CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Four persons were rescued from a rampaging river in Sudipen, this province, on Tuesday afternoon, May 30. AMBURAYAN River (Wikipedia) Police identified them as Sudipen residents Mariano Mostoles, 65; Mark Marquez, 29; Domingo Ramos, 47; and Luie Piaoan, 33. Mostoles was...
CEBU CITY – Boxes of fake cigarettes worth P700,000 were seized in a buy-bust operation in Danao City, northern Cebu on Tuesday, May 30. BOXES of fake cigarettes were seized from a house in Barangay Looc, Danao City, northern Cebu on Tuesday night, May 30. (Contributed photo) The fake...
ABANG LINGKOD Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen "Caraps" Paduano (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) ABANG LINGKOD Party-list Rep. Joseph Stephen "Caraps" Paduano says he won't hesitate to cite Cagayan Governor Manuel Mamba in contempt if the latter keeps on defying the summons of the House Committee...
PAGBILAO, Quezon – Team Energy Corp. and the Quezon Electric Cooperative II (Quezelco II) have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for a trust account where the power company will deposit funds for Quezelco II's electrification projects. Froilan Gregory Romualdez, head of the Corporate...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – A lawmaker from Quezon on Monday, May 29, proposed the creation of a Department of Water (DOW) after hearing the problems plaguing water service providers in the province. Quezon Provincial Board member Julius Luces said the DOW will supervise the supply, management, and...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Philippine Coast Guard suspended sea trips from here to the southern part of Quezon on Monday, May 29, due to typhoon “Betty.” The PCG, which barred all watercraft with 250 gross tons and below from sailing, said the suspension was based on the weather forecast issued...
SARIAYA, Quezon – Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, renewed his call on residents here, especially the elderly and those suffering from illness, to get vaccinated though Covid-19 is no longer alarming. Go made the call during his visit here on...
The provincial government of Cagayan has suspended classes on all levels in the province on Monday, May 29, due to typhoon “Betty.” Vice Gov. Melvin Vargas, acting governor, has issued Executive Order No. 2, Series of 2023, declaring the cancellation of classes. Meanwhile, the Coast Guard...
CAMP Marcelo A. Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – A 32-year-old police officer on vacation drowned while trying to save two children from drowning in a river in Pamplona, Cagayan on Friday, May 26. ARINABO Police identified the victim as Police Corporal Mark Edhyson L. Arinabo, 32, assigned to...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Quezon Rep. David “Jayjay” C. Suarez is confident that he can form a basketball team representing the province in the Pilipinas Super League (PSL) from players in the upcoming District 2 (D2) Super Cup Invitational Tournament. SUAREZ (FB) “From here, it is seen that...
SARIAYA, Quezon – A 34-year-old female resort caretaker was shot dead by two unidentified assailants on Saturday afternoon, May 27, in Sitio Silangan, Barangay Guis-guis Talon in this town. The victim, who was shot at close range, was identified as Aiza Magboo, a resident of Sitio Paradise in...
CEBU CITY – The country’s top two leaders were in Cebu on Saturday, May 27, and graced key events in separate areas. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte grace the grand launching of Pier 88 in Liloan town, northern Cebu on Saturday, May 27. (Photo from PNA-NIB)...