LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The family of Police Patrolman Aaron Blas who has been missing for 45 days following training in Itogon town, Benguet province, has offered a P200,000 reward for anyone who can provide information on his whereabouts. Blas, 25, a native of San Gregorio, Luna, Apayao, was...
ITOGON, Benguet – Over 200 families in this mining town fled their homes due to landslides caused by incessant rains. Cyril Batcagan, head of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (MDRRMO), asked miners to temporarily stop any mining activities while bad weather continues....
ITOGON, Benguet – Three miners died after a landslide buried their makeshift hut in Camp 5, Sitio Acupan, Barangay Virac, this town, on Sunday night, June 22. Authorities withheld the identities of the victims pending notification of their families. The landslide, which occurred around 6:29...
ITOGON, Benguet – Three persons were killed and another was injured when a pickup truck plunged into a 100-meter deep ravine in Barangay Ucab here on Jan. 20. RESIDENTS help victims of an accident in Itogon, Benguet on Jan. 20. (Photo via Zaldy Comanda) Charles Oplas, 21, died on the spot,...
ITOGON, Benguet – An 84-year-old man was killed in a fire that razed his house in Sitio Bay-o, Barangay Tuding, this town, before dawn on Thursday, Dec. 26. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Itogon identified the victim as Felino Balalong Sr. Investigation said that the victim was cooking...
A man listed as the Muntinlupa police’s No. 8 most wanted person was arrested by authorities in Benguet province on Feb. 5. The arrested person was identified by the police as Arjay Daguio, 31. The suspect (Photo from Muntinlupa police / SPD) At about 5:45 a.m. on Feb. 5, elements from the...
BAGUIO CITY – Three-hundred fifty hectares have been affected in a forest fire that hit Itogon and Bokod in Benguet. The Cordillera Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, through the Philippine Air Force-Tactical Operations Group 1 and Bureau of Fire Protection-Cordillera...
ITOGON, Benguet – Some 117 students received gifts from members of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera Officer’s Ladies Club during their outreach activity at Bethesda Ministries International in Barangay Tuding, Itogon, Benguet on Nov. 25. A STUDENT receives a gift from the Police Regional...
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...
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,...
European Union (EU) Ambassador Luc Véron has encouraged the people of Itogon, Benguet to build sustainable and resilient communities to lessen their vulnerability to disasters. During his first regional outreach, Véron underscored thet "it is better to be prepared and proactive rather than being...
