A delivery rider was arrested on Thursday for allegedly raping his daughter in Ilagan City, Isabela. Police identified the suspect as Robbie, 39. Investigation said the victim was raped in May 2023 when she was only nine. The victim was threatened by her father if she reveals the abuse to her...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The Police Regional Office-2 arrested the fourth most wanted person in Cagayan Valley during an operation in Maconacon, Isabela on Tuesday, Sept. 2. The suspect was identified as Zaldy, 53, married, of Maconacon. Police said the suspect allegedly kidnapped three members of...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – A small aircraft landed safely in a cornfield in Reina Mercedes town, Isabela province on Sunday, Aug. 31, after encountering mechanical trouble en route to Maconacon municipality, Isabela. All six passengers were safe – Dante, Floremia, Rogelio, Perfecta, Olegario, and...
Over 900 students in Isabela received P3.95 million in wages through a short-term work program during school breaks, giving financially challenged youth practical job experience from the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). DOLE said the amount was released under its Special Program for...
BACOLOD CITY – A 10-year-old boy drowned on a river in Barangay 1, Isabela town, Negros Occidental province on Saturday afternoon, Aug. 9. Police said the victim, a resident of Barangay 4, Isabela town, was swimming with two minor friends when he accidentally ventured into a deep part of the...
If there 's someone to blame in the collapse of the P1.2 billion Cabagan-Santa Maria Bridge in Isabela, it 's not the driver of the ill-fated truck that was traversing it, according to some senators. In his privilege speech, Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada had already...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – More than 100 students in Isabela City, Basilan province were taken to various hospitals on Thursday, July 24, due to heat exhaustion. A report from the Isabela City Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office said students of the Basilan National High School were holding their...
Nine people were killed and six others were injured in a collision involving two passenger vans and a truck in Barangay San Pablo, Aurora, Isabela before dawn on Saturday, July 19. Police said the eight fatalities were the driver and seven passengers of a commuter van – Oseas Calderon, driver,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor Sitti Djalia Turabin Hataman outlined her vision and accomplishments as she embarked on her third and final term during her State-of-the-City Report at the Isabela City Gym on Tuesday, July 15. The mayor highlighted over 85 projects and programs initiated under her...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Isabela City, Basilan Mayor Sitti Djalia Turabin-Hataman, together with other city officials, took their oath during the Pasínaya: 9th Inauguration of the Elected Local Government Officials on June 30 at the Isabela City Civic and Cultural Center. The event marked the start of a...
TUMAUINI, Isabela – Three friends drowned while swimming in the Avvu River in Barangay Sisim Alto here on Tuesday, June 10. Police identified the victims as Isabela residents Vince, Samson, and Rayver. A concerned citizen reported to the police that a male body was found floating in the Avvu...
The first-ever same-sex marriage in Isabela was held on Sunday, June 8. LGBTQ couple Mart Andres and Engs Bravo from Barangay Nagbukel, San Isidro, Isabela were married in a resort in Barangay Santo Tomas, Alicia. Andres said in a Facebook post: “We are beyond thrilled to have you join us on our...
