TUGUEGARAO CITY – A total of six suspected members of a robbery-cum-gun-for-hire group were killed and one was captured in a shootout with police operatives in Barangay Bangag, Lal-lo town in…
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Gov’t agencies deliver more aid to Ompong-stricken Cagayan
MANILA — The latest batch of medicines and relief goods from the national government were delivered Tuesday morning in Tuguegarao City for distribution in Cagayan, one of the provinces hardest hit…
6 wanted persons arrested in Cagayan Valley
CAMP MARCELO A. ADDURU, Tuguegarao City — Six wanted persons were arrested in separate police operations in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) over the weekend, police said. Police Regional Office 2 (PRO2) …
18-year-old Chinese saved from drowning in Cagayan
SANTA ANA, Cagayan — An 18-year-old Chinese woman was saved from possible drowning on Sunday (June 24) by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) substation workers, just 300 meters away from the Country…
6 hurt in IED explosion in ComVal town
DAVAO CITY — Six people sustained injuries when a fragmentation grenade exploded in Purok 1, Barangay Bukal, Nabunturan, Compostela Valley on Saturday night. Chief Insp. Milgrace Driz, spokesperson of the…
Magnitude 4 quake jolts parts of Ilocos Norte, Cagayan
LAOAG CITY — A magnitude 4.0 earthquake hit some parts of Ilocos Norte and Cagayan provinces at 2:22 p.m. Friday, state seismologists said. With its epicenter located 6 km. northwest of…
South Korean firm offers to modernize Cagayan’s Port Irene
TUGUEGARAO CITY — A South Korean company, through its Philippine subsidiary, has offered to undertake the expansion and modernization of Port Irene in Santa Ana, Cagayan in a proposal to dredge…
Cagayan province kicks off Women’s Month celebration
TUGUEGARAO CITY — The Provincial Government of Cagayan started the celebration of Women’s Month on Monday, with emphasis given to gender sensitivity and women empowerment among the Capitol employees. Provincial information officer Rogelio Sending said…
26 evacuation centers to rise in Cagayan Valley
TUGUEGARAO CITY — The Office of Civil Defense – 2 (Cagayan Valley) said some 26 state-of-the-art evacuation centers would be constructed in the region starting this year until 2022. Dante Balao,…
No price hike for ‘Noche Buena’ items this holiday season
TUGUEGARAO CITY — There would be no price hike for “Noche Buena” items and other commodities this Christmas and New Year in Cagayan Valley, said the Department of Trade and Industry-Region…
PENRO seizes thousands of lumber in Cagayan
TUGUEGARAO CITY — The Provincial Environment and Natural Resources (PENRO) Task Force Lingkod Cagayan (TFLC) confiscated 5,000 board feet of sawn lumber at Barangay Gatto Pamplona, Cagayan on Wednesday. Engr.…
5.1 magnitude quake jolts Cagayan
TUGUEGARAO CITY — A 5.1 magnitude quake jolted Calayan, Cagayan province and some areas of Apayao at 6:08 a.m. Wednesday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHILVOLCS) said. Office of Civil…
NGCP set 10-hour power outage tomorrow
TUGUEGARAO CITY — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has set a 10-hour power interruption on Wednesday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Lilibeth P, Gaydowen, NGCP…
Farmers told to stop drying crops on roads
LAOAG CITY — Despite warning from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), some residents who live near national and village roads still dry their palay or corn crops…
NFA-Cagayan starts buying palay, corn in far-flung villages
TUGUEGARAO CITY — The National Food Authority (NFA) – Cagayan has started buying palay and corn products in far-flung barangays or villages of the province. NFA-Cagayan Provincial Manager Emmanuel Villanueva…
‘Lawin’ destroys houses, topples trees and electric posts in Cagayan
TUGUEGARAO CITY — The wrath of Typhoon “Lawin” (international name “Haima”) in northern Luzon, including Cagayan province, has severely damaged houses along its path, toppled trees, electric posts and left…
TD ‘Julian’ heading to Cagayan
MANILA — Tropical depression “Julian” is continuously heading west northwest nearing Calayan, Cagayan, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). PAGASA said in its 5:00 a.m.…