Category: JUST IN

NTF-ELCAC tags CHR’s rights abuses claims as baseless

BAGUIO CITY (May 24, 2022)—-The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) has debunked claims of alleged human rights violations by the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) and other personalities as baseless. In its every Monday virtual press briefing, the NTF-ELCAC said the CHR’s Report on Investigated Killings in Relation to the […]

SC reinstates NEA-dismissed Abra power coop manager

BAGUIO CITY (May 23, 2022)— The High Tribunal has reinstated Abra Electric Cooperative (Abreco) general manager Loreto Seares Jr., dismissed in 2018 by the National Electrification Administration (NEA) Board on supposed various administrative infractions.  The High Court ruled in favor of Seares Jr. citing the latter’s convincing arguments against the NEA Board’s imputations of administrative […]

Five hurt as jeepney dives into Benguet ravine

BAGUIO CITY (May 23, 2022) – Five passengers of a jeepney miraculously escaped death Monday morning after the jeepney driver lost control of the wheel and plunged the vehicle into a ravine along Baguio Gold in barangay Tuding, Itogon tow in Benguet. Rommel Apilado, 36, jeep driver; Jeremy Tomas, 24; Lefty Laoyan, 22; Joven Apilado, […]

Incoming La Union lawmaker offers reconciliation, unity to foe

Tubao, La Union(May 20, 2022)—- Incoming La Union second district lawmaker Dante Garcia is offering a reconciliation with Rep. Sandra Eriguel, whom he upset in the May 9 polls. ‘Let us end the bickering that was during the campaign and come together for the progress and development of our province,’ Garcia urged Eriguel, who had […]

Baguio road rehab continue to cause water supply glitches

BAGUIO CITY (May 20, 2022)— Water consumers along the North-northwest locations in Baguio City will continue to experience “low water pressure” to “limited to no water” during their water distribution schedules as workmen are on the double repairing road rehabilitation-damaged pipelines along Sofia de Veyra Street in Quezon Hill, the Baguio Water District Unscheduled water service interruptions […]

Benguet eyed as 1st class province

La Trinidad, Benguet(May 20, 2022)—-Benguet legislative caretaker and recently elected Benguet Congressman- Eric Go Yap vows before Benguet residents that he together with the officials and the people will tightly collaborate to make the province 1st class. Yap during the thanksgiving of their “United Benguet” party at the Wangal Sports Complex in La Trinidad, Benguet […]

PTFoMS see amended gun law benefiting journalists

BAGUIO CITY (May 19, 2022) –  Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, Executive Director of the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS), said that Republic Act (RA) No. 11766 recently signed into law by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte which was extended the validity of the license to possess firearms from two years to five or 10 years […]

110 Security Officers Graduate in Joint Security Force Graduation Exercises

MARTIAL EAGLE 25-22 – Class 636 -have all completed the transformation to become trained SM security enforcement officers. 110 graduates from SM City Rosales, SM Center Dagupan, SM City Urdaneta Central, SM City Baguio and, SM City Olongapo have passed all the training segments and all their hard work and sacrifices paid off as they […]

Trike driver dies in a tricycle-van collission in La Union

BAGUIO CITY (May 18, 2022)—- A tricycle driver was declared dead-on-arrival at a hospital moments after the tricycle he was driving rammed head-to-head into an L300 Mitsubishi van Tuesday evening along the National Highway in Barangay Poblacion, Aringay, La Union. Aringay police identified the victim as Roel Yaranon, 38, from barangay Poblacion of that town. […]

Believe it… or not.. there is an Abra town where political rivalry is unknown

BAGUIO CITY (May 18, 2022)— Perhaps only a few know there is a town in Abra province where no intense political rivalry exist. In Langiden. One of the oldest inhabited localities in Abra of only over 7,000 villagers. In the past two elections, elected officials literally and figuratively “walked in the park”. The posts from […]

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