LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – In a move to soften the often-stressful experience of government transactions, this capital town now requires its employees to serve the public with a smile. Mayor Roderick Awingan issued Executive Order 05-2026 on Jan. 6 institutionalizing a "culture of courtesy and...
A ranking official of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday, Dec. 21, bared that the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia should be viewed as an act of antisemitism rather than terrorism. Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesperson for West Philippine Sea (WPS)...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) confirmed on Tuesday, Dec. 9, that it has monitored two major Chinese naval formations moving near the eastern seaboard of Luzon facing Okinawa last week as tensions between China and Japan have increased in recent months. AFP spokesperson for West...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) dismissed concerns that Japan’s plan to deploy missiles on Yonaguni Island, which lies 111 kilometers from Taiwan, could heighten tensions affecting areas near Luzon in the northern part of the country. Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, AFP spokesperson for...
The Philippine Navy (PN) is expecting a decrease in the number of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as Tropical Depression “Verbena” approaches the western part of the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). As of 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, there were four People’s Liberation...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) clarified on Monday, Oct. 20, that its review of the military pension system, including possible sanctions for retirees allegedly spreading misinformation, remains a work in progress amid public backlash, including from a retired general who warned that any...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Two employees of the Benguet Provincial Engineering Office (PEO) were killed after the loader they were riding plunged into a ravine approximately 100 meters deep in Lower Kesbeng, Poblacion, this town, on Tuesday afternoon, July 29. Police identified the victims as La...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The search continues for an individual missing in a landslide during the onslaught of typhoon "Emong" here on Friday morning. The search entered its fourth straight day on Monday amid heavy rain. Mayor Roderick Awingan is leading coordinated search and retrieval operations....
In the wake of the reported stranding of a Chinese maritime militia vessel near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the Kalayaan Island Group, West Philippine Sea (WPS) over the weekend, the Philippine Navy (PN) said that China should leave the country’s maritime zones as their presence in the area is...
A multi-national task force composed of service members from countries belonging to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is sailing to the Indo-Pacific region soon in response to China’s growing aggression, according to a ranking Philippine Navy (PN) officer. The task force includes an...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – The newly renovated Camp Bado Dangwa Hospital in this camp for police officers and their dependents officially reopened on Friday. CONNIE Angeles, Executive Director of Health and Medical Programs of SM Foundation Inc., and Police Regional Office-Cordillera chief...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Nine families composed of 28 people lost their homes in a fire sparked by a fuel tanker that crashed into a warehouse in Barangay Puguis here before dawn on Sunday, Nov. 10. A FUEL tanker crashed in Barangay Puguis, La Trinidad, Benguet, on Sunday, Nov. 10, triggering...
