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...
CAMP ADDURU, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Police Regional Office-2 Director Police Brig. Gen. Antonio P. Marallag Jr. said the opening of classes in Cagayan Valley on Monday was generally peaceful. Marallag said 3,879 PRO-2 personnel were strategically deployed in 2,418 public schools and 217...
CAMP Tirso Gador, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Fifteen packs of suspected shabu were discovered in the sea between Babuyan Island and Gonzaga, Cagayan on Tuesday, June 17. Police have retrieved the contraband discovered by a fisherman. These were placed in a white sack and each pack had...
CAMP Marcelo Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – Police recovered two sacks of suspected shabu floating on the shoreline of Barangay Centro 6, Claveria, Cagayan, on Sunday, June 15. Two fishermen found the contraband and turned them over to the local police led by Police Major Mario Maragun....
CAMP Marcelo Adduru, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan – The Police Regional Office-2 has launched an investigation against two officials of the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) who allegedly assaulted three young individuals in a karaoke lounge here on June 4. PRO-2 Director...
A New People’s Army leader was arrested in Barangay Indahag, Cagayan de Oro City on Thursday, June 5. The 6th Infantry Division identified the suspect as Edward Flores. The military said the suspect with aliases Cess, Ruby, Rafa, and Ramon was the secretary general of the NPA Far South Mindanao...
A man tagged in the killing of two police officers in Bocaue, Bulacan last March was killed in an encounter with authorities in Barangay Bacagan, Baggao, Cagayan on Tuesday. Edison Bayumbon, alias "Xander," was shot dead when he allegedly opened fire at the police officers who were serving the...
Ayala-led ACEN Corporation is expanding the country’s renewable energy (RE) shift with its 133-megawatt (MW) solar plant in Cagayan. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange on Wednesday, June 4, the company announced that this plant is the first in Cagayan to contribute to Luzon’s...
BUTUAN CITY – A robbery suspect was arrested after a retired judge used an iPhone tracking app to help police trace his location on Pabayo St., Barangay 3, Cagayan de Oro City on Monday morning, May 26. The 72-year-old victim from Quezon City requested the assistance of the Cagayan de Oro City...
LAL-LO, Cagayan – A money lender shot a couple dead then himself inside his house in Barangay Centro here on Friday afternoon, May 23. Police identified the victims as couple Anna Liza and Lowie and Adriano, 67, a money lender. Investigation revealed that gunshots were heard from the suspect’s...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has relocated the Major Danilo Atienza Air Base (MDAAB) from Sangley Point, Cavite to Lumbia Airport in Cagayan de Oro City as part of its strategic basing plan. Colonel Ritza Ann Jovellanos, acting PAF spokesperson, said among the units that were transferred were...
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan – Governor-elect Edgar Aglipay urged unity in this province during his proclamation on Wednesday, May 14. NEWLY-elected Cagayan Gov. Edgar Aglipay kneels as he appeals for unity in the province before other leaders during their proclamation on Wednesday. Aglipay, a...