A NEW People’s Army rebel got tired of dodging soldiers in the Cordillera and surrendered to the government last month in Benguet for a better life. LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – A member of the Kilusang Makabayan under the New People's Army (NPA) surrendered to the government last July 18 after more...
SABLAN, Benguet – A student died while three others were injured including the driver of a concrete mixer truck that fell into a ravine on Monday afternoon, August 1, near the Regional Rehabilitation Center for Youth (RRCY) in Sitio Payda, Barangay Bayabas, Sablan, Benguet. Photo via Zaldy...
BAGUIO CITY – Four school buildings with eight classrooms each have been donated by the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Inc. (FFCCII) in its ‘Operation Barrio Schools’ project in La Trinidad, Benguet and Baguio City. Photo by Zaldy Comanda First to receive a...
JOHN Lantungan, president of the Luneta Miner's Association Inc. in Itogon, Benguet, points to the area where a concrete retaining wall must be built. ITOGON, Benguet – Residents of this town, mostly pocket miners, have asked the government for help in repairing and constructing concrete...
At least four people died while more than 60 others were injured when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake jolted the northern parts of Luzon on Wednesday morning, July 27, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. said. Quoting reports from the local...
The aftermath of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Northern Philippines in the morning of Wednesday, July 27, left several national and local roads impassable in the province, Benguet Rep. Eric Go Yap said on Wednesday, July 27. Big rocks block the road in Benguet after a 7.0-magnitude...
At least five persons were killed after a magnitude-7 earthquake struck Abra and nearby areas in Luzon on Wednesday, July 27. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Chairperson and Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. (left) monitors...
ITOGON, Benguet – Three miners were rescued from a tunnel that collapsed in Sitio Pukis, Barangay Ampucao here Friday, July 22. The Itogon Municipal Police Station identified the survivors as Benedict Palen Abuan, 44, married, private miner; Frederick Palen Abuan, 35, also a private miner,...
THE two suspects have their picture taken after their arrest. LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The Benguet Provincial Police Office and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera arrested a Grab driver and a coffee shop manager in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Puguis here Tuesday, July 19. The...
Siblings Reps. Edvic Yap (ACT-CIS Party-list), Eric Yap (Benguet); and Quezon City 4th district Councilor Egay Yap are firming up their roles in the country’s political scene, winning all their respective races during the May 2022 elections. From left to right: Egay, Edvic, and Eric Yap Even as...
BAGUIO CITY -- Two victims of a vehicular accident along Kennon Road refused to be brought to the hospital despite sustaining injuries on Sunday, July 3. Photo via Zaldy Comanda As it turned out, the two victims -- Jimmsie Galang Salazar, 40, resident of 13IR Maliksi II, Bacoor Cavite, and driver...
BAGUIO CITY (PNA) – The mandatory wearing of high visibility vest in Benguet has been suspended pending amendments to the ordinance. Gov. Melchor Diclas, in Executive Order (EO) 2022-011, a copy of which circulated Sunday, June 26, deferred Ordinance 2022-302 passed by the Sangguniang...
