CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Suspected marijuana worth a total of P6.2 million was eradicated in Tinglayan, Kalinga and Bakun and Kibungan, Benguet on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Police Regional Office-Cordillera Director Brig. Gen. Mafelino Bazar said the Provincial Drug Enforcement Group of the Kalinga...
ITOGON, Benguet – Some 117 students received gifts from members of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera Officer’s Ladies Club during their outreach activity at Bethesda Ministries International in Barangay Tuding, Itogon, Benguet on Nov. 25. A STUDENT receives a gift from the Police Regional...
Authorities have destroyed marijuana totaling P4,827,500 in the boundaries of Ilocos Sur and Benguet. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 1 (Ilocos) Director Ronald Allan DG Ricardo said that they uprooted more or less 11,200 fully grown marijuana plants and seized 2,000 marijuana seedlings...
MANKAYAN, Benguet – The Benguet Police Provincial Office has put up five solar streetlights for the safety of residents in Sitio Dong-as, Barangay Cabiten, this town. Five streetlights were installed by the Benguet PPO under the Pailaw Project on Nov. 15. Col. Damian Olsim, Benguet PPO...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet -- A businesswoman is now in jail after she was caught possessing shabu during a buy-bust operation conducted by the Benguet Provincial Police Office in Barangay Pico, La Trinidad, Benguet on Wednesday, Nov. 16. The arrested businesswoman was identified as Jay Anne Ceriaco...
By RALPH LAUREN ABAINZA Purple yam, locally known as ube, is a staple crop in the Philippines. From halo-halo to ube jam, the tuberous root vegetable is one of the most popular ingredients in Filipino desserts and pastries. This purple variety of yam is considered one of the most sought after crops...
Photo by Pixabay from Pexels. As the world adapts to the worsening effects of climate change, the agriculture sector is exposed as one of the most vulnerable sectors, if not the most. According to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority, damages incurred due to natural disasters totaled P463...
BAKUN, Benguet – The body of a farmer who went missing in Bakun river was found on Saturday morning, Aug. 20, four days after he was swept away by the river’s raging waters in Likew Section, Sinacbat, Barangay Poblacion, Bakun in this province. Photo from Zaldy Comanda The Municipal Disaster...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – A two-day police operation resulted in the discovery of marijuana plants in five plantations in the provinces of Kalinga and Benguet with a combined worth of P28,530,000. Photo via Zaldy Comanda BGen. Mafelino Bazar, regional director of the Police Regional Police...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Police Col. Damian Olsim assumed his post as acting chief of the Benguet Provincial Police Office Thursday, Aug. 18. Police Brig. Gen. John Chua, Police Regional Office-Cordillera deputy regional director for administration, presided over the turnover of command ceremony....
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – An overnight anti-illegal drug operation of the Police Regional Office-Cordillera has resulted in the arrest of three alleged drug personalities in Baguio and Benguet on Monday, Aug. 15. Photo via Zaldy Comanda Cordillera regional director Brigadier General Mafelino...
Photo by Markus Spiske from Unsplash. Filipinos may be rice-eaters, but potatoes are still a frequent part of their diet. It is a common ingredient in many tomato-based dishes like kaldereta and menudo, as well as soups like nilaga. Outside Filipino cuisine, the potato is a common side dish offered...
