BAGUIO CITY – The Department of Social Welfare and Development said the number of people affected by typhoon “Egay” in the Cordillera region has increased to 332,404 or 96,101 families. The DSWD-Cordillera said on Sunday, July 30, that the province of Abra has the highest number of people...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Suspected shabu and marijuana worth a total of P149.2 million were destroyed and 10 drug personalities were arrested in anti-illegal drugs operations in the Cordillera from July 16 to 23. Police Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr., Police Regional Office-Cordillera chief, said these...
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 189,815 individuals or 49,345 families from 381 barangays in 54 municipalities in six provinces in the Cordillera region have been affected by typhoon “Egay.” The Department of Social Welfare and Development-Cordillera said as 6 a.m. on Friday, July 28, Abra had the...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Police arrested 63 wanted persons, including 13 most wanted personalities, in manhunt operations in the Cordillera region from July 16 to 22. The Police Regional Office Cordillera-Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division (RIDMD) said the Baguio City...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police seized marijuana and shabu worth P83.8 million and arrested 10 suspected drug pushers during a week-long anti-illegal drugs operation in the Cordillera from July 16 to 22. The Kalinga and Benguet Provincial Police Offices uprooted 5,560 fully grown marijuana...
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...