GATTARAN, Cagayan – Two soldiers were wounded in an encounter with the New People’s Army in Barangay Tanglagan here on Saturday, March 18. Troops recovered two improvised explosive devices, blasting caps, 15 cartridges containing bullets, a solar panel, C4, various medical supplies, a cellphone,...
PIAT, Cagayan – Around 4,000 residents of this town benefited from the three-day Serbisyo Caravan of the Provincial Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict from March 14 to 16. Two-hundred forty-six were from Barangay Apayao, Villareyno (238), Calaoagan (270), Minanga (264),...
BALLESTEROS, Cagayan – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is constructing a seawall on the shoreline of this town that will protect residents from high waves during the rainy season. The Cagayan Second District Engineering Office led by officer-in-charge District Engineer Rellie S....
SANTA ANA, Cagayan – The Philippine Coast Guard Station Cagayan, Coast Guard Sub-Station (CGSS) Santa Ana, and other agencies conducted a Recreational Safety Enforcement Inspection (RSEI) of various beach resorts here recently. The main goal of RSEI is to monitor and ensure the safety,...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The Police Regional Office 2 (Cagayan Valley) and Bureau of Fire Protection participated in the first quarter National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) in Camp Marcelo Adduru here on Thursday, March 9. Police observed the duck, cover, and hold technique. While...
DAVAO CITY – The military transported the remains of communist rebel Didi Andel, alias ‘’Sisoy,’’ who died in a recent skirmish in Santa Margarita, Baggao, Cagayan to his hometown in Davao del Norte. His body arrived on Friday, Feb. 24, at the Tactical Operations Wing Eastern Mindanao in...
The Nueva Vizcaya State University in the town of Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya has denied reports that the government license plates SFN-713 found attached to the getaway vehicle in the ambush of Aparri, Cagayan Vice Mayor Rommel Alameda were stolen from them. Police investigators had earlier found out...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – Various medical establishments in this city, including the Philippine Dental Association, are having difficulty disposing their hazardous waste, Councilor Roger Abaday said in his special report during the regular session of the city council here on Monday, Feb. 20. ABADAY...
The attempt to eliminate all the trails that would disclose their identity did not become that successful for the attackers of Aparri, Cagfayan Vice Mayor Rommel Alameda after police investigators were able to save some numbers in the chassis and engine of the getaway vehicle that was found burned...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The ad hoc committee of the city council chaired by Councilor James Judith II has finished the committee report on the reinvestigation of the special Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) “ayuda” (assistance) in this city after almost six months of investigation. JUDITH...
The Vice Mayors’ League of the Philippines (VMLP)-Cagayan chapter strongly condemned the ambush of Aparri, Cagayan Vice Mayor Rommel Alameda and four others in Nueva Vizcaya on Sunday, Feb. 19. “We are shocked and saddened that one of our officers has been added to the number of fallen victims...
Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr., chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Sunday, Feb. 19, a thorough investigation into the ambush-slay of Appari, Cagayan Vice Mayor Rommel Alameda in Nueva Vizcaya to determine the motive and eventually lead to the identification of perpetrators. PNP...
