN CITY — No damage nor aftershock was reported in the Intensity 5.4 3 earthquake that originated 19 kilometers off Bolinao town in Pangasinan at 9:40 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2.…
GIS-based analysis of dengue cases in Baguio City launched
BAGUIO CITY – Engineer Nathaniel Vincent Lubrica on Friday said a Geographic Information System (GIS)-based analysis of dengue cases in Baguio City will be utilized from October 2016 to October…
3 La Union Drug Pushers Killed; 2 Arrested in Pangasinan
CAMP DIEGO SILANG, La Union – Two illegal drug pushers were killed in an encounter with policemen in Aringay while another was gunned down by vigilantes in a nearby town…
Baby Whale rescued in La Union
SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union – A female baby pygmy sperm whale, more than six feet long with 45 inches body circumference and weighing at least 1000 kilos, was found stranded yesterday…
Ilocos Norte I-hub continues to distribute magazine donations to schools, municipal libraries
LAOAG CITY — The Provincial Library (Information Hub) of Ilocos Norte is set to distribute thousands of copies of popular magazines in different schools and municipal libraries in the province.…
Pangasinan holds first search for best ‘Asong Pinoy’
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan — The Best Asong Pinoy (AsPin) in Pangasinan was picked as one of the many highlights of the World Rabies Day 2016 on Friday at the Solid Waste…
Dagupan mayor affirms October 10 deadline for illegal fish pens
DAGUPAN CITY — Mayor Belen Fernandez affirmed that the October 30 deadline for all the illegal fish pens in the waters of Dagupan City to go stands even as she…
La Union town Mayor offers reward to students giving info on drug suspects
TUBAO, La Union – Mayor Dante Garcia has offered a reward of P2, 000 to each students who can provide information on individuals who are involved in illegal drug activities, saying he…
Mayor Domogan supports proposed suspension order of mines
BAGUIO CITY –- Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan on Thursday said he will support the proposal of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to suspend the operations of…