Two men were killed and their companion was injured when their mini-Elf truck plunged on an 80-meter-deep ravine on Kennon Road in Tuba, Benguet on Friday, Jan. 3. Police identified the fatalities as Michael Gayob Mader-an, 46, driver, and James Liwan Wagne, 31, residents of Tuba. The injured was a...
Thirty-six families lost their homes in a fire in Riverside Compound, Barangay Camp 6, Tuba, Benguet, on New Year’s Day. MAYOR Benjamin Magalong (in white hard hat and jacket) visits houses destroyed by a fire on New Year’s Day in Barangay Camp 6, Tuba, Benguet. One-hundred fifty-five...
ITOGON, Benguet – An 84-year-old man was killed in a fire that razed his house in Sitio Bay-o, Barangay Tuding, this town, before dawn on Thursday, Dec. 26. The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP)-Itogon identified the victim as Felino Balalong Sr. Investigation said that the victim was cooking...
Benguet Corporation (BC), a publicly-listed mining corporation controlled by the Romualdez family, announced its first cash dividend declaration in 35 years as it is finally debt-free. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said it had declared cash dividend on its common...
Probationary 2 nd Lieutenant Mhel Lucas Empiso tops this year's Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Officer Candidate Course (OCC). (Courtesy of AFP) A young man from Kapangan, Benguet emerged on top of this year’s Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Officer Candidate Course (OCC), beating...
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...
TAGUDIN, Ilocos Sur – Police destroyed marijuana valued at P5.3 million in a two-day eradication operation in the boundary of this province and Benguet. The Drug Enforcement Unit uprooted 10,350 fully grown marijuana plants and found 800 seedlings worth a total of P2.1 million...
CAMP DIEGO SILANG, La Union – Authorities discovered fully grown marijuana plants valued at P2 million during an eradication operation in Sitio Manggahan, Barangay Kayapa, Bakun, Benguet on Saturday, Nov. 23. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Region 1 (Ilocos) Director Joel Plaza said...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police seized marijuana worth P14.4 million in eradication operations in Benguet and Kalinga on Friday, Nov. 22. POLICE seized and destroyed marijuana valued at P14.4 million in Benguet and Kalinga on Nov. 22. Police Brig. Gen. David Peredo Jr., Police Regional...
CAMP DIEGO SILANG, La Union – Authorities uprooted marijuana plants valued at P2.6 million in six plantations during an eradication operation in Sitio Manggahan, Barangay Kayapa, Bakun, Benguet from Nov. 21 to 22. The area is reportedly near the tri-boundary of Ilocos Sur, La Union, and...
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...
Benguet Corporation, a mining firm controlled by the Romualdez family, reported that the Red Earth Mineral Resources Corporation is infusing P440 million into the company through a subscription of new shares. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Benguet said its Board of Directors had...
