CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police arrested two suspected drug pushers and seized P32,400 worth of shabu in separate anti-illegal drug operations in the provinces of Abra and Benguet on Wednesday, July 19. Police Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr., PRO-Cordillera director, identified the suspects as...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Suspected shabu and marijuana worth P385,956 were seized from four drug pushers by the Police Regional Office-Cordillera from July 9 to 15. The Regional Operations Division said suspects yielded three grams of dried marijuana leaves and fruiting tops and 56.70 grams of...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Eight police officers from the Police Regional Office-Cordillera were feted on Monday, July 17, for their notable accomplishments. Police Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr., PRO-Cordillera chief, and Julius Torres, Commission on Elections-Cordillera director, awarded medals to...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – The Police Regional Office-Cordillera reported the arrest of 38 wanted persons in a week-long manhunt operation in the region from July 9 to 15. The Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division said the Kalinga Police Provincial Office nabbed 18 wanted...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) denied reports on Sunday, July 16, that the two missing indigenous people (IP) rights activists and community organizers who were allegedly tagged as communist rebels are under their custody. *AFP spokesperson Col. Medel Aguilar (File) * Col. Medel Aguilar,...
BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera seized shabu and marijuana worth P4 billion in the first six months of this year. PDEA information officer Rosel Sarmiento 575,577.9983 grams of shabu were seized in in 376 drug operations, along with 103.93 milliliters of liquid...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police arrested 25 wanted persons in manhunt operations in the Cordillera from July 2 to 8. The Police Regional Office-Cordillera Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division (RIDMD) said the Baguio City Police Office arrested 14, followed by the Kalinga...
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 392 electronic titles (E-titles) covering 431.6 hectares were distributed to 402 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) on Friday, July 7. The distribution, which was held at the Newtown Hotel in this city, was part of the National Simultaneous Certificate of Land Ownership...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet -- As a result of the increased police presence, sixty-nine municipalities in various provinces of the region and seven police stations in Baguio City remain peaceful as the Police Regional Office-Cordillera recorded zero crime incidents from June 25 to July 1. The province of...
Tea (Tom Fisk/Pexels) On June 29, 2023, the Pandesal Forum on Philippine Tea took place at the Kamuning Bakery Cafe in Quezon City. The forum brought together leaders from various sectors, including academe, government, business communities, and diplomats from the China Embassy, to discuss the...
Government officials have sought support from the business community and diplomats of China Embassy for making the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) as production hub for tea in the Northern Philippines. During the Pandesal Forum of Kamuning Bakery Cafe in Quezon City on Thursday, June 29, they...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Nine police personnel from the Police Regional Office-Cordillera were awarded Philippine National Police medals in recognition of their efforts and commendable performance in their sworn duties and responsibilities during the flag-raising ceremony in Camp Major Bado...