The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) denied reports on Sunday, July 16, that the two missing indigenous people (IP) rights activists and community organizers who were allegedly tagged as communist rebels are under their custody. *AFP spokesperson Col. Medel Aguilar (File) * Col. Medel Aguilar,...
BAGUIO CITY – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera seized shabu and marijuana worth P4 billion in the first six months of this year. PDEA information officer Rosel Sarmiento 575,577.9983 grams of shabu were seized in in 376 drug operations, along with 103.93 milliliters of liquid...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police arrested 25 wanted persons in manhunt operations in the Cordillera from July 2 to 8. The Police Regional Office-Cordillera Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division (RIDMD) said the Baguio City Police Office arrested 14, followed by the Kalinga...
BAGUIO CITY – A total of 392 electronic titles (E-titles) covering 431.6 hectares were distributed to 402 Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries (ARBs) on Friday, July 7. The distribution, which was held at the Newtown Hotel in this city, was part of the National Simultaneous Certificate of Land Ownership...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet -- As a result of the increased police presence, sixty-nine municipalities in various provinces of the region and seven police stations in Baguio City remain peaceful as the Police Regional Office-Cordillera recorded zero crime incidents from June 25 to July 1. The province of...
Tea (Tom Fisk/Pexels) On June 29, 2023, the Pandesal Forum on Philippine Tea took place at the Kamuning Bakery Cafe in Quezon City. The forum brought together leaders from various sectors, including academe, government, business communities, and diplomats from the China Embassy, to discuss the...
Government officials have sought support from the business community and diplomats of China Embassy for making the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) as production hub for tea in the Northern Philippines. During the Pandesal Forum of Kamuning Bakery Cafe in Quezon City on Thursday, June 29, they...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Nine police personnel from the Police Regional Office-Cordillera were awarded Philippine National Police medals in recognition of their efforts and commendable performance in their sworn duties and responsibilities during the flag-raising ceremony in Camp Major Bado...
CAMP DANGWA, Benguet – Police arrested seven suspected drug pushers and shabu and marijuana worth P348,000 were seized in a week-long anti-drug campaign in the Cordillera region from June 18 to 24. The Police Regional Office-Cordillera identified the suspects as Jerry Pambid, 32, a high-value...
BAGUIO CITY – A dog from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera Administrative Region K-9 Unit detected illegal drugs in an abandoned package in a courier service in La Trinidad, Benguet on Tuesday, June 20. The courier service contacted the PDEA after a parcel was left unclaimed...
BAGUIO CITY – The Regional Oversight Committee on Barangay Drug-Clearing (ROCBDC) of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency-Cordillera has declared five barangays in the region drug-free during a meeting on June 9. PDEA-Cordillera Director Julius Paderes said these five barangays were...
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet – Seventy-six wanted individuals, including six most wanted, were arrested in simultaneous manhunt operations in the Cordillera region from June 11 to 17. The Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division (RIDMD) said the Benguet Police Provincial Office (PPO)...
