October 21, 2021
BAGUIO CITY (October 21, 2021) – Policemen caught five men illegally quarrying along the Aringay River in Tubao town, La Union Tuesday night. The five – Lito Orencia, 40, pay loader operator; Sammy Laconsay, 50, backhoe operator; Irzo Mapalo, 50, a barangay kagawad and also operator of the dump truck; Rolly Salvatiera, 37, driver of […]
October 21, 2021
BAGUIO CITY CITY (October 21, 2021) – The National Bureau of Investigation-Cordillera denied Thursday any involvement in the Monday morning’s take-over of the Benguet Electric Cooperative’s central headquarters along Southdrive here. Lawyer Hector Eduard Geologo, regional director of the NBI-Cordillera in his official response to the Benguet provincial board and Baguio City council’s summons for […]
October 20, 2021
BAGUIO CITY (October 20, 2021) – Police are into deep into probing the lifeless body found Wednesday morning in Santa, Ilocos Sur. The victim was identified as Angelito Arellano alias Salino, a resident of Barangay III, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur. Arelano’s cadaver which bore multiple gunshot wounds was found in Barangay Namalangan, Santa, Ilocos Sur. […]
October 20, 2021
WITH the ongoing leadership tug – of – war at the Benguet Electric Cooperative, Benguet caretaker Cong. Eric Go Yap urged both parties to restrain from sabotaging the services and equipment of the electric cooperative as member – consumers will be at the losing end. “Eto naman ang panawagan ko, to whom it may concern, […]
October 20, 2021
BAGUIO CITY (October 20, 2021) – An angry mob, even backed-up by politicians, stormed the central headquarters of the Benguet Electric Cooperative along the millionaire’s row at Southdrive here Wednesday morning yet twisting the leadership row plaguing the cooperative for two months now. Employees partial to cooperative officials earlier suspended for three months by […]
October 19, 2021
BAGUIO CITY (October 19, 2021) — Victory of the government versus the New Peoples Army is already on hand, Philippine National Police Directorate for Operations chief, Major Gen. Rhodel Sermonia assured on Monday. Sermonia during Monday’s ‘virtual’ press briefing of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) said, the police, along […]
October 19, 2021
BAGUIO CITY(October 19, 2021) – Perhaps another first, a village chief joined anti-narcotics operatives in a cannabis plantation raid in Kibungan, Benguet. Cordillera police said Badeo, Kibungan barangay chairman Guilbert Amango joined operatives in raiding two plantation sites in sitio Aat-tog and Tableo, both in his village and seized 2,530 fully-grown marijuana plants and seedlings […]
October 19, 2021
BAGUIO CITY (October 19, 2021) – A man died while being treated at a hospital moments after his car smashed right into a tree at the roadside along the National Highway in Barangay Camestizoan, Sto. Domingo, Ilocos Sur Monday evening. Police named the victim as Antonio Guillen Pagador Calosa, 20, from Barangay Flora, Sto Domingo […]
October 18, 2021
BAGUIO CITY(October 18, 2021) – War materiel including assault rifles and high-powered pistols and ammunition were seized from a town councilor, his cousin who is a municipal employee and another cousin during simultaneous raids on their homes in Pilar, Abra early Monday morning. An Elisco-made caliber M16A1 baby armalite rifle with serial number 113054; four […]
October 17, 2021
BAGUIO CITY (October 17, 2021) – The Communist Party of the Philippines is reminding Presidential bets, especially VP Leni Robredo and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno that “attaining a just and lasting peace requires a deeper understanding of the roots of the armed conflict, as well as the history and process of peace negotiations.” This after […]