LEGAZPI CITY/TUGUEGARAO CITY – All district hospitals under the provincial government of Cagayan were placed under blue alert on Thursday for the possible effects of tropical depression “Crising.” On-duty personnel are prepared to respond at any time while off-duty personnel are on standby in...
Tropical Depression Crising continues to strengthen as it moves north-northwestward over the waters east of Catanduanes, bringing threats of heavy rains, strong winds, and coastal inundation, according to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). In...
LEGAZPI CITY/TUGUEGARAO CITY – The Bicol Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has placed its Emergency Operations Center under blue alert status as part of preparations for the possible effects of tropical depression "Crising." Claudio Yucot, RDRRMC chairperson and regional...
5 p.m., July 19 “Crising” left the Philippine Area of Responsibility around 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 19, PAGASA reported. As of 4 p.m., the storm was 345 kilometers west of Itbayat, Batanes, with maximum sustained winds of 100 kilometers per hour and gusts of up to 125 kph. It was moving...
BUTUAN CITY – Police have arrested two men wanted for the murder of a 24-year-old male pageant contender in Cagayan de Oro City two years ago. The suspects were arrested on July 3 in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, police said in a statement Monday. The suspects aged 35, a nurse, and 37, a...
ENRILE, Cagayan – The Community Environment and Natural Resources Office based in Solana, this province, caught a dangerous Luzon King Cobra (Ophiophagus Salvatana) snake with 50 eggs in a residential area in Zone 4, Barangay Magalalag West, here, on Sunday, June 22. Residents reported the...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – The provincial government of Cagayan has offered a P2-million reward for individuals who would give information leading to the identification of the gunman and mastermind in the gun slaying of Rizal, Cagayan Mayor Joel Ruma on April 23. Ruma was conducting a campaign...
TUGUEGARAO City, Cagayan – A pack of suspected cocaine was recovered by a fisherman in the sea of Sitio Casaluran, Barangay Dilam, Calayan, Cagayan on Sunday, June 22. Police said the contraband was wrapped in plastic and secured with duct and scotch tapes and labeled Coca Racing. The fisherman...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Police arrested a 39-year-old woman here on Saturday afternoon, June 21, for allegedly blackmailing and extorting from a man using explicit photos and videos. The Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit 2 identified the suspect as Yana. Yana is facing charges for violating...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – A pack of suspected floating shabu was recovered by fishermen in the sea of Barangay Bisagu, Aparri, Cagayan on Friday, June 20. The 1.5-kilo contraband valued at P10.2 million was labeled 66 and packed in a heat-sealed transparent plastic bag with the logo of a durian...
Police have arrested two men for allegedly killing a barangay councilor or kagawad in Barangay Palca, Tuao, Cagayan on Thursday morning, June 19. Police Col. Mardito G. Anguluan, Cagayan police provincial director, said the suspects were intercepted in a hot-pursuit operation in Barangay...
TUAO, Cagayan – A barangay councilor was gunned down in Barangay Palca, Tuao, Cagayan on Thursday morning, June 19. Police Capt. Sheila Joy Fronda, Cagayan police provincial office spokesperson, identified the victim as Rodrigo Dupitas, 58, kagawad of Barangay Angang, Tuao. Initial investigation...