TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – A price freeze has been implemented for basic commodities after this province was placed under a state of calamity due to typhoon “Egay.” The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Cagayan Consumer Protection Division said that the price freeze automatically applies...
TUGUEGARAO CITY (PNA) – Officials of Cagayan province have earmarked P52 million following the declaration of a state of calamity on Monday, days after its 26 towns and a city were pummeled by typhoon “Egay,” Gov. Manuel Mamba told the Philippine News Agency on Tuesday. The provincial board...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – After historians here questioned the city government’s plan to develop the iconic Ysalina Bridge, the city council is planning to conduct a meeting to hear sides of the different stakeholders in the upcoming project. THE iconic Ysalina Bridge seen from the third floor of...
The aluminum boat that was used by the four Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel who went missing while on a rescue mission during the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Egay” in Aparri, Cagayan was finally found, providing a glimmer of hope that the rescuers survived the ordeal. *(Photo: Philippine...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Foodpanda delivery riders here are conducting a series of work stoppages or “tigil pasada” starting on Sunday, July 30, to express disappointment over the company’s alleged malpractice. SEVERAL members of the Hero Riders of Cagayan de Oro-Associated Labor Unions gather...
All seven crew members of a motor tugboat that got stranded last July 26 during the onslaught of “Super Typhoon Egay” off Aparri, Cagayan have been found safe – including one who suffered from heart attack – as the vessel was finally located by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). *Philippine...
TUGUEGARAO CITY (PNA) – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Saturday, July 29, ordered immediate help for 28,666 families affected by typhoon “Egay” in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) after learning that it sustained P774.24 million in agri-fishery damage. The President, who led a briefing, aerial...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he is looking to strike a rice importation deal with India in fear of a rice shortage after the agriculture sector took a toll from Super Typhoon Egay. *President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot)* Marcos said this as he presided...
Search and rescue operations were conducted to find the four personnel of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) who went missing while attempting to save a crew of a distressed tugboat off Cagayan River in Aparri, Cagayan due to Super Typhoon “Egay”, authorities bared Friday, July 28. * (Philippine...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A university-based non-profit foundation here said that the Cagayan de Oro River’s current condition is far from its previous state but it is continuously urging residents, especially those living in riverbank barangays, to help maintain its cleanliness. Rosalina...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A legislator in this city has said that the lack of engineers in the local government may have been one of the factors behind over 100 delayed infrastructure projects here. The city council committees on public works, finance, and appropriations conducted a joint hearing on...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Typhoon “Egay” has affected 4,925 families or 16,031 individuals from 22 towns in this province as of Wednesday, July 26. The Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) said 3,580 families or 11,532 individuals are staying in evacuation centers...