At least four people died while more than 60 others were injured when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake jolted the northern parts of Luzon on Wednesday morning, July 27, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. said. Quoting reports from the local...
The aftermath of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Northern Philippines in the morning of Wednesday, July 27, left several national and local roads impassable in the province, Benguet Rep. Eric Go Yap said on Wednesday, July 27. Big rocks block the road in Benguet after a 7.0-magnitude...
At least five persons were killed after a magnitude-7 earthquake struck Abra and nearby areas in Luzon on Wednesday, July 27. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Chairperson and Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. (left) monitors...
ITOGON, Benguet – Three miners were rescued from a tunnel that collapsed in Sitio Pukis, Barangay Ampucao here Friday, July 22. The Itogon Municipal Police Station identified the survivors as Benedict Palen Abuan, 44, married, private miner; Frederick Palen Abuan, 35, also a private miner,...
THE two suspects have their picture taken after their arrest. LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – The Benguet Provincial Police Office and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera arrested a Grab driver and a coffee shop manager in a buy-bust operation in Barangay Puguis here Tuesday, July 19. The...
Siblings Reps. Edvic Yap (ACT-CIS Party-list), Eric Yap (Benguet); and Quezon City 4th district Councilor Egay Yap are firming up their roles in the country’s political scene, winning all their respective races during the May 2022 elections. From left to right: Egay, Edvic, and Eric Yap Even as...
BAGUIO CITY -- Two victims of a vehicular accident along Kennon Road refused to be brought to the hospital despite sustaining injuries on Sunday, July 3. Photo via Zaldy Comanda As it turned out, the two victims -- Jimmsie Galang Salazar, 40, resident of 13IR Maliksi II, Bacoor Cavite, and driver...
BAGUIO CITY (PNA) – The mandatory wearing of high visibility vest in Benguet has been suspended pending amendments to the ordinance. Gov. Melchor Diclas, in Executive Order (EO) 2022-011, a copy of which circulated Sunday, June 26, deferred Ordinance 2022-302 passed by the Sangguniang...
BOKOD, Benguet – A nine-year-old boy drowned in a river at a quarry site in Sitio Adonot, Ambuklao, here Tuesday, June 14. The Bokod Municipal Police Station said the incident happened at 6:30 a.m. and was reported to them at 12:15 p.m. The victim’s father, Orlando Tamilan Victor, 49, backhoe...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Two students were reported killed, while another was seriously injured after the vehicle they were riding on fell into a ravine on Wednesday morning, June 8, in Barangay Bahong, La Trinidad, Benguet. The fatalities were identified as Cedric Batil Wasit, 25, driver, and Rolly...
TUBA, Benguet -- Two laborers were killed while two others were injured after they were electrocuted while installing an internet pole at Proper Camp 3, Kennon Road, Tuba, Benguet, on Wednesday afternoon. The dead victims were identified as Joseph Panoy Vallejos, 55, resident of 52A Interior C,...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet -- Former Anti-Crime and Terrorism Community Involvement and Support (ACT-CIS) party-list Representative Eric Yap has been formally proclaimed congressman in Benguet province, after securing a landslide victory in the election on May 9. Photo courtesy of Rizaldy Comanda Yap was...
