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NBI CAR “Squatter” No More

BAGUIO CITY (August 19, 2020) – The National Bureau of Investigation-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) is now legally on its own compound. The environment department in the Cordillera has granted the NBI a Special Patent to the 3,545 square meter complex that houses its three-storey main building, two-storey old NBI Academy and the new four-storey NBI […]

Sweet Sendoff

It is challenging to find moments to celebrate in these difficult times but Naguilian District Hospital Public Relations Communications Committee (NDH PRCC) led by OIC-Chief of Hospital Dr. Michelle D. Arellano together with the hospital staff on duty send home a total of nine CoViD-19 recoveries on August 16 and 18, 2020 after receiving their […]

PGLU Supports CoViD-19 Containment in Burgos

With the recent surge in the CoViD-19 cases in the Municipality of Burgos, the Provincial Government of La Union through the Provincial Incident Management Team (PIMT) extends its help to the municipality by turning over Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and hygiene kits on August 14, 2020. To enable the municipality to contain their CoViD-19 cases, […]

Gov’t Running After Ill-gotten Wealth Of Drug Personalities

BAGUIO CITY (August 18, 2020) – Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Wilkins Villanueva on Monday said the agency is working on the forfeiture proceedings covering properties of arrested and known drug personalities in the country. “Ibig sabihin yung mga nahuli namin na drug personalities at meron bank account, “sinasakal” natin ito para hindi […]

SMFI Awards Scholarship Grants to 6 Baguio Students

200 SM scholars, including six students from Baguio City were officially awarded the SM Foundation Inc. (SMFI) scholarship grants for the School Year 2020-2021 through a virtual gathering last August 15, 2020. This brings the total number of current SM Scholars to 1,300 nationwide. One of the new SM scholars from Baguio and an accountancy […]

UP Baguio Starts Remote Classes On September 10

BAGUIO CITY (August 16, 2020) –  Classes at the University of the Philippines in Baguio for first semester of school year 2020-2021 starts on September 10. This is in line with the adjusted general schedule of the UP System which also includes a modified term from the usual 16 weeks to 14 weeks for the […]

27 COVID19 Fresh Cases, Single Day Record High

BAGUIO CITY (August 16, 2020) – Baguio City logged in 27 new COVID19 cases on Saturday, including one death. After only a single case Friday, the city recorded its record high on a single day. With the youngest at one year old as well as a 67 year old who is the latest mortality that […]

P5M-worth of MJ Bricks Seized In Kalinga Sting Operation

BAGUIO CITY (August 15, 2020) –  A large volume of dried marijuana leaves, already compacted into bricks and tubular forms, were seized Saturday afternoon in front of the St. Williams Cathedral in Bulanao Centro, Tabuk City, Kalinga. Illegal drug traders that included a woman —  Mercedes Macaiba,  Julius Bagtang and Gilbert Bagtang —   will be facing drug trade violations […]

Fugitive Ilocos Town Ex-Mayor Indicted In 2017 Resort’s Forcible Take-over Surrenders

BAGUIO CITY (August 14, 2020) – Former Cabugao, Ilocos Sur town mayor Edward Josh Cobangbang, 25, indicted last year with 17 other town officials and employees for serious illegal detention and grave coercion in connection with the 2017 forcible takeover of the Cabugao Beach Resort, surrendered to Ilocos region police director Brig. Gen. Rodoldo Azurin […]

CAR’s Two Cities Being Ravaged By COVID19

BAGUIO CITY (August 13, 2020) –  Cordillera highland region’s only two cities —  Baguio and Tabuk are being ravaged by COVID19. Baguio City recorded its highest fresh cases in a day so far Thursday with 25 new cases, though ten recovered. The age and gender of the new patients are —  30 F; 28 F; 31 F; 31 […]

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