To expand access to medical education and address the shortage of physicians, the Commission on Higher Education (Commission on Higher Education) has approved five state universities to open Doctor of Medicine programs starting academic year (AY) 2026–2027. The approved institutions are: *...
A 19-year-old woman returned P350,000 her father allegedly stole from a woman in La Trinidad, Benguet on June 8. Police said the woman discovered her father 's involvement after seeing social media reports about a snatching incident on Kilometer 5. She surrendered the money to the La Trinidad...
TUBA, Benguet – Police said Sunday, May 31, that one passenger was killed in the triple collision involving two Victory Liner buses and a Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) on Marcos Highway in Barangay Taloy Sur here on Saturday evening, May 30. Authorities said 87 passengers were injured in the...
Eighty-seven passengers were injured in a collision between two Victory Liner buses on Marcos Highway in Barangay Taloy Sur, Tuba, Benguet, on Saturday night, May 30. The accident occurred at around 8:35 p.m., triggering a large-scale emergency response from local government units, rescue...
BAGUIO CITY – The capital town of the province of Benguet will return to a five-day work week effective June 1 to provide better services to the public while still observing energy- and cost-saving efforts. Mayor Roderick Awingan issued Memorandum 178-2026 on May 25, a copy of which was released...
KABAYAN, Benguet – Five people, including two children, were killed and more than 20 others were injured when a six-wheel truck with 39 passengers overturned on a mountain road in Sitio Guay, Barangay Poblacion, here on Thursday morning, May 27. Authorities said the truck flipped at around 10...
Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo S. Brawner Jr. paid respects to two Philippine Air Force (PAF) pilots who died in a military trainer aircraft crash in Tuba, Benguet as the military honored them with posthumous Silver Wing Medals for their service and sacrifice. Brawner visited the...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Wednesday night, May 20, identified the two pilots killed in the crash of an Aermacchi SF-260 trainer aircraft in Tuba, Benguet during a military training flight. In a statement, the PAF identified the fatalities as First Lieutenant Ruth Angelique R. Pasos and...
(UPDATED) The Philippine Air Force (PAF) confirmed that one of its trainer aircraft crashed in Tuba, Benguet on Wednesday morning, May 20, prompting an immediate investigation to determine what went wrong in a routine navigation exercise over northern Luzon. PAF spokesperson Col. Ma. Christina...
BAGUIO CITY – Two Philippine Air Force personnel were injured after the fixed-wing training aircraft they were flying crashed into a dense forest in Mount Cabuyao, Barangay Poblacion, Tuba town, Benguet province, on Wednesday, May 20. Police Lt. Col. Roy Calulot, spokesperson of the Police...
Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon has relieved two officials of the DPWH-Cordillera after a 13-year-old boy recently plunged to his death due to the lack of road safety signages and traffic control devices on a deserted collapsed road in Barangay Beckel, La Trinidad,...
The Quezon City government received another batch of vegetables from farmers in Atok, Benguet on Thursday, May 14, as it continued its rescue-buy initiative supporting agricultural producers and providing food assistance to vulnerable sectors in the city. The delivery, which arrived at Quezon...
