SAN NICOLAS, Ilocos Norte A village chairman, sitting as an ex-officio member of the Sangguniang Bayan in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte and his bodyguard and driver were killed in a pre-dawn ambuscade along the national highway in front of a hotel in Barangay 22, San Guillermo, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte. Barangay 6 San Juan Bautista Chairman Mark Adrian P. Barba, and bodyguard —Raffy […]
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet Nalambat ng pulisya ang 18 wanted person, samantalang 63 munisipyo sa Cordillera ang nakapagtala ng zero crime incidents, noong Oktubre 23-26. Naitala ng Benguet Police Provincial Office (PPO) ang pinakamataas na bilang ng mga naaresto, na walong indibidwal, sinundan ito ng Baguio City Police Office (CPO), na anim arestado; Ifugao PPO may […]
MALASIQUI, Pangasinan The Ilocos Police Regional Office (PRO-1) is set to deploy 3,461 police personnel for the upcoming All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. In a statement on Monday, PRO-1 information office chief Lt. Col. Benigno Sumawang said the police personnel will be deployed across strategic locations to maintain peace, security, and order during […]
URDANETA CITY, Pangasinan A new traffic scheme in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan which took effect Monday is being blamed by businesses and has irked residents because instead of easing traffic flow, it led to more disarray. A newly-implemented traffic ordinance on the use of Caviganan St. in Barangay Poblacion, Urdaneta City, that according to critics was […]
Residents and motorists are complaining to the new traffic scheme that the city government is implementing in the busy street in the central business area claiming that the city government should do something to ease the daily traffic problem the city is experiencing. Contributed Photo
TAYUM, Abra A Sangguniang Bayan bet mercilessly gunned down a deaf-mute villager Sunday night in Tayum town in Abra. Bobby Briosos, a former private security guard from Barangay Mudiit, Dolores town, according to the Tayum town police, barged into the house of Florida Alcaide Teneza, 39, at Sitio Pitao, Bagalay, Tayum town, and began shooting […]
BAGUIO CITY Cordillera Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Chairperson and Office of Civil Defense Regional Director Albert Mogol issued a public advisory reminding people to avoid non-essential or unnecessary travel and to postpone tourism and mining activities with the prevailing threats of tropical storm Kristine. Mogol said some road networks are still being […]
The City Social Welfare and Development Office awarded the Ten Most Oustanding Senior Citizen namely : Laurito D. Alinao, Ma. Reylita C. Calimlim, Dolores C. Natividad, Corazon D. Garlejo, Julita C. Sagun, Purita O. Pacial, Martha D. Ticwala, Helen Dinamling, Regina Mangangey, Edmundo L. Ceniza, with (L-R) Councilor Leandro Yangot, Edita Ibarra FBASECA President, Councilor […]
BAGUIO CITY The Benguet Electric Cooperative (BENECO) said power has been “fully restored” in Baguio and Benguet province in the aftermath of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine (international name Trami). In a message to the Philippine News Agency, Beneco Community Relations officer Laarni Ilagan, however, said their operations division is still on red alert amid the […]
The Benguet Electric Cooperative, Inc. (BENECO) linemen continue with their work on October 30, 2024 despite the stormy weather along Military Cut-off Road. BENECO are also working to restore power in different areas of the city. Photo by Neil Clark Ongchangco