A barangay chairman was killed and his son was wounded in a broad daylight shooting incident in front of their house in Barangay Banitan, Guimba, Nueva Ecija on Wednesday afternoon, July 23. Police identified the fatality as Barangay Banitan Chairman Cenon Pineda Jr., 55. Investigation said Pineda...
The Philippine Army (PA) and Indonesian Army kicked off Wednesday, July 16, a bilateral training exercise aimed at enhancing both nations’ territorial defense. The Training Activity (TA) “Dolphine” XVII-2025 focuses on four critical special operations capabilities namely urban warfare,...
The provincial government of Nueva Ecija vowed to continue its price support program to help farmers sell their produce at a higher price. Gov. Aurelio “Oyie” Matias Umali said during the Provincial Food Council (PFC) meeting in Palayan City on Tuesday that the program is a big help to palay...
CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga – Police arrested a robbery suspect and recovered several stolen items during a hot pursuit operation in Nueva Ecija province on Sunday. The suspect, identified only as “Lex,” 42, of Barangay Mambangnan, San Leonardo town, Nueva Ecija, was nabbed around 7:30 a.m. in...
The San Jose Green Energy Corp. (SJGEC) announced it has secured a half-billion-peso loan with Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) following the final stages of approval for its new solar power project in Nueva Ecija. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Monday, June 16,...
A barangay captain was gunned down in Talavera, Nueva Ecija on Monday morning, June 9. Police identified the victim as Barangay Calipahan, Talavera Captain Joel Damacio. Investigation said the 49-year-old victim was on his way home from a Brigada Eskwela activity on board a motorcycle when he shot...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – The Nueva Ecija Police Provincial Office has reported a significant reduction in focus crimes from January to May this year compared to the same period in 2024. Police Col. Ferdinand Germino, provincial police chief, attributed this to their intensified presence,...
CAMP Olivas, City of San Fernando, Pampanga – A 38-year-old woman was arrested after P1.6 million in cash allegedly for vote-buying was found in her possession in a Commission on Elections checkpoint in Barangay Poblacion West, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, on Saturday, May 10. Lawmen...
CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija – A grenade explosion rocked the barangay hall of Mabini Extension here before dawn on Saturday, May 10. Police said that based on closed-circuit television camera footage, an unidentified man wearing black jacket with hoodie and driving a black Kawasaki Bajaj...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is aiming to complete by July 2025 the full connection of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX) to the Maharlika Highway in Nueva Ecija through the Central Luzon Link Expressway (CLLEX) Phase I. DPWH Senior Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain said...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has issued a show cause order against Nueva Ecija gubernatorial candidate Virgilio Bote to ask him to explain the remarks he made about a supposedly ailing poll bet in the province last April 3. Commission on Elections This show cause order was issued by the...
Nueva Ecija will soon be home to the country’s first onion research and extension center, as the Department of Agriculture (DA) moves to revitalize the onion industry. This new facility will be located in the municipality of Bongabon, considered as the onion capital of the Philippines. The...