Authorities have located the Cessna training aircraft as well as the remains of its two passengers at a crash site in Apayao on Wednesday, August 2, a day after it went missing while en route to Tuguegarao Airport in Cagayan. *(Courtesy of Cagayan provincial information office) * The crash site was...
TUGUEGARAO CITY (PNA) – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday, July 29, ordered immediate help for 28,666 families affected by typhoon “Egay” in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) after learning that it sustained P774.24 million in agri-fishery damage. The President, who led a briefing, aerial...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he is looking to strike a rice importation deal with India in fear of a rice shortage after the agriculture sector took a toll from Super Typhoon Egay. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot)* Marcos said this as he presided...
CAMP Marcelo A. Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – The Police Regional Office-2 (Cagayan Valley) is ready for the second State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday, July 24. Police Col. Jovencio S. Badua Jr., deputy regional director for operations, said all...
PEÑABLANCA, Cagayan -- Employees of the Department of Public Works and Highways-Region 2 planted 600 seedlings of narra trees at the San Roque Watershed in Peñablanca, Cagayan on Friday, June 16. Alex Suyu, forest ranger of Metropolitan Tuguegarao Water District (MTWD), said the activity will...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – More than 100 families or about 400 persons were preemptively evacuated in Cagayan Valley or Region 2 due to the threat of typhoon “Betty.” The Office of Civil Defense (OCD)-Region 2 said the evacuees are from Gonzaga, particularly Barangay Ipil with 74 individuals...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has enforced a no sailing policy in coastal areas in Cagayan Valley to ensure the safety of residents during typhoon “Betty” (international name “Mawar”). Coast Guard Ensign Lamie Mangulay said among banned activities under the no...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Department of Public Works and Highways-Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has started deploying personnel and equipment for super typhoon “Betty” (international name “Mawar”). Officer-in-charge regional director Reynaldo Alconcel ordered district engineering offices...
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The remains of three New People’s Army rebels who died in a series of encounters with the government troops in Cagayan Valley a few days back already been transported to their respective families. The Armed Forces of the Philippines-Northern Luzon Command said the...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Department of Agriculture recognizes the efforts of the farmers and fisherfolk who both work hard to ensure enough food supply. Regional Director Angel B. Encarnacion made the statement during the kick-off ceremony for this year’s celebration of Farmers and...
The United States government and its partner non-governmental organization in the Philippines have launched a pro-fisherfolk program in Cagayan Valley as part of its initiative to support resilient fishing communities. The program to establish a fisherfolk cooperative will offer loans to at least 26...
CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – Two persons died while another was rescued in separate drowning incidents in Cagayan Valley rivers on Black Saturday, April 8. Police said a 16-year-old student from Barangay Mabuhay, Angadanan, Isabela reportedly drowned and was declared dead at a hospital on Black...
