A 12-year-old Grade 6 pupil drowned on the Chico River in Barangay Tocucan, Bontoc, Mountain Province, on Friday, May 24. Police Major Ryan Wakat, Bontoc chief of police, identified the victim as Veneizah R. Atiwag. Atiwag and her classmates were playing on the river bank near their school when she...
BONTOC, Mountain Province – A New People’s Army amazon surrendered to the Mountain Province Police Provincial Office on April 22. A NEW People’s Army amazon surrendered in Mountain Province. (Photo via Zaldy Comanda) The communist rebel from the Kilusang Larangan Guerilya-Ampis turned...
BONTOC, Mountain Province – Two New People's Army rebels surrendered to the police in this province on April 12. Cordillera police chief Police Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr. said the surrenderers were aged 54 and 56 and members of the NPA in the Barrio under the Kilusang Larangang Gerilya...
The provincial government of Mountain Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has exposed to risks in case of fire or other incidents its P275.4 million worth of property, plant and equipment (PPE) due to its failure to secure insurance, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its...
The proposed office for persons with disability (PWDs) in Bontoc town, Mountain Province lacked the proper architectural facilities or structural features to enhance the mobility, safety, and welfare of its intended beneficiaries, the Commission on Audit (COA) said in its audit report. ...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Two New People’s Army rebels surrendered to the police in Mountain Province and Kalinga. Police Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr., Police Regional Office-Cordillera chief, said a 35-year-old team leader of Squad Dos, Unit Malliari of Ka SLY under the Lejo Cawilan...
BONTOC, Mountain Province – Thirty-four persons were injured in a passenger jeepney crash in Barangay Caluttit, Bontoc, Mountain Province on Monday morning, February 5. THIRTY-FOUR persons were injured in a passenger jeepney crash in Bontoc, Mountain Province on February 5....
BONTOC, Mountain Province – Police uprooted P2-million worth of marijuana plants in two plantations in Sitio Soyosoyan, Saclit, Sadanga, this province, on January 15. TWO marijuana plantations were destroyed by the police in Sadanga, Mountain Province on January 15. Police Col. Sibly...
Vice President Sara Duterte issued a friendly challenge to Senator Bato dela Rosa; that is to go on a hike on Mt. Apo, the country’s tallest peak, and participate in its cleanup. Vice President Sara Duterte at the peak of Mt. Apo (Photo from Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) The country’s second top...
Vice President Sara Duterte called farmers “tunay na bayani (real heroes)” for ensuring that nutritious food is accessible to Filipino families after she spent time with them during a recent mountain hike in Cebu. Rare Vice President Sara Duterte-farmers encounter in Cebu (Inday Sara...
Vice President Sara Duterte conquered the Osmeña Peak, the highest mountain in Cebu, as she spent a day to highlight one of the tourist attractions of the province. Vice President Sara Duterte takes a selfie on top of the Osmeña Peak in Dalaguete, Cebu. (Inday Sara Duterte/Facebook) In a Facebook...
BAUKO, Mountain Province – Three men were arrested for allegedly transporting marijuana bricks worth P1.9 million in Sitio Malupa, Abatan, this town, on August 23. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera Director Julius Padere identified the suspects as Christian Rico Navas Espiritu...
