SANTA MARIA, Ilocos Sur – The formal installation of the new archbishop of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia at the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption here will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Apostolic Nuncio to the Philippines Charles John Brown will preside over the canonical...
SANTA MARIA, Ilocos Sur – A 53-year-old former barangay tanod or watchman was allegedly shot dead by his neighbor while tending to his crops in a farm in Barangay Gusing here on Thursday morning, Jan. 8. Police identified the victim as Gani. Initial investigation revealed that the victim was...
SANTA ROSA CITY, Laguna - The office of the mayor here received an online bomb threat on Monday afternoon, Jan. 5. The message threatened to kill top city hall officials and bomb the city hall. It was sent by an alias Dan Sabs through the Santa Rosa, Laguna official forum. The information was...
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — Sometimes kids drop the phone after hearing Santa won 't show up if they 're not asleep. Others who call the NORAD Tracks Santa hotline wonder if St. Nick will be able to find them. Adults who also remain devoted to the jolly figure said to...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Two maintenance section personnel of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) were buried alive in a landslide in Barangay San Juan, Santa Praxedes town, Cagayan province, on Friday morning, Nov. 28. Wilzon Valdez, DPWH-Ilocos information officer, identified the...
Hong Kong — Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) has revived plans to secure strategic investors for its tollways business in a bid to ease its significant debt burden. Chaye Cabal-Revilla, MPIC chief finance, risk, and sustainability officer, said the conglomerate is seeking to sell a 20...
DAGUPAN CITY – A man wanted for the murder of a police officer was arrested after 28 years in hiding in Barangay Mapalad, Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, on Sunday afternoon, Oct. 26. The 57-year-old suspect was apprehended by the police on warrants for murder and frustrated murder. The suspect was a...
Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC), a unit of Manuel V. Pangilinan-led conglomerate Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), is planning to use proceeds from its ₱20-billion bond offering to fund three tollway projects and refinance existing obligations. "This bond issuance aims to bolster...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Seven fishermen were killed and six others were rescued from the fishing boat that capsized at the height of super typhoon “Nando” in Santa Ana, Cagayan, on Monday. The Coast Guard District Northeastern Luzon identified the fatalities as Jimmy Pascual, Mark Dave...
Three fishermen were confirmed dead while four others are still missing when their fishing boat capsized in the sea of Barangay San Vicente, Santa Ana, Cagayan at the height of super typhoon "Nando" on Monday. This was confirmed by the Coast Guard District Northeastern Luzon conducting search and...
DAGUPAN CITY -- A fisherman died, six others were rescued, and seven others are missing when their fishing boat capsized in the sea of Barangay San Vicente, Santa Ana, Cagayan at the height of super typhoon "Nando" on Monday. Coast Guard Station Santa Ana responded to a distress incident involving...
SANTA MARIA, Ilocos Sur – Forty-eight houses were damaged by tornadoes spawned by super typhoon ‘’Nando’’ here on Monday. Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Officer Arwin Vendiola said the tornadoes that started in the sea struck at 11 a.m. and affected Barangays Nagsayaoan,...
