Hundreds of irrigation reservoirs should be built around the country, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. shares a conversation with Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. at the inauguration of the Sulvec Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (Sulvec SRIP) in...
President Marcos has inaugurated the Sulvec Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (Sulvec SRIP) in Ilocos Norte which would also be used for tourism. Sulvec Small Reservoir Irrigation Project (RTVM Screenshot) Aside from serving its purpose to elevate the state of agriculture in the province, Marcos...
BUTUAN CITY – A New People’s Army arms cache was seized by the military in Barangay Camam-onan, Gigaquit, Surigao del Norte recently. Army Fourth Infantry (Diamond) Division (ID) Public Affairs Office (PAO) chief Lt. Col. Francisco P. Garello said the 901st Infantry Brigade recovered these...
By MIKE U. CRISMUNDO BUTUAN CITY – Two-hundred twenty-eight traffic violators were apprehended in checkpoints conducted by the Surigao del Norte and Surigao City police from July 8 to July 15. Among their violations were expired vehicle registrations, lack of driver's licenses, and failure to...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Col. Francel Margareth Padilla answers questions from the media during a press conference at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on July 16, 2024. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) By MARTIN A. SADONGDONG The conviction of ACT-Teachers...
By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV and IVY C. TEJANO DAVAO CITY – ACT-Teachers party-list Rep. France Castro, former Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo, and 11 others were convicted for child abuse by a Tagum City court for exploiting 14 Lumad students of the Salugpongan Ta Tanu Ingkanogan Community Learning...
BATAC CITY, Ilocos Norte – The Nasudi Chorale of the Mariano Marcos State University here emerged triumphant in the 13th World Choir Games in Auckland, New Zealand recently. MMSU Nasudi Chorale (Vince Salacup FB) The MMSU congratulated the chorale for their achievement. “We are very proud...
Former Zamboanga del Norte governor Roberto Y. Uy and 10 other officials have been named in graft and administrative charges filed before the Office of the Ombudsman for alleged unlawful donations of properties, equipment, and supplies of the province worth P925 million to several other...
CAMP FLORENDO, San Fernando, La Union – A pack of suspected shabu was found floating by a fisherman on the West Philippine Sea in Sitio Nagabungan, Barangay Davila, Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, on Thursday afternoon, July 11. A PACK of suspected shabu was found floating on the West Philippine Sea in...
By LIEZLE BASA-INIGO and FREDDIE LAZARO CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Police have confirmed thru testing that packages of shabu were recovered in the West Philippine Sea in Ilocos Norte and Pangasinan on July 9 and 10. These contraband weighed 11.5 kilos and valued at P78.5 million. A plastic...
By MIKE CRISMUNDO BUTUAN CITY – The Department of Tourism (DOT) is supporting and has allocated P2 million for the upcoming 2024 World Surfing Tournament in General Luna, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte. “Yes, the DOT, through our Secretary Maria Esperanza Christina Codilla Frasco, is...
BUTUAN CITY – Three New People’s Army (NPA) rebels surrendered to the military in Agusan del Norte on Saturday, July 6. Capt. Jade Bryce Bune, civil-military operations officer of the 29th Infantry Battalion, identified the surrenderers as aliases Agila, Jen, and Maxx. The surrenderers who...
