Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Thursday, April 25 urged the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to provide evidence amid allegations that some of the Chinese students in the Cagayan Region are acting as spies. Escudero said it would be unfair if the accusations against these Chinese nationals...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Commission on Elections disqualified Gov. Manuel Mamba of this province in the May 9, 2022 elections. MAMBA The poll body issued a 23-page ruling on Wednesday, April 24, granting the petition filed by a lawyer who alleged that Mamba used public funds in...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Two grass fires ignited by extreme heat were recorded in this province and Isabela on Tuesday, April 23. A GRASS fire was recorded near the Cagayan State University in Aparri, Cagayan on April 23. The grass fire in Cagayan was recorded near the Cagayan...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday, April 23 filed a resolution asking the Senate to investigate the entry of foreigners in the Philippines using falsified documents to pose as Filipinos. Hontiveros filed Senate Resolution No. 1001 following the reported influx of some 4,600 Chinese students in a...
Cagayan Vice Governor Melvin "Boylet" Vargas Jr. (Facebook) The people pursuing the issue on the alleged influx of Chinese students in Cagayan must be mindful of the mandate of national agencies, Cagayan Vice Governor Melvin "Boy" Vargas Jr....
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Gov. Manuel Mamba has criticized the diploma mill tag on universities in this province and called the accusation unfair. Universities on the province were allegedly selling degrees to foreign students for as high as P2 million. Mamba said academic institutions in...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – A New People’s Army arms cache was unearthed in Alcala, Cagayan on April 19. A COMMUNIST weapons cache was found in Alcala, Cagayan. A former communist rebel revealed the location of the weapons stash to authorities. The police and military were deployed to Sitio...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Local officials have belied the allegation of a solon who has sought an inquiry over the alleged presence of many Chinese nationals studying in this province, particularly in this city. CAGAYAN Gov. Manuel Mamba and Tuguegarao City Mayor Maila Rosario Ting-Que...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday, April 19, expressed readiness to investigate alleged degree purchases by Chinese students in Cagayan. (Photo from CHED) “This is a serious allegation that universities are accepting foreign students and are being used as 'milking cows',” said...
China’s embassy in Manila claimed Thursday, April 18, that a Philippine lawmaker’s attempt to investigate the increasing number of Chinese students in Cagayan, one of the provinces near Taiwan, incites hatred of China. As Cagayan 3rd District Rep. Joseph Lara filed a House resolution calling...
by JINGGOY SALVADOR Cagayan Province—what pops to mind? The Sierra Madre Mountain Range, the fossils of the earliest man in the Philippines, the Callao Cave. Believe it or not, all three are connected. The Callao Cave is one of the many caverns of Sierra Madre Mountains, the country’s longest...
A grass fire broke out in Barangay Villarey, Piat, Cagayan, on Monday night, April 15. A GRASS fire hits Piat, Cagayan on Monday night, April 15. (Screenshot via Liezle Inigo) People and motorists were advised to avoid the area near the grass fire which occurred amid the searing heat. The...
