BAGUIO CITY – La Trinidad, Benguet Mayor Roderick Awingan said the triplet strawberry cake event of the town’s month-long Strawberry Festival has only a few events left before it ends. “We thank our residents, the people of La Trinidad and our neighboring towns, as well as those from Baguio...
Police seized around P150 million worth of what they described as substandard and unregistered products in a raid in one of the units of an industrial zone in Noveleta, Cavite. Maj. Gen. Robert AA Morico II, director of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), said the seized products...
BAGUIO CITY – Two photographers were killed and four others were injured when their Sports Utility Vehicle was swept away by the Agno River on Friday afternoon, March 27, in Sitio Tabu, Barangay Dalupirip, Itogon, Benguet. The fatalities were identified as Rodolfo Tan, 68, and Neil Clark...
The Philippine Navy (PN) said its personnel aboard the landing ship BRP Benguet (LS507) averted a possible collision after a Chinese warship allegedly made a dangerous approach near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The Western Command (Wescom) said the incident happened...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – The Police Regional Office-Cordillera and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera discovered a marijuana greenhouse in Barangay Caponga, Tublay, Benguet on Thursday, March 26. Police said the greenhouse was found following the arrest of the greenhouse owner in...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government and the municipality of Tuba in Benguet have reached an agreement on a swap deal involving parcels of land that each owns but lies within the other 's political jurisdiction, seeing an end to a century-old boundary dispute. Both parties agreed to adopt the...
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur – A well-known Igorot singer was killed in a collision between a truck and motorcycle in Kilometer 6 in La Trinidad, Benguet, early Sunday morning, March 22. The victim was identified as Ivan, 40, of San Carlos Heights, Irisan, Baguio City. The La Trinidad Municipal Police...
BOKOD, Benguet – Giving thanks comes in different ways, but for the fisherfolk and leaders of Barangay Ambuklao in the municipality of Bokod, Benguet, it is giving the people a treat and joy through the “Tilapia Festival.” “The tilapia industry is the main livelihood of our people in...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – A triplet cake will highlight the 2026 Strawberry Festival in this capital town of Benguet that formally opened on Wednesday. In a press conference, municipal council committee on tourism chairman Councilor Belmer Elis said the cake will be unveiled on March 29. He said...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Three miners reportedly died of gas poisoning inside a mine in Sitio Nayak, Barangay Sapid, Mankayan, Benguet. Benguet Provincial Police Office Information Officer Police Major Edwin Sergio said the victims were two 24-year-old and a 22-year-old males. The victims were last...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Aside from fresh flowers, artificial flowers are also in demand in this provincial capital of Benguet as Valentine 's Day nears. Stall owner Cecilia Chamos said some opt to buy flowers made of paper and thread, which are cheaper and can be kept as souvenirs, unlike...
Authorities seized and destroyed marijuana plants valued at approximately P48.9 million in a remote mountainous area in Sugpon, Ilocos Sur and Kibungan, Benguet. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Regional Office I information officer Mariepe de Guzman confirmed the operations on Friday,...
