BUTUAN CITY – Philippine Coast Guard personnel recovered the body of a missing child on Sunday after an extensive search of the Mayag River in Mainit, Surigao del Norte. The child had been reported missing since Saturday after allegedly falling into the river in Purok Mahusay, Barangay Matin-ao....
PIDDIG, Ilocos Norte – A barangay kagawad was stabbed and wounded by a fellow village official during a parking dispute in Barangay Abucay here on Friday, police said. Police Major Kristian Lee Badua, chief of the Piddig Municipal Police Station, identified the victim as Kagawad Baptista. Badua...
BUTUAN CITY – Two remaining leaders of the New People’s Army-North Central Mindanao Regional Committee (NPA-NCMRC) surrendered to the 402nd Infantry Brigade (402Bde) in Agusan del Norte on Monday. In a statement on Wednesday, the 402Bde identified the surrenderers as Ariel Galario Domino, the...
A 15-year-old girl died after the motorcycle she was driving crashed into a tree as she was evading patrolling police officers in Barangay Corocor, Bacarra town, Ilocos Norte province on Thursday night. Police Capt. Joseph Calderon, Bacarra chief of police, said lawmen spotted the victim and a...
LEGAZPI CITY, Albay – Police seized over P20-million worth of suspected shabu and arrested three drug pushers during a buy-bust operation on Wednesday, Dec. 3, in Daet town, Camarines Norte. Police Lt. Col. Malu Calubaquib, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office-5, identified the suspects as...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon raised concern over discrepancies in Siargao infrastructure reports after an on-site inspection revealed several projects were far from finished despite official claims of completion. The DPWH chief visited Surigao del Norte on...
DAVAO CITY – The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agrarian Reform in Datu Odin Sinsuat town, Maguindanao del Norte province is racing against time to locate the flock grazing ducks that tested for avian influenza or bird flu and brought to the municipality last month. The flock grazing...
In the middle of the country’s battle against Super Typhoon “Uwan,” the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recovered debris with Chinese markings believed to be from a rocket along the shores of Burgos, Ilocos Norte on Sunday, Nov 9. According to the PCG, personnel from the Coast Guard Sub-Station...
BUTUAN CITY – Police intercepted a truck loaded with smuggled cigarettes worth P8 million in Sultan Naga Dimaporo town, Lanao del Norte province on Thursday, Nov. 6. The 29-year-old driver failed to present a Certificate of Registration and was issued a Temporary Operator’s Permit (TOP). The...
Bridging the healthcare gap in Ilocos Norte, the Laoag City RHU III Primary Care Facility (PRF) and Birthing Home has reopened its doors after a full-scale renovation led by the SM Foundation. The renovation introduced updates to the facility’s interior, including new LED lighting fixtures,...
BUTUAN CITY – The Police Regional Office-10 arrested an alleged logistics provider of the Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group and former kidnap-for-ransom group leader in Balo-i, Lanao del Norte, on Thursday, Nov. 6. The 56-year-old suspect was apprehended on warrants for kidnap-for-ransom, frustrated...
PIDDIG, Ilocos Norte – A widower and her son were gunned down by a security guard in Sitio Nagbukel, Barangay San Antonio, this town, on Sunday, Oct. 26. Police identified the victims as Maria Theresa Dansalan and her son, Jasper, a pharmacist, residents of Solsona, Ilocos Norte. Investigation...
