KABUGAO, Apayao – Two persons were killed and one is missing in a landslide in Sitio Purag, Barangay Badduat, this town, on Thursday morning, Nov. 20. Mayor Bensmar Ligwang and Vice Mayor Frederick Amid led the search, rescue, and retrieval operations with the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction...
CONNER, Apayao – Two hog buyers were killed and their three companions were injured when their jeepney loaded with 18 heads of pigs plunged into a 10-meter-deep ravine in Barangay Lenneng here on Monday morning, May 26. Police Staff Sgt. Makin, Conner police station investigator, identified the...
CALANASAN, Apayao – Three rookie policemen drowned and five others survived after their boat capsized on the Apayao River here on Friday morning, Dec. 6. Police identified the victims as Police Patrolman John L. Togay-an Jr. of Buguias, Benguet; Police Patrolman Resty P. Bayog of Barangay...
LUNA, Apayao – The Office of Agricultural Services of Calanasan, Apayao reported that the municipality recorded 122 African Swine Fever mortalities from September 1 to October 8. Fifteen farmers were affected – 12 from Poblacion, two from Sabangan, and one from Eleazar. Calanasan Mayor Shamir...
CAMP Melchor F. dela Cruz, Upi, Gamu, Isabela – Authorities captured three high-ranking New People's Army leaders in Barangay Manag, Conner, Apayao, on October 8. The 503rd Infantry Brigade received information from a concerned citizen about the presence of communist rebels in the area. Soldiers...
Biosphere reserves revolve around three main functions: conservation, economic development, and logistic support. They serve as "learning places for sustainable development," and each site seeks to promote solutions for conserving biodiversity. Apayao became the Philippines' fourth biosphere...
Mount Sicapoo, which straddles the provinces of Apayao and Ilocos Norte, will be opened for tourism and mountaineering activities in April. A VIEW on top of Mount Sicapoo in Calanasan, Apayao. (Provincial Tourism Services Office Apayao FB) Apayao Provincial Tourism Officer Rebecca...
CONNER, Apayao – A soldier died and a driver and his two helpers were injured in a collision between a motorcycle and a mini-dump truck in Sitio Turayok, Barangay Buluan, Conner, Apayao on Wednesday, March 13. MAP of Apayao with the town of Conner highlighted. Police Capt. Rexton...
PUDTOL, Apayao – Police unearthed a New People’s Army explosives cache in the mountains of Sitio Agura, Barangay Malibang, this town, on December 13. Its location was pointed out by a 57-year-old farmer and member of the West Front Committee, Komiteng Probinsiya Cagayan, Komiteng...
CAMP MELCHOR F. DELA CRUZ, Isabela – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an encounter with the police and military in Barangay Upper Atok, Flora, Apayao on Friday morning, October 20. The NPA rebel was identified as Roger Antonio, alias “Bernard” of Barangay Peru, Lasam, Cagayan....
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Two communist Militia ng Bayan members surrendered to the police in Apayao and Ifugao on August 16. Alias “Ka Nardo” surrendered in Apayao after a series of negotiations and handed over a homemade pistol with five bullets. On the other hand, alias Ka Ramon yielded in...
The military has recovered the bodies of two persons who were killed in a Cessna plane crash on Tuesday in Luna, Apayao. The Army 503rd Infantry Brigade identified the victims as Capt. Edzel John Lumbao Tabuzo and student-pilot Anshum Rajkumar Konde. The body of Tabuzo, the 24-year-old pilot of the...
